Will Sharpmaker suffice?

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Lets assume: I'm not re-profiling the edge bevel, repairing knicks or badly damaged blades.
The knives are used for sharpening sticks, opening diaper boxes and letters, and basic manicuring tasks.

Lets assume only the 15 degrees setting would be used on the Sharpmaker.
Lets also assume the knives to be sharpened have existing bevel angles of 15 degrees per side or larger, but we don't know exactly what the angle is.


Knowing that the Sharpmaker's lowest angle per side setting is 15 degrees...

Would the Sharpmaker be a sufficient device to handle routine sharpening tasks, along with stropping?

Would the Sharpmaker, eventually with use, create a secondary (micro) bevel on those knives with an angle per side greater than 15 degrees?

Thanks All.
 
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Yes it would or could create a microbevel if you had some play in your kit or moved the knife etc.

Even when using the 20 degree angle you'll still get a very sharp microbevel. Extremely sharp matter of fact .

I had nothing but a sharp maker for a year or 2 and it worked as promised.
 
It will not then suffice. IMO..

I'm actually using mine now.
At my sister's and reprofiling her kitchen knife's, that are 4-5yrs old and never been sharpened.
They are nicked, damaged, and dull.. the 2 I have some so far, are push cutting news paper..

I mainly use the diamond rods and then drop to the medium, for micro bevel.
If your only keeping sharp, the medium and fine rods are perfect.
 
tuffluv said:
Lets assume: I'm not re-profiling the edge bevel, repairing knicks or badly damaged blades.
The knives are used for sharpening sticks, opening diaper boxes and letters, and basic manicuring tasks.

Lets assume only the 15 degrees setting would be used on the Sharpmaker.
Lets also assume the knives to be sharpened have existing bevel angles of 15 degrees per side or larger, but we don't know exactly what the angle is.


Knowing that the Sharpmaker's lowest angle per side setting is 15 degrees...

Would the Sharpmaker be a sufficient device to handle routine sharpening tasks, along with stropping?

Would the Sharpmaker, eventually with use, create a secondary (micro) bevel on those knives with an angle per side greater than 15 degrees?

Thanks All.
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A microbevel would only happen if the existing edge on your knives was LESS than 15°. If your existing edges are greater than 15°, using the SM's lowest setting (15°) would only contact the shoulders of the bevels and not the edge; therefore it could not create a microbevel at the edge, nor even touch the edge at all. If you kept at it long enough, probably for a very long time, you might eventually regrind the bevels from the shoulders down to the edge, to fit the 15° setting. But that would take a very long time, if only using the ceramic rods. The optional diamond or CBN rods would be better suited to that task.


David
 
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tuffluv said:
Lets assume only the 15 degrees setting would be used on the Sharpmaker.
Lets also assume the knives to be sharpened have existing bevel angles of 15 degrees per side or larger, but we don't know exactly what the angle is.
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If the existing bevels are greater than 15 degrees, then the 15 degree setting won't work. It will only work if the existing bevels are 15 degrees (per side) or less. As an outline, it looks something like this:

Existing edge angle 1 to 15 degrees per side: 15 dps setting on SharpMaker will be effective.
Existing edge angle 15 to 20 dps: 20 dps setting on SharpMaker will be effective.
Existing edge angle 21 degrees or higher (per side): The SharpMaker won't be effective on either setting.

Would the Sharpmaker be a sufficient device to handle routine sharpening tasks, along with stropping?
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For blades that are already relatively sharp, absolutely. If they need real work, you either need the diamond rods, or need to sharpen the blades once, to your desired angle, on a more abrasive sharpener.

Would the Sharpmaker, eventually with use, create a secondary (micro) bevel on those knives with an angle per side greater than 15 degrees?
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No, it shouldn't. It will eventually transform whatever angle is on the blade to the same as the setting you are using. So if you only use the 15 dps setting, your blades will all eventually become 15 dps. They will pretty much instantly acquire a microbevel at this angle. Then, the more you sharpen, that microbevel will become wider and wider. The angle will stay the same, but the micro-bevel will become a "macro-bevel", replacing the original bevel.

The big thing with the SharpMaker is that it can't do a lot of grinding with the included rods. If your blades need "real work", you need something else to supplement the SharpMaker. As has often been said around here, the SharpMaker is really the "Sharp Keeper".

Brian.
 
Send it off to a pro to put a proper 30 degree (15 dps) on your knives. Then use your Sharpmaker's 40 degree setting to keep them sharp with a micro-bevel. Sharpening will be quick and easy.
 
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