Me and my story! Let’s get to know each other!

[Leo James Mitchell]

You think you are long-winded, you should check out mine! LOL!
Glad to have you aboard Tom and your Dad as well. What an inspiring story to hear of a son who sticks with his Dad when he really needs help. Thumbs up to you sir. Anything we can do to help mate! This forum and the guys at WE are very helpful as you have discovered already. We are kind of like a big family too.
Looking forward to hearing about your experiences in the sharpening field.
Best to you and yours Tom
Leo

[Tom Whittington]

Thanks guys, we’ll be sticking around a long time I hope! We’re having a blast figuring out what works for oddball knives around the house, and I found a big honkin’ Puma machete in the garage I didn’t even know we had. That one is proving a challenge to clamp, I’ll make a new thread about it later.

Curtis: Will do. He always says he was just another supply sgt keeping things moving, but that work ethic sure carried over 🙂

Dennis: We’re down south of York, so we’re almost the epitome of centrally located. Lots of folks I talk to online are east and west of us, so it’s a blessing and a curse sometimes.

Leo: I’m very thankful for the kind of relationship I have with both of my parents. It’s been a bumpy ride most of my life but we’re a tenacious bunch, and we’ve always stuck together to turn things around.

[Dennis Gocong]

Howdy, just found out about the forum on YouTube and thought I’d join to get some tips and such. Was so impressed with the possibilities of the sharpening kit that I purchased one immediately on Ebay.

Needless to say I’ve gone a little crazy and sharpened everything from an old swiss army knife to a 22 set Wustphof knife set. Just spending hours perfecting my technique and sharpening once dull knives to razor sharpness has been lots of fun. It’s an impressive system, and I have to say I’ve finally found a sharpening system that really works.

I’m excited to find out more about the system and too see if I can improve my technique a bit more to get those glistening edges that some of you have demonstrated. Mine are still a bit scratched up and dull, but they are 10x better than they were originally.

And Clay, thanks for the welcome!
DAUG

[Jerrie Barber]

Hello men,
Some of this will be a repeat from the welcome mat, however, I am 44 years old and I have been a collector of knives since the age of 7 and have been sharpening since the age of 12, I have improved quite a bit from my beginning efforts. My first stone was an Arkansas soft stone and I have been improving how I sharpened from that time. I am sure some of you have seen or read “The Razor Edge book of Sharpening” by John Juranitch. That book set me on fire at the age of 15. It helped me understand the science of sharpening, and helped me on my technique.
I have owned just about every system that there is to own, including the Juranitch “Razor Edge” system which I have been using for years. After building my confidence us I got away from that system and got back to hand sharpening so that I could get a prettier finished product, but was still not satisfied so now I am on the WEPS train going full speed ahead.
I am very satisfied with the edges that I am getting and now trying to see what direction I want to go in customizing (stone, leather, etc.) so I can produce an even better edge.
I am also a huge fan of the 1911 and have owned 12 Kimbers, 4 Colts, and 1 Wilson. Trouble is I always find someone who wants the ones I have worse than I wanted them. I also like Benchmade, as well as Chris Reeve knives, Spyderco, Strider, and my most recent purchase and my current EDC is a Hinderer XM-18 3.5″.
As DAUG has already mentioned I have sharpened everything I own, except for one bowling ball that I intend to get to, as well as sharpening for some of the people I have already sharpened for in the past. Let’s let the fun really begin.

Jerrie

[cbwx34]

I am sure some of you have seen or read “The Razor Edge book of Sharpening” by John Juranitch. That book set me on fire at the age of 15. It helped me understand the science of sharpening, and helped me on my technique.

I got the same inspiration from Mr. Juranitch as you… from a Popular Science article he did (in the 70s I believe). But it took me a long time to act on it. 🙂

BTW, even for those that are a Wicked Edge user, I highly recommend this book. It has a lot of info on what makes a knife sharp!

[Phillip Hyun]

Hi,

My name is Phil. I’m 45, have a wife and 3 young kids and I live in the Portland, OR area. I have loved knives all my life starting from a young age. My first knife was a Barlow folder that I got for cub scouts. I am an Eagle Scout and my boys are in scouting so I enjoy getting outdoors and camping/hiking/fishing. I did not really know anything about high end knives until less than a year ago. I bought a Spyderco Endura Clip-it back in 1995 and I thought that was really an expensive knife. I decided to replace it a few months back and thanks to the internet I became exposed to the addiction of knife collection. I now own several higher end folders. A 3″ XM-18 flipper, a Les George VECP 1.0, Benchmade 806, Benchmade 615, 2 CRK Mnandis and a CRK Large Sebenza. I also have some nice fixed blades now, an Esee Junglas, a SOG Navy Seal. I wish to be able to keep all of these knives razor sharp on my own. I tried other sharpening systems and was unsuccessful. I am VERY thankful for the WEPS.

