Hi my name is Kenny and I am 45 years old.
Sounds like AA 😛 I have been in Onatrio, Canada for the last 6 years. I am originally from South Africa where many of the citizens carry some form of weapon. I started carrying a S&W 4506 from the age of 18, also had a Glock 40 and a 9mm Para. My brother was always into knives and I showed only a slight interest at the time. Use to have a balisong as my carry knife. Did a short stint in full contact Kung Fu.
I ride mountain bikes and play table tennis and in ’83 a friend introduced me to photography, I still enjoy the hobby but have since moved on from film to digital. I have a background in analytcal chemistry so tend to be very methodical by nature.
Since I left South Africa 6 years ago I had to leave all those nice toys behind. About 5 years ago the wife got a Henkel 7″ Chef knife. I looked into sharpening systems at the time and was not really happy with what was on the market. Then I came across the Edge Pro which at the time was arounf $150. Having just arrived in the country and with only 1 knife the wife thought it was a bit too much to pay for a knife sharpener. Needless to say I bowed to the will of the boss.
Then last xmas a friend gave me a Benchmade 912SBKD2. The Henckel could do with a sharpening as it is so dull that my wife has cut her finger from the knife slipping. However it would be strange carrying the chef knife on the TTC to have it sharpened at the store we bought it from. Specially since the incident of the decapitation by a deranged bus traveller. So I decided to look again for the edge pro and saw it had jumped very substantially up in price.
I then looked for alternatives to the Edge Pro and saw a youtube video of Clay doing his magic. Started watching his videos and then heard mention that he was sharpening blades for members of a knife forum. That lead to me finding leomitch posting of the WEP and then from there to here. I have contacted Clay via email and got a reply. However as I start this journey and the more I read the more questions I find I have. The most important thing for me is being able to consistently get the same result realitively easy.
My main usage would be to sharpen Japanese kitchen knives I am looking to purchase.
Kenny
