New time buyer curious about black Friday sale
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Hi Snowking47!
I’m not aware of a black Friday event on the Wicked Edge site. However, you will find that some sites still have the pre-2017 versions of the Wicked Edge products on clearance and you can get a very good deal. The Wicked Edge site has the pre-2017 field and sport sharpener on sale for $199! That comes with the 100 /200, and 400 / 600 stones which is enough to get a nice toothy edge for EDC blades and European style kitchen knives. The 800 / 1000 would be a good choice to add to that kit and would offer a significant improvement in edge refinement. I would also suggest considering a strop set such as the 5 / 3.5 or the 4 / 2 strops. These accessories will allow you to obtain edges that push cut paper and shave hair easily.
Hopefully others will offer their opinions as well, but my experience is that a 1000 grit edge will not whittle hair. You’re going to need a much more refined edge for that cutting task and you’d want to get the 1500 / glass and some lapping films along with well as several sets of strops.
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Welcome to the forum, Snowking! Try and give them a phone call. These seem to be answered more quickly. Success and hoping for you there’s a Black Friday (of which I’m not aware….).
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I should add that Wicked Edge has never done a black Friday event to my knowledge. The few items that they have discounted in the past have been related to the discontinuation of a particular product and the attempt to clear out old stock before or after launching a revised model. Considering that they haven’t announced a sale and they haven’t done one in years past, I would suggest that the items on clearance currently are the best deals you’re going to come across unless you decide to purchase a used setup. I don’t claim to have any insider knowledge, but I get the sense that WE products are not sold at a high margin of profit to begin with. Small scale manufacturing of precision tools is expensive.
When I was looking to purchase a W.E. system I talked to a W.E. staff person. I asked if they ran any special. And was told they have not, other than the discounted items on the site. I hope this helps. I brought a W.E. pro pack III. The results I get are awesome.
David
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