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[000Robert]

Good job, Marc! Thanks. The price is the biggest complaint that I heard from people also. Made in the U. S. A. usually does cost more. And the quality of WE is top notch.

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[000Robert]

Well done! Thanks, Marc.

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[000Robert]

Thom Freeberger wrote:

I have a Spyderco Rescue 79MM serrated blade that needs sharpening. I think my sharpener is WE120. Does “WE” have the stones and anything else needed to sharpen this blade. I have never sharpen this type of blade if it can be done. Thanks for any information you can give.

I just sharpen the flat side and don’t worry about the serrated side unless there is damage to it.

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[000Robert]

I break-in stones on chisels or blades that need to be reprofiled. My hope is to get rid of diamond clusters when they won’t do much damage to the finished edge. I would notice chips in the edge of blades with bad steel myself. Good steel will also leave a decent burr, but the burr on bad steel will kinda crumble off of the edge. I bought some steel hardness testing files that work pretty good so that I can get an idea of the hardness of a blade before I decide to sharpen it.

[000Robert]

Aus8 is probably the easiest decent steel that I can think of. But I agree with Marc.

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[000Robert]

I’m glad that you are enjoying your WE66, Toker. The Riser block didn’t help much for me. I bought a Tormek small knife holder that made sharpening tiny blades much quicker and easier.

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[000Robert]

Looks cool! Thanks, Marc.

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[000Robert]

Welcome to the Wicked Edge family, RCH! I’m glad to hear that you are enjoying your WE66 Obsidian. I remember when I got my first Wicked Edge sharpening system, I was looking for knives, scissors, and everything that I could find to sharpen up. I recommend getting a set of 50/80 stones for when you have to do some reprofiling, especially for chisels. Your shoulders will thank you.

[000Robert]

Those stones are fine. I prefer to take kitchen knives to at least 1000 grit. You will definitely want more stones if you need to do any reprofiling.

[000Robert]

Except for the scrubbing strokes, I only use edge-following strokes, and my edges get nice and sharp. It takes a little longer, but I don’t care. When I’m sharpening a knife or something I just get in a zone like Kwai Chang Caine. lol Plus, I don’t have to worry about cutting my fingers as much.

[000Robert]

I break my coarser stones in profiling/sharpening my chisels. Then I go to knives.

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Marc H (Wicked Edge Expert Corner)

[000Robert]

Howdy, Jim! Welcome to the Wicked Edge forum.

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Marc H (Wicked Edge Expert Corner)

[000Robert]

I bought a set of 50/80 stones for reprofiling. I love them but you have to be careful with them – they can shred some steel. But they save your arms and your 100 grit stones, especially when reprofiling chisels. They are worth every penny.

[000Robert]

I bought a Tormek SVM-00 small knife holder to sharpen small blades. It’s a lot quicker and easier.

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[000Robert]

Is it a wet-belt system? If not, it will be very easy to ruin the heat treat of your blade bevels.

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