Spyderco's Tri-Angle Sharpener

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I have an eze-lap diamond stone which I've had for years. I though recently have purchased a few good quality modern day folders which I don't feel all that comfortable using that stone on because of my lack of sharpening skills. I was looking at the Tri-angle sharpener by Spyderco and was wondering if this gets a good recommendation within this forum? Thanks.

Sean
 
Personally, I use the Sharpmaker to sharpen all my knives. I think with practice and skill, someone might be able to put a better edge on a knife with traditional flat stones, but the Sharpmaker is easy to use with little or no training and can quickly put a sharp, consistent edge on almost any knife (even concave edges or serrated blades).

I give it :thumbup: :thumbup:
 
I've never had much luck putting a shaving sharp edge on my knives until I bought a Sharpmaker. It's stupid easy to use and has worked perfectly for me so far. All my users are hair popping sharp now. I've even gotten my Busse black tie Game Warden sharp enough to shave curly Qs off paper.
 
Once you've matched your knife to the SharpMaker's angle (which takes more than the suggested 20 strokes per side,) it is one of the fastest, easiest, and most accurate sharpener around. As long as you keep your knife vertical, don't use to much pressure, and keep the point of contact at 90 degrees between the edge of the blade and the stone, re-sharpening a knife using the SharpMakers takes only about 3-4 minutes, and most of that time is spent changing from the medium to the fine stones.

Stitchawl
 
If you get the Sharpmaker I suggest also getting the Diamond replacement

stones (for re-beveling). I had a sharpmaker but stones while

in the proper hole were off by 1/4 centimeter, which made the flat side

priddy much useless. I was going to send it back but I read on here about a

guy with the same problem who sent his back and spyderco saw no problem

with it, so whatever. Also the stones are very fragile, so don't drop them.


Goodluck, Peta
 
i just recently got a sharpmaker, and the onyl things i can say about it are good things.

i spent about 2 hours with three of my knives just gettign to know the system.

i put a 30* back bevel on my s30v blur, my s30v native and my 14c28n zing
and then i put a 40* cuttign edge on it, and all three of the knvies can whittle hair.

the sharpmaker is so easy, i feel liek i will never NEED any thign else oncei get the diamond stones.
 
PetaBread said:
If you get the Sharpmaker I suggest also getting the Diamond replacement

stones (for re-beveling). I had a sharpmaker but stones while

in the proper hole were off by 1/4 centimeter, which made the flat side

priddy much useless. I was going to send it back but I read on here about a

guy with the same problem who sent his back and spyderco saw no problem

with it, so whatever. Also the stones are very fragile, so don't drop them.


Goodluck, Peta
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Peta,
I am not sure I follow you about the stones being of by 1/4? The angle is off? I can't figure out why the flat would be useless but the corners??
Are the diamond stones a better fit for the supplied holes in the stand?
thanks,

Sean
 
One of the STRENGTHS of the Sharpmaker is that the fit of the stone IS loose. It does not require precision to do the job well. It actually has a tendency to produce a slight convexing at the edge.

I believe the diamond rods are made to fit over the original stones, so the fit is the same.
 
I am one of the 0.1% of people who cannot get a Sharpmaker to work worth a squat, despite watching the video and reading all about it here. User error, no doubt. But most folks who have it really dig it.
 
I purchased a sharpmaker about 4 weeks ago. Well so far everything I have done has been awesome... until this last week that is. I had a convexed RC-4 that for field use reasons I thought it would be easier to maintain with a regular edge. Well after doing a 30 degree secondary back bevel and the 40 degree edge i am having issues at the tip of the knife. And when I say tip I mean the last 1-1.5 inches of the knife. I am rotating it properly in a manner that should keep a consistent angle. However it does not help. I have also tried sharpening from the tip first with a little better results but it is still not nearly as sharp. Any helpful ideas would be very useful. Also another macguyver idea I had is for field sharpening. I purchased a crock stick to carry and plan to use this similar to the sharpmaker. However a quick way to find the angle you want is use your compass. Just turn the dial to the setting....match the angle, sharpen and voila super easy field edge!
 
scotsmanspride, the first thing you have to do is look at a factory edge before you sharpen it, and you may see that the angle towards the tip may be more obtuse than the angle at the long edge. You can use a marker to blacken the entire edge and as you sharpen, you can see if you are actually getting all of it or not.
 
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