Wicked Edge Sharpener

I have no idea how good that system works. But, for that price you could also look into the Edge Pro. IMO the Edge Pro is one of the best systems out there.
 
What I do like is that it holds the knife in place throughout the sharpening. As well as the stones. So, unlike the Edge Pro (my favorite) there doesn't seem to be much room for angle error. Looks good IMO. More reviews needed.
 
The Edge Pro allows you to adjust the blade as you sharpen so that you don't take off too much of the belly. Wonder how the Wicked Edge works in this regard.

Looks like you also get a cardio workout. :p
 
I think they were all diamond stones. I prefer not to use diamonds. Remove steel too fast for my taste. Looks interesting but I think I will stick with my edgepro till I hear more zbout this wicked deal
 
only thing i find odd is that the stones are pushed away from the edge, not in to the edge. but it appears stable and looks like it may work well.


well, that and once you really get going it probably looks like you're pedaling a bike with your hands.
 
+1 on the EdgePro. I have never had a sharpening system that is easy and produces a better reprofile or touch up to edges.
 
MORIMOTOM said:
only thing i find odd is that the stones are pushed away from the edge, not in to the edge. but it appears stable and looks like it may work well.


well, that and once you really get going it probably looks like you're pedaling a bike with your hands.
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Hello all, I am co-owner of the sharpener in question and while not trying to sell anything here, I just thought I could shed some light on the sharpening technique issue. We selected diamond stones so we would be spending less time setting angles and polishing the edge. We are currently testing non-diamond stones in the higher grits for polishing and eventually plan to roll out a full range of non-diamond stones.

The deal on sharpening away from the edge, as opposed to into it, is just our recommendation because the lawyers think its safer; that said, you can use it any way you like, we just can't recommend it. We used it for a long time during development coming down into the blade starting at the tip, but it is a little trickier and requires more practice to master.

As for a workout, that can either be a benefit, or a pain! It all really depends on the hardness and thickness of the steel and how narrow an angle you are trying to put on it. Also, once you have set the angle and sharpened it, touch-ups take only a minute or two with the last stone you used. We hope in the next few months to offer leather strops available with diamond pastes ranging from 14 microns down to 0.5 micron. We've been testing these for a while with excellent results. Strops, of course, require the motion up and away from the edge.

To the moderators of this site: I hope I have not overstepped any of the rules here and if I have please just delete my response or whatever parts aren't acceptable and I hope you will accept my apology. Let me know what the offending material is/was and I'll do my best not to repeat it. Thanks for your understanding. Very humbly, Devin Kennemore
 
the video is very interesting, Not what I expected.
It's like a cross between an edge pro and a NordicTrac:cool::cool:
Wonder if it will hold a .32 inch thick blade?

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i just talked to devin. he said you could puy longer screws in the clamp, to hold thicker blade's. the only draw back is it offsets the blade from center. so you have compensate for the angle. also a really nice guy
 
This is what I like to see: straight answers from the people who make the product. So Devin, when will this thing be ready for consumer's hands?




And welcome to BF, btw.
 
Thanks for the welcome, I'mGatMan! I hope that straight answers are all you will ever get from us.

To answer your question, we are looking to receive the first half of our first order of 1000 units from the mfr by July 30. One delay after another has been hitting us since last fall, but we are now down to the final days. Our mfr had to remake some parts because they didn't meet quality standards, which put us from mid-July back to the end of the month. That said, we are going to be at the Buck-a-Rama in Atlanta from July 31-Aug 3 and our mfr knows he better have them to us by then or we're gonna strangle him! -Devin
 
Seems like a good idea. I'm not sure of how much pressure you could put on the blade to create a new bevel with that system but I would imagine it would work fine with a course stone even if you could not get quite as much as the Edge Pro can allow.

Just my opinion, but it seems to me to be a waste to wear down two stones at the same time. I'd probably do the whole knife left handed by flipping the blade around after each side providing the system would let you put it back at the exact same spot to keep the bevel angle.

Some folks can't do anything with their opposite side hand regardless so that may be the case with many and thats one of the drawbacks I've had come back to me in comments about the Edge Pro. I thought to myself after buying it that its the good thing I'm able to do whatever I need with either hand. The other drawback to the EP is the way the Edge Pro can scratch up your knife during sharpening. It looks like this one may be a better set up for less damage to the surface of the blade than the Edge Pro and it looks to be that the initial set up is less money to get into it. I'd have to find out what replacement stones cost and compare those as well as availability before I jumped though.

It looks like this system has more control of edge angle than other systems including the EP from the video. As is usually the case with new things that come up I'll adopt a wait and see attitude and read some feedback from others before I take the plunge but it does look promising.


STR
 
STR said:
Just my opinion, but it seems to me to be a waste to wear down two stones at the same time. I'd probably do the whole knife left handed by flipping the blade around after each side providing the system would let you put it back at the exact same spot to keep the bevel angle.

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STR
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i was thinking the same thing. but i suppose it speeds up the process by sharpening both sides simultaneously.

and thx for the responses devin!
 
You're welcome, Morimotom, and thanks for the comments, all. To address STR's question about wearing down two stones instead of one, what actually happens is that each stone gets half as much use as a single stone worked on both sides of the knife, so the stones last twice as long. Also, we have sharpened hundreds of knives now during prototype testing and the only stone we have worn down so far was our first pair of 100 grit diamond stones, which saw more action than any of the other stones because we used, and still use, it to set the initial angle of the bevel. After that, the rest of the stones quickly take care of the polishing job. Once the angle is set for a particular knife, unless you want to change it, you never need the lower grit stones again for that knife, so unless you are a professional knife sharpener and are sharpening different knives all day long, every day and don't have many repeat customers, then the 100 grit stones could potentially last you a lifetime. Also, for heavy duty jobs, we have a 50/80 grit diamond combo that takes metal off and gets the intial angle set super fast.

Hope that helps answer your questions, but if not, I'm here! Thank you for your interest.

-Devin
 
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