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Price is $300 $250 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
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Any method out there can get your knife shaving sharp, as long as you learn how to use it. I personally use sandpaper on a piece of glass, going from 600 grit to 2000 grit, then onto a strop loaded with green compound. This gets my knives hair whittling sharp.
On the other hand, the Spyderco Sharpmaker is supposed to be really user friendly and easy to use. I for the life of me could not get my knives sharp with it.
Some tools, such as paper wheels and belt sanders will get a knife sharp fast, but I like sharpening by hand as it is sort of therapeutic for me. YMMV.
Whatever you choose, learn how to use it and practice, or else your knives will never get sharp.
Any method out there can get your knife shaving sharp, as long as you learn how to use it.
On the other hand, the Spyderco Sharpmaker is supposed to be really user friendly and easy to use. I for the life of me could not get my knives sharp with it.
Some tools, such as paper wheels and belt sanders will get a knife sharp fast, but I like sharpening by hand as it is sort of therapeutic for me. YMMV.
Whatever you choose, learn how to use it and practice, or else your knives will never get sharp.
Hard to improve on Alex's post. I will add one thing however, if you want an easy way to sharpen a re-curve blade, Lansky 'Crock Sticks' work famously. :thumbup:
The Edge Pro is awesome, and can make a retarded monkey (me) sharpen like a knife genius. But it is spendy, at more than $200.