Wicked Edge system

[Big Papa]

Is this the best assisted sharpening system on the market?
How long is the learning curve?
Is pro kit 1 good enough or upgrade to pro kit 2?

Any opinions or advice is helpful.

 

[notsim]

It is one of the better ones, the pp2 is a worthwhile upgrade the new joints smoother.

 

[Komitadjie]

I've never had any trouble with my PP1 Wicked Edge. Works just fine.

 

[Ben Dover]

It's a very good system. I had one for over a year, and it worked quite well.

 

[Ernie1980]

It works very well, but it does have a learning curve. It takes some time to get used to where to put the knives in the clamp and how long to use each stone. One problem is that it can't sharpen curved blades with the stock stones. Out of the system sharpeners, I believe it is the best one

 

[GoColts]

It works very well, but it does have a learning curve. It takes some time to get used to where to put the knives in the clamp and how long to use each stone. One problem is that it can't sharpen curved blades with the stock stones. Out of the system sharpeners, I believe it is the best one

Mine sharpens my recurve blades just fine....

 

[Big Papa]

It works very well, but it does have a learning curve. It takes some time to get used to where to put the knives in the clamp and how long to use each stone. One problem is that it can't sharpen curved blades with the stock stones. Out of the system sharpeners, I believe it is the best one

WHat other stones do you need for curved blades?

 

[Ernie1980]

It depends on the amount of curve in the blade and the angle you are looking for. Gocolts, if your blade has a very pronounced curve, you end up with an extremely uneven grind. I have messed up two recurve blades with the flat stones. WE recognizes this problem and sells curved blade stones that are slightly rounded.

 

[OldawanBob]

WHat other stones do you need for curved blades?

Depends upon the amount of curvature. The new stock diamonds have rounded edges which helps immensely with recurves and even karambits. I only use the curved stones on linoleum and lineman type hawk bill blades with very tight inside curves. The curved stones are only in two grits - 400/600 so you if you are working with the stock set up only you still have to use your diamonds to get back damaged or really dull edges. If you have a lot of edges with inside curves I'd suggest a natural or synthetic water stone set up as you can round the edges and work with more grits. With all the recurves out there on the market and in people's collections, I don't sell many of the curved stones - maybe 1 for every 50 sharpeners at the most. When folks ask me I advise them to try their stock stones first - and teach them how to use a sharpie marker to find where to position the knife. If it doesn't work for you with the knives in your collection then look at adding other options to care for those.