which Sharpening System ?

Sundsvall said:
The Edgepro Professional is the best non-motorized sharpening system I have ever used.

The Sharpmaker is good because it is versatile and portable.
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I have both and I agree about the Pro version of the Edgepro.
I got a good edge on my Gerber Covert for the first time with that monster!

You know, for how HUGE the case it comes in is....When you put it together it does not take up much room at all....
I use mine up here at work with it clamped right between my monitor/keyboar and my tower/mousepad...That way, when I get a call I can just grab my mouse and take a problem ticket without any delay....Lets me have some fun sharpening while I am on duty...
 
fulloflead said:
Guy,
Do they still make that? I was looking for one just a couple weeks ago and couldn't find one - even on their website.
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I got it from Lee Valley. www.leevalley.ca. The only problem with it is that it can't handle really thick knives. I'd say that 5mm thickness is probably the max it can handle.

Guy
 
Denix said:
I got it from Lee Valley. www.leevalley.ca. The only problem with it is that it can't handle really thick knives. I'd say that 5mm thickness is probably the max it can handle.

Guy
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Thanks a lot! I'll pick one up soon and have one MORE sharpening gadget added to my collection. ;)
 
Thanks for all your great advice guys.
I am now the proud owner of a sharpmaker!
(might get an edgepro one day as well)
all the best
K
 
Glad to hear it! Make sure you let us know how it works out for you. :)

I'm visiting my uncle right now, and sat up last night sharpening his kitchen knives with mine. I like to take it with me for just that reason. :D
 
Personally, what I use is several sheets of sandpaper and a hardwood block as a base. I start with something around 220 grit (wet-dry paper), then 400, then 1500, and finish up with some paper impregnated with noxon. It is very fast and will give you VERY sharp edges, with almost no effort.
 
Got tired of all my knives being about a sharp as a butter knife so I tried a few sharpeing devices and didn't have much luck with them, so thought I'd just try the benchstone route.
I just use a machinist's protractor to get the angle and go at it free-hand, first with a 120 grit and coarse diamond lap to set the angle, then follow up on a 1200 grit lap and a Global 5000 grit ceramic waterstone. Touch up freehand wtih a little ceramic slipstone or a Lansky blue sapphire polishing hone that I can just slide along the edge.

Anyone ever try the mold and die-makers finishing stones?
 
I'm new to this forum so maybe someone has mentioned this already. I sharpen all our knives, folding, fixed and a set of Henckel Kitchen Knives on a set of cardboard wheels mounted on a grinder. One wheel is coaled with Aluminum Oxide and puts a burr edge on a dull knife. I finish it off on the second wheel which is lightly touched while spinning with a white stick that I think may be jeweler's rouge. Supposedly, because the wheels are cardboard, minimal heat is transferred to the blade and no harm is done.

I've tried other forms of sharpeners over the years and this seems to be the easiest, fastest and cheapest (I think that the wheels cost $39 and I already had an extra electric grinder.
 
I'd say get the Edge Pro baby! It's easy to use and will sharpen large kitchen knives. The Edge Pro has turned me into a sharpening maniac. :eek:
 
Sharpmaker and don't wait!

I've used the Edgepro and it is a fine tool but way too much work for the results.

I've used stones and they are great but the sharpmaker is easy and you get great results fast. If you need to reprofile get the diamond stones. A simple tool that works great and is a great value.

my .02 cents,

JJC
 
I just use some flat stones. Maybe I am wrong but to use the sharpmaker and others you still have to hold the knife at the right angle just like the flat stones. I practice a lot on knives that are good to practice on and have wedges at angles appropriate to the knives to be sharpened. If a knife is capable of shaving I will get it there. Wayne Goddard's style (took his class) seems to work fine.
 
I just bought a Sharpmaker two days ago, and after a half hour practice, I was able to sharpen a 'good' knife, that resulted with even edges.
 
I use a Sharpmaker for everything ONCE the angle is less than the 20 per side that I use on the Sharpmaker.

To re-profile any knvies that arent in the less than 20 per side category - I use a Lansky with the coarse diamond hone, followed by coarse, medium and fine regular stones and then move to the sharpmaker.

The great thing about using a microbevel on a Sharpmaker is that you are only removing material from a small plane so even s30v and D2 give me no trouble at all.

I touch up once a month or so - few strokes on the white stones per side and everything is scary sharp again.

Its all about the initial bevel angle though. And the Sharpmaker wont help you with that.
 
Ok, Will a sharpmaker or an edgepro do chisel edges? The knives I'm most concerned sharpening are my mini cqc 7 and my commander. What I like about the idea of the sharpmaker is that I can sharpen the serrations.

Is there something better to use?
 
Another vote for the Edge Pro Apex. It's a great system. It really helped me redefine what I would call scary sharp. :eek:
 
I used a Sharpmaker for a few years, but finally kicked it to the curb and I've started using a Smith's Tri-Hone bench stone system and finishing off with a Gerber flat steel...I'm VERY pleased with the results of my "freehand" sharpening skills.

I'm now looking at getting a large bench stone, (and I have a feeling that there's one under the Christmas tree with my name on it :D.).
 
The Spyderco Sharpmaker works on anything dull I can get my hands on; I’ve also had very good luck with DMT. Not a fan of EZ-Lap though the diamonds break down too fast and become less aggressive in a short period of time.
 
Kiri said:
Thanks for all your great advice guys.
I am now the proud owner of a sharpmaker!
(might get an edgepro one day as well)
all the best
K
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Me too. Just scored it like last week; love mine. And yes, they can not only do chisel grinds, in fact they can do chisels and scissors, too.

Amazing bang for the buck. The Lansky is on the (way) back burner until heavy-duty rebevel work is necessary.
 
i have found the sharpmaker to be very good. its an easy to use, ambidexterous sharpener that works. it can sharpen pretty much any blade, including serrated, shorter than 6" to a razor edge with relative ease (i have a fallkniven A1, and i wouldnt suggest this for anyhting bigger). i love this thing. my only complaints are that it is somewhat difficult to sharpen very large blades.
 
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