Wicked Edge and a SFNO

u812

u812

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Got my 800 - 1000 grit stones today and thought it was time to do my first serious sharpening job with it. Got a nice edge even though I don't think I went far enough on the 20 degree reprofile. Did a 30 degree secondary. I used 1500,2000 and 2500 sandpaper wrapped around the 1000 grit stone to finish. Worked well enough but still getting the ceramic stones and strop. The system is not as easy as they make it seem. I tend to think an edge is thinner than it really is. For just touching up and normal sharpening I see myself using the sharpie to get the angle a lot. This was a reprofile as I wanted a much sharper edge than was on it. Picked this one up at Blade and it must have gotten drawn across some other blades or something as it was fairly dull.
 
BTW if anyone is planning on getting a WE and plan on reprofiling I would get the 50 - 80 grit stones. I worked this one a long time with the 100 grit and did not get the edge pulled together until I went to the 30 degree bevel.
 
Amazing how long a 100 grit diamond stone will take going to a 19-20 degree edge! I work at it a bit at a time for a whole week. Nice looking edge on that SFNO U812! good work!
 
JFLemm said:
Amazing how long a 100 grit diamond stone will take going to a 19-20 degree edge! I work at it a bit at a time for a whole week. Nice looking edge on that SFNO U812! good work!
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That took me by surprise. Really thought the diamond stones would cut it faster than that.
 
I agree 100% on the 50/80 grit for re-profiling with the Wicked Edge. WE has two sets of ceramics: the 1200/1600 and the 1.4/0.6 micron combo. After using the 0.6 I have found that the leather strop (with .5 micron past) will actually put tiny scratches back a the mirrored surface. Could be user error.
 
u812 said:
BTW if anyone is planning on getting a WE and plan on reprofiling I would get the 50 - 80 grit stones. I worked this one a long time with the 100 grit and did not get the edge pulled together until I went to the 30 degree bevel.
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Did you get the new Gen 3 wide Jaw adapter?
I have a Gen 2 WE, got the Gen 3 Jaw, THEN found out it maxes out at 3/16". Man was I bummed.

I'm considering getting the wide Jaw adapter and am looking for feedback.
 
Not sure. Got the kit at the Blade Show. Should have been the latest production. It did come with a long screw and a short screw for the jaws. Had no problem clamping down the SFNO and I think it is .25 inch thick.
 
you have a nice even edge on there from heel to tip...I bet it cuts really well now..nice job
 
Congrats my friend --- it's definitely coming along. The performance I'm sure has already increased substantially. That SFNO sure is beautiful --- it's still one of the models that has eluded me --- for now ;)

It does indeed take quite a bit of time and the "right" touch to get excellent results --- but once you do --- there's nothing comparable



 
I am a little more impressed with the Wicked Edge. Night before last I was home alone with nothing on TV so I thought that would be the perfect time to sharpen my new Hinderer. Got the learning curve on the WE down a little more. Set it up at 21 degrees. Started with the 100 grit stone, flashlight and a jewelers loupe. Took almost 2 hours with the 100 and 200 grit stones to pull the edge together. The light and loupe is a must. The edge comes together at the rear of the blade first and moves to the tip as you go. I did get and felt the burr but there were spots that were not there that you could only see with the loupe. The last 1/2 in of the blade took a while to pull together.Without the loupe I would have thought I was there way before I really was. Just by looking and feeling the edge looked good but though the loupe I could see the secondary bevel plain as day. It was less than the width of a ridge in my finger print. So after getting the edge together I moved to getting the edge smoothed out by going to the 400 , 600 , 800 and 1000 grit stones. At this point I could have stopped and been happy with the edge and that is all the stones I have. I wanted to go more polished so to substitute for the stones and strops I do not have yet I wrapped 1500 ,2000 and 2500 grit wet dry sandpaper over the 1000 grit stone to finish. Turn out great for not having all the stones. This is the sharpest edge I have ever put on a blade.
 
Very nicely done --- it's coming along quite nice. As I'm sure you've already noticed --- more skill, nuance, and attention to detail is required as the grits get higher.

The 100-200 grit portion is the most time consuming/labor intensive. . . But it's necessary for PERFECT blade geometry. My knives performance is on a total different level compared to other knives with factory edges. The difference is extremely noticeable
 
You should be proud of that edge, u812...I'm sure you worked really hard on that Hinderer, and it shows! I can certainly agree with how long it takes to apex an edge w/ diamonds. While I use an edge pro with an atoma 140, it takes a couple hours at least to even apex it at a lower inclusive angle. I have been looking into the WE more and more recently.
 
Ratman79 said:
You should be proud of that edge, u812...I'm sure you worked really hard on that Hinderer, and it shows! I can certainly agree with how long it takes to apex an edge w/ diamonds. While I use an edge pro with an atoma 140, it takes a couple hours at least to even apex it at a lower inclusive angle. I have been looking into the WE more and more recently.
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Thank You! I like the WE better than any other sharpener I have used except the worksharp for convex edges. Got a few including a 204,worksharp,lansky and free hand stones. The WE is to only one I have had that really reprofiled an edge well and gets to the really refined finish. The worksharp will but it changes it to a convex edge.
 
Yup, I have the worksharp too with the blade grinder and it does a stellar convex edge. But for that crisp V, I am seeing more and more people swear by the WE. A big selling point for me personally is that the blade does not move...With the edge pro, big blades are clumsy to balance and I never can seem to have it in the same place when I flip it. This causes me to muck up the belly and tip if I am not super careful. The WE keeps the big boys clamped and still while you work. Also, doing both sides at once is very appealing.
 
I have never used the Lansky because it just seemed to be very hard to set up and use.
 
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