Sharpen standing or sitting?

I sharpen only sitting at my dining room table.  I have both models.  I lowered my Gen 3 Pro.  It no longer has the under-mounted shelf unit that elevated it.

Welcome to the forum Samuel Vanchieri.  I have mostly chef ‘s or kitchen knives and only a few folders or every-day-carry, (EDC), knives.  Some of the kitchen knives are uneven or asymmetrical beveled knives, with a different bevel angle from one side to the other.  These knives require that I use WE130 when the bevel angles, from side to side, are very different.  For my more classic style chef’s knives, except the very long, large knives, the Gen 3 Pro works quite well.  If you sharpen long enough and frequently enough, many different knives will cross your path, some that are better handled by one model then the other.

The Gen 3 Pro touts the ability to easily sharpen convex edges.  Since I have yet to apply one these edges, this feature is not of a real importance to me.  If I were to have to choose between the two models I’d go with the WE130 for it’s versatility.

Still the WE130 does have some sharpening limitations.  I use accessories, adapters, modifications to overcome most of these.

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Welcome Samuel!  I converted one of my closets into my workshop.  I removed the shelves from my Gen 3 Pro and use it on top of two Crafstman tool boxes which puts it at a comfortable height for the WE arm motions.  Like Organic, I’ve always sharpened standing up.  One of the tool box drawers was a perfect size to hold all the WE accessories.

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