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wickededge replied to the topic Cost in the forum Main Forum 1 week, 4 days ago
Kurt,
Clay here, founder of Wicked Edge. You’re making a lot of unfounded assumptions, so please allow me to set you straight.
- First, you’re assuming that we’re making buckets of profit. In this first assumption, you’re dead wrong.
- I’m guessing you don’t have a lot of familiarity of what it takes to run a business these days. There is a lot…
- First, you’re assuming that we’re making buckets of profit. In this first assumption, you’re dead wrong.
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wickededge replied to the topic Annoying purchasing experience in the forum Welcome Mat 9 months, 3 weeks ago
Jeff,
That’s terrible all the way around. The only good thing is the quality of your photos… I’ve asked our Customer Success manager to reach out and try to fix this for you more quickly.
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wickededge replied to the topic I'm getting a crapload of spam in the forum Suggestion Box 11 months, 1 week ago
The spammer has been blocked, thank you Marc. Is anyone still getting spammy messages?
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wickededge replied to the topic Question about video tutorials: using 20 degrees for 19 degree profiled blade in the forum Basic Techniques and Sharpening Strategies 3 years, 8 months ago
@Jason – MarcH is exactly right. That video (I’m surprised you found it) was made for our brand ambassadors last summer to help them get results quickly. It’s sort of a short cut to get around the work that is often required to make the bevel just right at the angle your marker indicates; by increasing the angle by 1 degree per side from what the…[Read more]
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wickededge started the topic Wicked Edge GO Update in the forum Product Announcements 3 years, 8 months ago
Many of you have been asking for the ability to upgrade your GO to the Cam-Lock Vise!
We’re redesigning the GO to include a Cam-Lock Vise, be more compact and easier to manufacture. We’ll be introducing the new version in two models, one with a Standard Vise and one with a new Cam-Lock Vise, which will be backwards compatible with your version of…[Read more] -
wickededge replied to the topic Vise and Low angle adapter issues in the forum Techniques and Sharpening Strategies 3 years, 11 months ago
@Precept thank you for your excellent explanation of the problem along with the clear photos and videos. It’s very helpful to get such high quality information to help troubleshoot.
Thanks to everyone on this thread for the their input, it makes it much easier to track down the issue.
When we redesigned the jaws and added the center split and…[Read more]
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wickededge replied to the topic WE GO – Alignment Guide/Low Angle Adapter Dilemma in the forum Basic Techniques and Sharpening Strategies 4 years, 2 months ago
Thank you for the comment. We are working on redesigning it based on feedback we’ve received. That said, the reason for all the locations in the lower half is because of the occasional need to tilt the tip of the knife down to find the “sweet spot”. The amount of space we gave was obviously excessive and we’ll try to move some of that real estate…[Read more]
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wickededge replied to the topic KaBar USMC in the forum Main Forum 4 years, 3 months ago
Hi Kenny,
Try mounting the blade so that the back of the vise is lined up with the start of the belly of the blade, or thereabouts. You’ll have to tinker a little to find the “sweet spot”. If you need more info on finding the sweet spot, do a search here on the forum and you’ll find some excellent posts from forum members. You’ll probably find…[Read more]
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wickededge replied to the topic Growing Pains in the forum Welcome Mat 4 years, 3 months ago
I use my Micro-Fine ceramics if I want extreme sharpness. In our testing, some of the lowest (best) values we’ve gotten for sharpness on the BESS machine and our own machine have been after finishing with the white Micro-Fine stone. If I spend enough time with strops and emulsions and then kangaroo strops and diamond/cbn sprays, I can get a better…[Read more]
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wickededge replied to the topic Mounting FFG blades in a WE120 (Standard Vise) in the forum Advanced Techniques and Sharpening Strategies 4 years, 3 months ago
Great video Tom. I love the visualization with the big wooden clamps. I’ve been trying to teach what you show in the video for years, but haven’t been very effective at it. You nailed it. Can you elaborate more about the compensation of angle from 1 side to the next to make it even more clear how that’s decided on and accomplished?
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wickededge replied to the topic Hinderer XM18 3.5" Skinner in the forum Knife Photos 4 years, 3 months ago
Gillette an other razor companies have demonstrated this well. I’ve had a similar experience w/ a Sabatier knife that I bought as a gift for a chef friend. I got it hair popping sharp but then couldn’t connect with him for a few months. It just sat on a shelf with a cover over the edge. When I next checked the edge, it was no longer popping hairs…[Read more]
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wickededge replied to the topic Micro-Adjust Question in the forum Welcome Mat 4 years, 3 months ago
This is a legit criticism and shows that I haven’t been listening enough. I’m working to change that. After hearing some more from some users, we did some prototyping, thought we’d come up with a viable fix, got (kindly) corrected by a couple of our beta testing users and are now reworking the fix.
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wickededge replied to the topic What is Sharpness? in the forum Techniques and Sharpening Strategies 4 years, 3 months ago
There is a lot of good info here, especially about edge shapes and finishes. I’ll add that we’ve done a fair amount of testing for edge retention at different angles. In general, we’ve found that if you’re cutting materials that are not excessively abrasive, and you’re keeping the edge angle at or above the minimum angle the steel can support, an…[Read more]
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wickededge replied to the topic Passwords in the forum Off Topic 4 years, 3 months ago
All three areas do require a password and they don’t talk to each other, so it is ridiculous and we’re working to change it but haven’t had a lot of success so far. We’ve tried a few developers and they haven’t been able to make it work. We’ll keep trying. The issue is that the website is hosted on Shopify. The forum is on WordPress and our…[Read more]
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wickededge replied to the topic Hello everyone in the forum Welcome Mat 4 years, 5 months ago
Hi Russ, welcome aboard!
Welcome 000Robert!
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wickededge replied to the topic New 2200/3000 stone in the forum Techniques and Sharpening Strategies 4 years, 5 months ago
I think you’re right. I wonder if it isn’t useful to temporarily use a new pair of 2200/3000 stones in place of the 800/1000 stones until they’re broken in.
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wickededge replied to the topic WE130 Washer Stack in the forum Sharpener and Accessory Maintenance 4 years, 5 months ago
There is been a slight design change to the whole cam follower and washer stack and we added two more washers to the newer units.
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wickededge replied to the topic Blade Mounting Help, Please… in the forum Basic Techniques and Sharpening Strategies 4 years, 5 months ago
Great question. I find that the majority of knives I do allow for basic adjustments to find the sweet spot. Every now and then I do find a blade that won’t work with only back and forth adjustments. In those cases, I definitely break out my Advanced Alignment Guide and adjust the tilt of the blade as well. If you are trying to mount a knife and…[Read more]
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wickededge replied to the topic A Man with a Plan? in the forum Getting Started 4 years, 6 months ago
Hello and welcome! You can get the GO without stones, just email us at support@wickededgeusa.com and we can get you set up.
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wickededge replied to the topic Newbe Questions in the forum Main Forum 4 years, 6 months ago
This video is about installing the jaws for thicker blades it should help you do what @tcmeyer describes: https://youtu.be/7dwsSk0FiIo?t=52
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