Thank you Spyderco for the Sharpmaker

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LawyerSam

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Got mine today and watched the video. Then went to get my Persistence to touch it up. Could not tell a difference. Then a cheap Chinese one that I got for $5 and within 10 strokes on just the white rods, I could see it sharper. Then, got some scissors, and in 3 minutes, wow, could tell a difference. Kitchen knives tonight.

I hope nothing needs to be reprofiled. Hopefully, I never get to that point and I appreciate the education that Sal gives on different grinds, and why Spyderco does what it does. Informative. If you reshoot a DVD, Sal, show some close ups and at angles of how the blade is perpendicular. I bet you can use that thing blindfolded!!!! I can see why people here say get it, though I am sure freehand is a good skill as well, for a newbie, why chance it?

Sal, I know you may not do this on your website because of some concerns (maybe health codes, I dunno) but say some defect in a set comes back. Do you sell rods that are cosmetic in defect or have been returned, in case someone wanted a coarse or diamond set or the EF rods? Rather than scour ebay or some other seller? Just wondering as I would love to see how sharper the next grade of rods do (and you did a fine job on that SAK shaving hair). Maybe you can do a post in the sales forum for some rods, as I am sure there are guys like me who would love to expand the set or have a backup pair and you have rods that for some reason you could not sell direct, but maybe here you could as just sal the guy?
 
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LawyerSam said:
Sal, I know you may not do this on your website because of some concerns (maybe health codes, I dunno) but say some defect in a set comes back. Do you sell rods that are cosmetic in defect or have been returned, in case someone wanted a coarse or diamond set or the EF rods? Rather than scour ebay or some other seller? Just wondering as I would love to see how sharper the next grade of rods do (and you did a fine job on that SAK shaving hair). Maybe you can do a post in the sales forum for some rods, as I am sure there are guys like me who would love to expand the set or have a backup pair and you have rods that for some reason you could not sell direct, but maybe here you could as just sal the guy?
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Why not just buy new stones? They do sell them separately on various retailer websites.
 
Hi Lawyersam,

Thanx for the kind words.

On parts, we usually extend our best effort to take care of our customers.

sal
 
Sal, I know you do. In fact, I have two Spyderco knives and intend to keep them sharp by touching up occassionally. Kitchen knives, dont know what I need to just yet. Given the price of the EF rods and the diamond ones, (I saw where the coarse ones are like $40 a set and the whole setup ran me $45), if you have any blems or cheaper prices, Id like to try to have some just to say I have them.

By the way, do you have, or know if there is one, a you tube video on sort of like the history of knife making and manufacture and tidbits like you went into on the video? You explained a bit why you made the knives with the 30 degree, and stuff. An experienced knifeguy was watching it with me and we talked at lunch and I was amazed when he said that at his packinghouse, they can take a 3 inch knife and within 5 months, it is about 1 inch, due to use and sharpening.
 
Fredde90210 said:
Awesome product...
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Just trying to save a few bucks on this new Acquisition Disorder I have, lol. Dont know that I need the really coarse set and dont know that the EF rods would really do me all that much more for the uses I will use my knife for, but if I can get a blem set for half of what they usually run buying them alone, well, why not at least have them available is the way I see it.
 
Thanks for reminding me. I got my Sharpmaker about a year ago and have yet to sit down and watch the DVD.
 
I can make my D2 Para whittle hair with the Sharpmaker and my homemade strop. The Sharpmaker is far and away the cornerstone of my sharpening arsenal.
 
Factory sale. Mailing list for notice? Notice on the spyderco website? Or just hang around this subforum and read when it is posted? I guess I can call up during the sale, see what they have and they can ship it?
 
In house only for local market. Our way of saying thanx to our local community. No shipping. Usually one day. Notice in local area newspaper.

Some have asked locals to pick up something for them.

sal
 
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