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LOL! I have a bad habit of sometimes posting when I am sleepy and need to get some sleep! They say that sleep deprivation is akin to being slightly intoxicated.

But I believe that the microbevel is the best of both worlds. Many people more experienced than me say that a nice polished edge is great for push cutting, but if you want to cut a…[Read more]

After polishing the blade good, put a 1000 grit microbevel on it. I would try that and see how it works.

Welcome to the Wicked Edge family, John! Don’t forget the, “Knowledge Base”, near the top right corner. There’s a wealth of knowledge there also.

You’re welcome, Gene.

Thanks, Marc.

You’re welcome, W T. I started with the Pro Pack 3 with the rolling case and have added the chisel and scissors attachments, among other things, and they all work excellent. My chisels and scissors are sharper than the average persons knives. I have been very happy with everything that I have bought from Wicked Edge.

I sent Clay a message for some clarification on it. I’ll let you know when I find out.

That’s what I understood Clay saying a few months ago. He said that the upgrades would be backwards compatible with the ‘current’ model. I took that to mean the previous model. Hopefully someone will correct me if I am wrong.

Welcome to the forum and the Wicked Edge family, W T! There are people here that are ready and willing to help you out. You can also click on, “Knowledge Base”, near the upper right corner. There’s a lot of help in there also.

Looks great, Marc! I’m still loving mine.

It looks great! Marc does a great job!

I uploaded a Kershaw Launch 1 for the list several months ago and it still hasn’t been added to the list yet.

This problem has been well discussed on BFC. It is a potential problem with a very simple fix – just reprofile/sharpen the edges down to some steel that has a good heat treat. That’s all it takes. It is also a potential problem that newbies may not think of.

The main focus of this article is manufacturers sharpening new knives by dry grinding and ruining the heat treat at the blades apex. The hardening and heat treat can be excellent on a blade, but dry grinding the blade apex can ruin the heat treat at the apex. There is very little steel at the apex of the cutting edge. The very tip of the edge…[Read more]

You are right. I have a bad habit of assuming that most people coming to this forum know the basics of sharpening a knife. I’ll change the wording even though I do believe that a ruined heat treat by the manufacturers at the blade apex is a larger problem than most people think.

I meant most people that have problems with the edges on their new knives. It isn’t meant towards you or anyone in particular. I agree that people having this problem should buy their knives from someone else also.

That’s exactly how I hold my stones.

Yeah but it seems that as hard as diamonds are that they would cut the steel easily. I’ve been wrong before, so maybe I’m wrong this time too.

I don’t know, it just seems to defy logic. It seems like as hard as diamonds are, that they would perform better the harder that a given steel is. It doesn’t sound logical that diamonds would not work well on pretty hard to very hard steel. I have a hard time imagining the whole thing.