Wicked Edge Question

retzius

retzius

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Hi guys.

Does the sharpening angle vary depending on the height of the blade? For example a fillet knife will protrude out of the clamp a small amount but a Junglas would protrude out a lot. Since the edge is "further" from the clamp does the angle change?

Thx
 
In short: no.


Although the angle will vary slightly with long blades like the junglas. Probably not even enough to notice though.
 
retzius said:
I'm not referring to the length of the blade but the height.
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I know. The height of the blade coming out of the clamp will not change the angle. The system should hold that set angle off until it meets somewhere out in space.

The other sentence wasn't an answer to your question, just another tidbit of info.

I could be wrong about your question also as I do not own a WEPS myself, but I have gleened a lot of info about it from the forums.
 
Yes, taller blades will make for lower angles than what the setting indicates. A big meat cleaver protruding 4 inches above the clamp set on 15 degrees will actually sharpen at a lower angle than a Swiss Army knife that protrudes less than an inch above the clamp set at the same 15 degree setting.
 
Medic1210 said:
Yes, taller blades will make for lower angles than what the setting indicates. A big meat cleaver protruding 4 inches above the clamp set on 15 degrees will actually sharpen at a lower angle than a Swiss Army knife that protrudes less than an inch above the clamp set at the same 15 degree setting.
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Well there you go! Learn something new every day. I'm an edge pro user, so my info on the WEPS was based on a little bit of knowledge and pure speculation. Thanks for correcting me. :)
 
I kinda figured this was the case and frankly am surprised there is no correction for this built into the system.
 
I do cutting comparisons, so the fact that the angle varies between wide blades and narrow blades matters to me. I need my edge bevels to be exactly the same on my knives.

However, for most users, as long as the angle is constant on a given blade from sharpening stroke to sharpening stroke, that's all you need.

There is a bit of adjustment possible on exactly where the edge is. There are two settings on the stop. Wide blades get one setting, narrow blades get the other. The angles, won't be exactly the same, knife to knife, but they should be close enough that for most purposes, you won't notice the variation in angle.
 
leomitch mentioned using a digital angle gage over at the WEP thread here:

Link

I'm picking up one of these at Woodcraft tomorrow. Now I can be even more OCD. :D
 

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CrimsonTideShooter said:
Well there you go! Learn something new every day. I'm an edge pro user, so my info on the WEPS was based on a little bit of knowledge and pure speculation. Thanks for correcting me. :)
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If you sharpen a wide blade on an Edge Pro it will make a more acute angle than a narrow blade when set on the same setting. Basically the same situation as the WE. Simply trigonometry really.
 
FlaMtnBkr said:
If you sharpen a wide blade on an Edge Pro it will make a more acute angle than a narrow blade when set on the same setting. Basically the same situation as the WE. Simply trigonometry really.
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It shouldn't change at all in my eyes. Wide blade vs narrow shouldn't matter as long as you adjust the blade stop so that both hang just over the edge of the blade table.
 
According to the advanced instructions on their website, you can. It requires extra passes with the stones at one degree increments to create a 2nd and/or 3rd bevel, then move on to the strops. Infos at the bottom of this page:

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If you're good at freehand, then the mouse pad/sandpaper technique, like RevDevil mentions, is a very inexpensive way to go.
 
Interesting, I had no idea that it was possible. I thought the set angle would only allow modement in a single plane while allowing ball socket like rotation. :)
 
RevDevil said:
Interesting, I had no idea that it was possible. I thought the set angle would only allow modement in a single plane while allowing ball socket like rotation. :)
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Seems like you can create steps that the strops smooth in to a convex shape. I'll give it a try this week and see how it turns out.
 
like a valve job, more angles approximate a curve and then the strop blends them in
 
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