Frank B

Hello MarcH–

With your help (everyone else), I’ll figure this out.   Everyone has been very kind.

thanks for your response.  I need all the help I can get.  I will figure this out one way or another.

Hello Sksharp–

This isn’t the first time I have a problem with having a screw loose…  🙂

I will continue to research this issue and when I find a good solution, it will be my pleasure to share it with the group.

Thanks for your thoughts.  One hand washes the other.

Hello AlieN–

I believe that my primary problem is that I have overworked one side of the blade in an effort to create a burr along the full length of the blade.  And I used the 100 grit stone to do so.  So your advice is correct–I need to stop doing that.  Fortunately, I have the Gen 3 2017 split-jaw, self-adjusting vise.  I already had fig…[Read more]

Hello TC–

I appreciate your insights.  I’m glad that you discovered that the ends of your nylon screws have worked well.  As I previously posted, because my vise does not have those holes in the side, I’ll see if I can solve this another way.  But I still am disappointed that the Gen 3 2017 system, especially considering the great so…[Read more]

Hello Marc–

Thanks for the additional information regarding the proper method and amount of Teflon tape to apply.  I would have wrapped a piece all the way around the threads, and would have bound up the screw.  I managed to get back from Lowe’s with the tape before it snowed last night.  I haven’t tried it yet, but will report on the results th…[Read more]

Hello–

Somewhere around this house I believe I have roll of that Teflon tape, and if not, I need to run to Lowe’s this evening.  I’m still not sure which screw is working loose–the one holding the ball joint or the center-opposed locking screw.  I typically check the ball joint screw first, but who’s to say which one has worked loose?  But at…[Read more]

Hello Organic–

Your specific approach–checking and evening out the bevels right from the start–is valuable.  When reading the official Wicked Edge instructions, I followed them literally.  While they offer a general approach, they are really more of a guide to sharpening principles.  By the way, despite my uneven apexes, the knives ended up VE…[Read more]

Hello Marc–

Before I invested in the Wicked Edge, I viewed a lot of these videos.  It’s now time to go back and watch them again.  As you pointed out, they make more sense now that I own the system.

Hello SKS–

I appreciate the tip on setting the angles differently on each side when necessary.  I have the Gen 3 Pro 2017 model, and according to the Wicked Edge literature, the new vise is supposed to correct for this automatically.  That said, I also use a black sharpie to check my progress and my bevels.  I also use a digital angle gauge to…[Read more]

Hello Marc–

I appreciate your thoughtful reply.  In my working life I wrote technical manuals and related instructions.  So I tend to follow manuals literally, as the instructions that I used to write were complete and accurate (if only the users would take the time to follow them…).  The Wicked Edge manual emphasizes the need to raise a bu…[Read more]