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Kyle goes to 1500 grit in his video. I think I’ll go to 1500 next time and check it out.

Well I meant “experimenting” with it. I guess “researching” was the wrong word to use.

That’s kinda what I was thinking. So I figured I would ask you guys before I wasted my time researching it. Thanks.

Yeah, it does take more time. I spent nearly 3 hours on my leather knife taking the edges up to my new 3000 grit stones using my new Tormek SVM-00 small knife jig at 16dps. One side was exactly 16dps and the other side was a little off so I reprofiled it to 16dps. Even though my new 2200/3000 stones  are not broken in yet, they still did a…[Read more]

I check for a burr with every grit change on both sides. I use a piece of paper towel to check for the burr. If there is a burr, it will catch the paper towel or feel a resistance going across the burr. Of course, if there’s no burr the paper towel will just slide on off of the edge.

Yeah. You just remove the vise lever and L-bracket/Guide rods, and then set the vise down in the center cutout with the base attached.

I think they are worth the money. I almost bought the WE130 by itself and added the other stuff without the case. I didn’t have a choice of buying the Pro Pack III without the case like they have it now. But I’m glad that I have it. I don’t travel much but I know my stuff is protected if I do. Or if I need to get my vise and stuff out of the way…[Read more]

I check the angles every time I change stones. Some people don’t though.

More photos.

For some reason I never thought about taking photos of the case. I’ll take a few and add them in a little while.

Nope, all I have to do is remove the clamping lever, turn the vise so that the bottom base is up, and then set it down into the cut-out place in the formed foam for it. The photo that WE shows is a pretty good photo. The hole cut out…[Read more]

The 12″ guide rods should handle most knives. They are also great with my scissors attachment. I’m still going to get some 15″ because I know that some day I’ll be glad to have them waiting inside my wonderful Hard Carrying/Rolling WE case.

I agree with Marc. It’s better to break-in the stones while you gain experience sharpening knives.

Good deal! Well when you want to start polishing edges, WE has everything that you need. Did you get the 15″ guide rods also?

Yes.

The way that I do it is to set the angle that I want. Then after I scrub both sides for about 10 passes to the tip and back, I recheck my angles on the stones and make adjustments if necessary. I always try to remove as little steel as possible.

When I am reprofiling a blade, I will scrub up/down going to the tip and back 3 times on one side. Then do the same on the other side – back and forth until I start raising a burr to keep the edges even. That is assuming of course that the edges already looked even to begin with.

If I were in your position, I would get the Refinement kit 1 that you mentioned and add these to the order. You will also need some Diamond or Aluminum Oxide Lapping Films.

Polished edges are great for push cutting. Personally, I only put polished edges on knives that I intend to collect and not use. Normally on user knives, I will put toothy 800 or 1000 grit edges on them.

It’s hard to say without seeing before and after photos. Photos always help and many times I won’t even answer anyone that doesn’t provide photos. Most kitchen knives that I have seen have more acute angles than 20dps. Were the edges on both sides even before you started? I also wonder if something loosened up while you were reprofiling the…[Read more]

I have the 10″ guide rods and the 12″. Next month I will buy the 15″ guide rods, but so far I haven’t needed them. But I will get them to have just in case I need them later. This month I bought the scissor attachment and the 2200/3000 grit stones. Next month I hope to get the chisel attachment and the 50/80 stones. I’m getting there slowly but surely!