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IMHO, It looks like an asymmetrical grind to me. If you keep the stone at the same angle you can sharpen till the cows come home and not get the look like in the photo. You’ll just cut the whole bevel down lower including the edge. To get the more acute angle of the one side of the bevel, you have to use a more acute angle on that side than you…[Read more]

Wow! Nice job, Marc!

Welcome to the forum, Russ! I am also a new WE owner.

I guess that will work. I don’t need wide jaws for myself but there might be a bunch of fishermen that would like them.

It played for me.

You don’t leave your WE out and ready to go all the time? IMHO, the first new thing that they should make is wide jaws for thin knives, like fillet knives for instance.

Thanks, Clay! Yall did a great job. If a knife seems to fit too tight in the jaws, I’ll just use the 1/4″ jaws.

Yeah, I figured that the washers provided the tension. The knife (first knife) that I am sharpening right now is 0.094″ at the spine. The lock closed good and snug but it didn’t seem to be too tight. I’ll keep an eye on it.
Man, I love this WE130! It is awesome! They must have did some tweaking to it because I haven’t had any of the problems that…[Read more]

It seems to be working just fine, so I guess it is ok.

WE is number 1! I’m sure that one of the less expensive models would have won also. Maybe he chose the $900 WE model so he could feel better about choosing the Lansky?

Looks like a nice upgrade!

Thanks, tcmeyer! Yep, I have been studying a lot here to get a jump on sharpening for when my WE130 gets here! I forgot that the finger guards did not come standard and didn’t order any, so I’ll take it extra slow. I wouldn’t be in a hurry much anyway.
Everybody here seems nice and professional. I am also subscribed(same username) to BF and some…[Read more]

I would not call the WE130 a toy. It is a serious sharpening system. If I thought of it as a toy, I probably would lose a couple of fingers.

Oh, ok. Thanks for the concern. I am just tapped out this month because I bought a Pro Pack III that should be here tomorrow. (Yes!!) I should be fine next month.

I know they are not must haves. I thought that you wanted to sell them.

Thanks guys! I’ll order me some for the stones and strops next month. I am strapped for this month.

Have you checked the “knowledge database” to see if your knife is in there? Maybe another WE customer has already found the “sweet spot” for you.

I think some of the steel in them are harder than usual. The stones in my Hall’s Pro Edge Wet Hone would not even scratch the steel in my Buck 301X pocket knife. And my diamond stones barely would.