Work sharp yeah I tried it!

JSMcustoms said:
Going to have to get one of these for myself (still looking for a good price. I know I can beat what my local hardware store has them for.). By the way, can you get other grit belts to fit from other places?
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Yes. Shipping may kill ya, though.
I have picked up finer from micro mesh / micro surface finishing and coarser from sparky abrasives. The coarse ones take out a touch of the housing to start.
 
Silverthorn said:
New work Sharp releasing in the Fall.

ITS THE TITS ! Adjustable bevel angle settings, variable speed, heavy duty motor, oh and did I mention the belts are twice as wide, and they will be releasing a crapload of new belt grits including a leather one for stropping ?
Ken Onion sat in on the designing of the new one, and its AWESOME. Also they will have some very very nice accessories for it like a full on mini bench attachment and a long straight for doing things like axe blades, lawnmower blades and such.

If your thinking about getting one soon, hang on just a little longer, the new ones almost here ! Orrrr get one practice and be a pro when the new one drops ..lol I like mine ALOT, and the folks at Darex are fantastic. Great product and customer service.
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Bladite said:
i love mine... esp on BIG blades that doing by hand is a fail (scythes, khukris, choppers, axes, machetes)... small blades and kitchen flats get the Apex Edge Pro

and the Ken Onion Edition is going to be a knife maker / sharpeners dream...

i have some pictures up : 4 wheel system with a base/platen : sweet

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Well shoot, I like mine a lot but this is such an improvement, I might have to sell mine and get one of these fancy ones.
 
I love my ws! Hmm looks like the KO edition is coming in October...I know what I'm getting for my bday lol.
 
Thanks, guys, for mentioning the upcoming Ken Onion version. I looked it up and will likely get one. I currently use the Spyderco Sharpmaker and am happy with my results using it. But sharpening isn't my thing (I know - some guys go all zen over sharpening) so anything that reduces time and effort to keep a sharp edge on my blades is worth serious consideration in my book.
 
I never could find the wow in the Work Sharp. I kept one for about a week, and used a few 5.11 promotional freebee knives that had a clip point and partially serrated blade. Anyway, after running 3 of these throw away knives that were brand new, and decently sharp out of the box, I found the WorkSharp loved to eat up the serrations to the point of nearly gone, blunt the tips, and if you're not careful, it will strip off the epoxy finish on your knives if you if you don't use the guides. That said, I was not able to achieve a level of sharpness that these blades had originally. That Ken Onion edition looks promising though, so I'll probably try one when they come out; for now, I'll just stick with the bottom of one of my 60 year old ceramic Army cups for simple edge maintenance.
 
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Alnamvet68 said:
I never could find the wow in the Work Sharp. I kept one for about a week, and used a few 5.11 promotional freebee knives that had a clip point and partially serrated blade. Anyway, after running 3 of these throw away knives that were brand new, and decently sharp out of the box, I found the WorkSharp loved to eat up the serrations to the point of nearly gone, blunt the tips, and if you're not careful, it will strip off the epoxy finish on your knives if you if you don't use the guides. That said, I was not able to achieve a level of sharpness that these blades had originally. That Ken Onion edition looks promising though, so I'll probably try one when they come out; for now, I'll just stick with the bottom of one of my 60 year old ceramic Army cups for simple edge maintenance.
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The Work Sharp isn't great with serrations. No belted system is going to be. I've found that just running the back end of the serrations with the 6000 grit belt usually does the job without removing much metal, but when I need to sharpen my serrations, I either use my KME knife sharpener, or my new technique of using a pair of thin wooden dowels with sandpaper glued to them to get the teeth.
 
I would be remiss if I didn't mention what I really use for most of my knives, especially my kitchen knives, and can still be found new for less then $20.00 is the EKCO World knife sharpener. I have a couple that belonged to my grandmother and Mom, and one new one, and damn they really work well, and sharpen both sides of the blade at the same time. The video should bring back memories for you more mature types, and for those from Generation Zebra, you've been schooled. ;)

[video=youtube;LxRNbX0LUDM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxRNbX0LUDM[/video]
 
I've had a work sharp for a year or so. I wouldn't use it with the guides on an expensive knife but it did a great job on my patrol machete. The best price I've seen is on promotive if you are LEO or .mil.
 
Got my worsharp and am pleased with the results I've got so far, I managed to get shaving sharp edges in minutes on everything I put through it including machetes. The speed at which it manages to get dull knives sharp is probably one of its main advantages.

What I'd like to know now is, would stropping after finishing on the 6000 grit belt increase the level of sharpness to hair whittling?
 
sumtinfancy said:
Got my worsharp and am pleased with the results I've got so far, I managed to get shaving sharp edges in minutes on everything I put through it including machetes. The speed at which it manages to get dull knives sharp is probably one of its main advantages.

What I'd like to know now is, would stropping after finishing on the 6000 grit belt increase the level of sharpness to hair whittling?
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I always strop my knives after I put them through the work sharp. It works great.
 
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