[Ken Buzbee]

I now own several higher end folders. A 3″ XM-18 flipper, a Les George VECP 1.0, Benchmade 806, Benchmade 615, 2 CRK Mnandis and a CRK Large Sebenza. I also have some nice fixed blades now, an Esee Junglas, a SOG Navy Seal.

Welcome!

When you say you got in to better knives you weren’t kidding. That’s some seriously high end stuff you got there. Nice!

Ken

[Phillip Hyun]

I now own several higher end folders. A 3″ XM-18 flipper, a Les George VECP 1.0, Benchmade 806, Benchmade 615, 2 CRK Mnandis and a CRK Large Sebenza. I also have some nice fixed blades now, an Esee Junglas, a SOG Navy Seal.

Welcome!

When you say you got in to better knives you weren’t kidding. That’s some seriously high end stuff you got there. Nice!

Ken[/quote]

Thanks Ken! Yeah, I went a little overboard at first! This is actually what remains after I got rid of some knives that I felt I would probably never carry. What remains is a nice variety that I put into rotation for EDC and enjoy for a few days before rotating to another. I really appreciate each one.

[Todd Peters]

Hello All –

I have been an on and off again knife collector since I was 10. Unfortunately I was that age when my father passed away and did not have someone to help fuel my passion. Biggest reason I would fall in and out of the knife world was I could never get a knife as sharp as I thought it could.

Fast forward to a month ago…

I am an avid salmon fisherman and take great pride in the appearance of the fish once it is cleaned. The best way to accomplish a nice fillet is practice and a sharp knife. When possible a friend would let me use his electric sharpener. The sharpener did a nice job but I knew there had to be more. After a few searches I came across the WES site and knew i had found a home.

In my adult life I have fallen down several rabbit holes. The latest being knife edge perfection, in my case I am defining perfection as the correct edge for the job it is intended to perform. Prior to the most recent rabbit hole started to master great lakes salmon fishing, pointer dog training/upland hunting, deer hunting, fly fishing, fly tying, fishing rod building, tequila, cigars, and triathlons.

I am looking forward to the new skills I will learn from my experience with the WES and the members of this community.

Let the fun begin!

[Dennis Gocong]

Welcome to the forum

[Melvin Sharp]

My name is Melvin Sharp. I live in Denham Springs Louisiana. I love to sharpen knifes for my friends at the fire station that I work at. When I found the Wicked Edge I wanted one. My Pro Pack 1 should be here Thursday. After I get it in I will start to make a case for it. If the case comes out good I will try and post some photos of the case.

[Leo James Mitchell]

Welcome Melvin! You will love your rig when you have it in your hands! I look forward to seeing the case you make for your sharpener.

All the best
Leo

[Kelly Curtis]

Name is Kelly Curtis (Yllek Sitruc of Facebook), and I am crap nuts for this unit! Just got it in yesterday from Amazon and I already have two butterfly sutures on my fingers! I live in Yuma, Arizona and am a owner of a golf course down here in the heat. I’m in to hunting and RC helicopters that can reach speeds above 140mph. I used to watch my father sharpen his knife for hours on Sundays in front of the TV and always was amazed as a kid to see him shave his arm with the blade. A few months back I found his box of knives and stones so I started messing around with them, dulling them more than anything. I guess I am more into sharpening the knives than the knives themselves, but in just the few months I’ve gotten into the hobby I have purchased a Strider, ZT/Hinderer, a Sebenza, and a dozen Kershaws. Only thing better than a sharp knife is making your knife even sharper. So, I’ve also purchased the Apex Pro, a slew of Japanese water stones, the Lansky diamond setup, and messing around in one evening I’ve really out done all of them! I’m looking forward to learning more about sharpening theory and technique. And I will be buying the new arms as soon as they are available, as well as a USB microscope. You know it’s a good thing when your wife looks at you like your an idiot in your office playing with knives all day!

[Leo James Mitchell]

Welcome Kelly! An interesting capsule of your life! The heat in Arizona would kill me, but many seem to love it! I will stick with cool Canada for now! After I die, I may be in for some heat!! LOL!
I think you will like it around here if sharpening is what you want to learn about.
Good to have you here mate!

Leo:)

[Aleksei Dyachkov]

Name Alexey ( or just Al ).
Living in St.Petersburg, Russia (Yeah, vodka, bears & nukes )
Senior software developer, a bit of Al Mar knife collector.
Wanted an upgrade for my Lansky+Triangle, for sharpening my & my freinds knives.
Finally got my ProPack 1 today, just ran my current EDC through it.
Even I haven’t got hair-wiggling edge from scratch I’m totally happy with the result, as I could get very nice biting edge with no experience with the system. So I’ll just sharpen more, and slowly progress to mirror finish & hair-wiggling.

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