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I was talking about raising it up in the clamp. You wouldn't really need a "spacer" but it would make it more repeatable. Just something to set on the pins and then set the knife on.
I also posted something in another thread aimed at small blades, but don't see any reason it couldn't work here too:
"Think about sticking 2 pieces of a good stiff material about 1"x3/4" and about 1/8" thick (all measurements are approximate, once you start to do this you'll see what you need) in the clamp. It will probably work better if you put a spacer about the thickness of the blade in the bottom. Now position the blade near the top, but low enough to hold solidly. This should let you raise the edge enough to get a shallower angle."
I haven't tried this yet - haven't needed to - but I can't see any reason it wouldn't work. I'd love to hear from Clay how he came up with the height dimension to begin with. He may have just underestimated how many people would want to go that thin (I'm sure its not that many, percentage-wise) or there may be an "engineering-type" reason that I don't see. Maybe he'll tell us, or we'll find out when someone actually tries this method. I'm kind of surprised someone hasn't already.
I haven't seen or experienced any build quality issues. I haven't had any problems with this set up so far. Color me a happy customer![]()
for me, small blades are not an issue (on the weps or the EP)... on the WEPS i just move the blade up in the vise off of the pins (not sure what it is called) to where just a bit of the spine is clamped in. You can do this with any knife, but the problem is (especially when you get to bigger knives) that the spine must be in the vise a certain amount for it to be stable. You cannot get too shallow.