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Brewbear replied to the topic Dual grit edges? in the forum Techniques and Sharpening Strategies 3 years, 9 months ago
I agree with @airscapes, only the apex will do the cutting and finishing the shoulders at different grits is a gimmic at best. Microbevels are a different story all together. They provide a toothier edge while protecting the said edge if you are not using a super steel but prefer an acute sharpening angle. Case in point, one of my knives is VG10…[Read more]
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Mark posted an update 4 years, 10 months ago
@airscapes , Thanks for the stone stoppers. They are excellent. My WE 130 can let the stone go below the bevel creating scratches. your stops eliminate that possibility. Great product
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Glade you like them!
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HMAK started the topic Another Newbie to WE sharpening in the forum Welcome Mat 4 years, 11 months ago
Hi
Got the Propack II for X-mas and hopefully it arrives in the coming week. I’m looking forward to breaking in the stones and hopefully starting to get a feel for the system. I asked the relatively small community where I live for old knives to start out on and got 7 knives funny enough 3 of them were globals I could keep (They’ll wait until I…[Read more]
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Brewbear replied to the topic Best WE setup for a beginner? in the forum Getting Started 4 years, 12 months ago
I’ll have to echo the others, the WE 130 is a bit more versatile and a good place to start. Each model has its pros and very few cons but the WE 130 is the one I chose and am very happy with. Besides the stones and strops already suggested, you might consider a set of long arms, a low angle adapter and the stone sops/micro adjusters from @airscapes…[Read more]
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Gregg Houston posted an update 4 years, 12 months ago
@airscapes need airscapes email to send money via PayPal for nylon stops. Have the PayPal account but instructions say need email.
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I sent you the email in a private message, not sure what this is to be honest with you
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Figured it out.
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Brewbear replied to the topic Bitten by the Bug! in the forum Welcome Mat 5 years, 3 months ago
Welcome to the slippery slope Chazz. I have the WE130 and love it. I had the same constraint as you when I bought my setup, but I purchased the low angle adapter (filet knives and folding knives) the 800/1000 and 1500/glass sets as well. At the time the 1500/2200 and 3000/glass were not available but would have been my choice. The 800/1000 and low…[Read more]
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Brewbear replied to the topic New kid on the block in the forum Welcome Mat 5 years, 8 months ago
@airscapes, thank you very much for the heads up. I will be very careful. On a happy note, my WE130 arrived today but I will not be able to play until Sunday late afternoon. I will let you all know how it went.
