Arne Biermans

[Arne Biermans]

I’m pretty sure you can cut the stones with a diamond coated cut off wheel. They are also used for ceramics.

[Arne Biermans]

I have been reading a lot on the WE and other sharpening devices. I realize that the angle between blade & stone should not change
on the straight edge of the blade. However, When sharpening longer knives I did not like the long strokes needed and the more extreme angle to reach the whole knife. So the motivation was more convenience than anything else.

Still going down the rabbit hole of grit progression to get the shiny edge. Really just aesthetics, I know that a polished edge is not always
the best for every job.

Thanks all for the warm welcome. 🙂

[Arne Biermans]

You are right. The vise is on a, of the shelf carriage that moves on a of the shelf rail. I use two nylon tipped bolts to keep the vise in place.
It works but the position of those bolts is not optimal so I need to think about that a little more. The carriage looks tilted in the picture, it isnt, just the way
the light falls.

I used ball joints and a larger diameter rod to eliminate slop in the arms. Essentially a home made version of the Pro Pack II upgrade arms but a little cheaper.

The horizontal bar is just aluminium extrusion you can buy, the rest of it I made from aluminium scrap. I might move the ball joints up a little higher. I still need to make a low angle adapter.

[Arne Biermans]

Hi all,

After playing around for a good while with my WE I wanted a few modifications. One was adding that second moving dimension to the blade.
The other was greatly reduce the play in the arms. I am still refining it but any suggestions would be welcome.
Maybe the modifying got out of hand…The WE certainly is a great system.

The other question is what shapton stone to use after the 1600 ceramic. I want to get away from tapes. They work great but are a hassle.
The diamond sandpapers in particular work wonders but they are just too expensive.

Oh and lastly, please use gloves. About 2 weeks ago I was sharpening my Sebenza, which of course was already plenty sharp… :S ., in a moment of
being clumsy my hand caught on the blade, a cut severe enough to require an emergency room visit and stitches,
I nearly cut the tendon that controls my thumb, the hand out of commission for 6 weeks. So, be careful.

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