Grit rate vs. edge retention
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This is something we want to test thoroughly whenever we can find the time, which seems to be in short supply these days.
Apparently so….
Wow! I just watched the video and Clay said that it would be retailing for $199! That makes it an exceptional value and puts Wicked Edge back in the discussion for those who are more budget conscious. That’s directly in the price range of the Edge Pro Apex and the KME.
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Ah, the dangers of taking prototypes to shows. We’re hoping for a late summer release of these. The idea is to have a portable, affordable unit. I’ve really been enjoying these. One feature that’s not shown in the prototype is that the stones will actually store inside the base piece. The guide rods also store in slots in the base piece and the jaws lie flat when you use the thumbscrew to take them off of the base so the whole things becomes pretty compact. The basic case won’t have additional stone storage but a deluxe case will be available that has spots for two more sets of stones so you could travel with three sets total.
ps – we’re trying to keep this product relatively hush hush until we’re ready to release it. We showed it to dealers at Shot Show and IWA but don’t want to fully let the cat out of the bag yet. 😉
-Clay
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You either have the $ or the time, but rarely both. Money you can make. Time you can’t.
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Still, I know Clay has a lot of projects going on. Look at all the new products appearing on the website; and they all seem great. All the shows/exhibitions that are visited by the WEPS team. And a completely new website was realized (with people like me nagging for improved features
). I can remember Clay was going to produce a series of photographs showing the scratches of each stone, which has not been realized yet as far as I know. And now research into edge retention vs. grit rate. (I can remember another research project with – I think – a university, but I forgot what it was.)I fully understand not every plan is realized due to time constraints; and commercial activities – new products and shows – probably have a higher priority than more basic research. Although this latter is of course what interests me a lot.
Molecule Polishing: my blog about sharpening with the Wicked Edge
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Still, I know Clay has a lot of projects going on. Look at all the new products appearing on the website; and they all seem great. All the shows/exhibitions that are visited by the WEPS team. And a completely new website was realized (with people like me nagging for improved features
). I can remember Clay was going to produce a series of photographs showing the scratches of each stone, which has not been realized yet as far as I know. And now research into edge retention vs. grit rate. (I can remember another research project with – I think – a university, but I forgot what it was.) I fully understand not every plan is realized due to time constraints; and commercial activities – new products and shows – probably have a higher priority than more basic research. Although this latter is of course what interests me a lot. While it doesn’t have every grit in the current lineup of abrasives offered by WE, this is the grit comparison chart you were thinking of.
https://wickededge.myshopify.com/pages/grits-comparison-chart-for-the-wicked-edge-sharpener
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