Using Lansky sapphire stone

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Wankel

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Hello everyone... My first post here but have lurked for some time.

For years, I have been on a quest for a good way to sharpen knives, from using sandpaper on a mouse pad to a Chef's Choice 120

I have found myself gravitating back to my Lansky system and would like to stay with that. I have just started using Steve Bottorff's multi-bevel technique and follow his recommendations of pushing the rod into the coarse stone as far as it will go and have the screw tighten against the flat; mounting the rod on the medium stone per Lansky instructions, and pushing the rod into the fine stone only far enough to tighten the screw against the flat.

Bottorf's suggestions applied, I am doing all sharpening using the 20 degree slot on the Lansky sharpener. I have considered running the coarse stone at 17 degrees to establish the initial bevel but haven't tried that yet.

Question - I just picked up a Lansky Sapphire stone: the ultra fine polishing stone. Since I assume this stone is made to provide a stropping function, would you suggest I run it in the 17 degree slot?

My knives consist of Henckel kitchen knives and Swiss Army knives. I want to keep this process as simple as possible and I appreciate your feedback...
 
I run my Lansky at 20 degrees with all stones, and then the white one at 30 degree for a micro bevel. It usually will result in the ability to pop hairs off the back of my hand. I strop after this because I really like a polished edge for looks. Hope this helps, everyone has different ways to get the sharpness they want or need.
 
Yep, I still have my strop on hand - actually, I have a bunch all over the house - and I use it often. It really adds a nice touch. I only found out about this sapphire stone a few weeks ago. It will be interesting to see how much difference using it makes...
 
Let me know how the sapphire stone works. I read in that same book you read how to swap out the lansky thumb screws for bolts to give a longer stroke on the stone. The thumb screws do tend to stick out too far. Lansky should rethink this design a little. Also, on smaller knives, it is impossible to use the 17 degree port. The stone ends up rubbing on the clamp. I am not complaining, just commenting, I like the nice straight "factory looking" bevel that the Lansky provides.
 
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