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Hi Evan. Welcome to the Wicked Edge family and Forum! You can click on “Knowledge Base” at the top right of the screen for a lot of good info and videos as well. Happy Wicked Edge sharpening and Merry Christmas!

Hi Jack. I would also recommend Victorinox knives. They have some good inexpensive knives.

That’s cool, Robert.

Welcome to the forum, Robert. You’re missing out on a real treat. I love sharpening with my Wicked Edge sharpeners. My chisels and scissors are probably sharper than most people’s knives.

I break my stones in profiling/sharpening chisels. I look for the scratch patterns on the chisels to be even and consistent. Then I will start using them on knives.

Now that is a sweet looking sharpener system!!

Welcome to the WE forum, Paul! And don’t forget the “Knowledge Base” in the top right corner of the page. Lots of good info there.

Hi SHVentus. I can’t remember ever trying to call Wicked Edge. I usually contact them by email, and I always get a pretty quick response.

Except for things that I buy from WE forum members, I only buy Wicked Edge stones and accessories. I’m very happy with them and ‘cheaper’ has never been an issue with me. I learned a long time ago not to chase cheaper. It was almost always a waste of money, and I regretted it. I’m very surprised that Clay has been able to keep the prices down as…[Read more]

Hello Gordon and welcome to the Wicked Edge Forum! I agree with what Marc said. I would also add that your lifestyle may play a big part in your decision. Do you hunt and camp a lot? If so, you may opt for the WE66. The WE60 is a fine sharpener in its own right. I have a WE130 myself and don’t have any experience with the Gen 3. But I’m sure…[Read more]

Hi Jim.  The holes on the V2 jaws corresponds with the top holes on the V1 jaws. The resting ledge in the bottom of the V2 jaws corresponds to the bottom holes of the V1 jaws

Hi Chris. Don’t even worry about the engraved numbers. As Marc said, they are just used as a quick guide to get you around the angle that you want, and then you use the angle cube to get the exact angle. Worrying about matching them up to the angle cube readings is just a waste of time and don’t even matter. But it’s your time if you really want…[Read more]

Welcome to the forum, Chris! Marc is correct, as usual. I would also add that you can use some Emory cloth or stones to sand the tips and sides of screws and lock washers and stuff to help keep them from working loose. It’s just something that I do automatically when I buy stuff because I have worked in machine shops during my life. That is…[Read more]

Welcome to the Wicked Edge forum, wilson!

Welcome to the forum, wilson. You can also click on “Knowledge Base” at the top of the page.

I guess it boils down to what you call a chip. The edge of a razor blade will probably look chipped if you magnify it enough.

Hmm, I don’t know, maybe my problem was mixing them up? I was mainly using edge-leading strokes to knock off burrs. And they would dull my edges. I stopped using them and the problem went away. I also consider edge-trailing strokes to be safer. I sharpen a lot slower than a lot of people I see in videos as well. Slapping the stones to the blade…[Read more]

Hi Glenn. I’m curious to know if you were using edge-leading strokes. I noticed something similar a couple of years ago with a blade. I stopped using edge-leading strokes, except for the up/down strokes, and haven’t had any problems since. Maybe it’s just the way I hold and use the stones, I’m not sure, but edge-trailing strokes just work better for me.

The Bess tester just takes practice time to get used to it. And you have to be careful. But it is not needed really. I decided to keep mine though. If an edge can whittle hairs, it sounds pretty good to me. I have more confidence in my homemade strap holder that I use for my HD 2″ Poly and Nylon webbing straps. If a blade edge can cut the strap…[Read more]

Looks really nice, Marc!