Took the plunge: Ordered an Edge Pro Apex

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Leotheo

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Due to a recent influx of money, I took the plunged and ordered an Edge Pro Apex 4 with some 6000 grit polishing tapes and a glass blank to go along with that.
Any tips for a newbie? I'm planning on re-profiling my Benchmade 940 in S30V as soon as it comes in the mail. (Speaking of which, which angle would be good for that knife? Its an EDC knife mainly)
-Leotheo
 
Leotheo said:
Due to a recent influx of money, I took the plunged and ordered an Edge Pro Apex 4 with some 6000 grit polishing tapes and a glass blank to go along with that.
Any tips for a newbie? I'm planning on re-profiling my Benchmade 940 in S30V as soon as it comes in the mail. (Speaking of which, which angle would be good for that knife? Its an EDC knife mainly)
-Leotheo
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Practice on a cheap knife first. If you have a lot of freehand sharpening experience, that will translate to the edge pro. If your relatively new to sharpening, the lessons will be a little slower in coming. It took me about a half dozen knives before I started getting competent on the EP.

Also, don't forget about the stone flattening kit. The EP's stones do need to be lapped relatively often. Or if you have a square piece of glass about 14"X14", just buy the SiC for 3 bucks.
 
Even if it is a guided system, you still need practice. Don't go and sharpen an expensive knife right when u get the apex, practice first with kitchen of some cheap knife. Just practice until you think that you have a good feel for thing before you start re-profiling.
 
Quick question: I'm thinking about getting a Benchmade 710D2, which has a slight re-curve. Can I get by using the standard 1-inch stones? Or do I need to spring for the 1/2 inch stones?
 
Well, I didn't have any trouble with the 1" stones with this.

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I think most consider shaving sharp for shaving arm hair. As the previous poster noted, shaving your face is another level altogether, much harder to obtain.
 
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