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Mr Wizard you have a good eye and nice taste in knives.  That’s a beautiful knife: Yu Kurasaki Fujin VG-10 Hammered Damascus 210mm Gyuto.

Different sources sell it with different handle materials and color combinations: Yu Kurasaki Fujin VG-10 Hammered Damascus Gyuto 210mm

See the two to the far left.  The first one is the RG2 model, the s…[Read more]

Thanks to forum members Dave and JP for your recent interest in my “Rack-Its”.  Your brochures are on the way.

Dave, Please email Ed directly.  Press this blue link.

Thanks

Here’s a new project “airscapes” and I collaborated on.  This is a prototype of his 3D printed Plastic Safety Shields.  I’ll try them soon to see how I like them.  I have no problem with them being opaque since I don’t look through the shields at the clamped knife edge.  When I sharpen the left side I look from the right side and vice versa.  When…[Read more]

I didn’t find balsa as forgiving as leather.  For me it dented and gouged and split off layers and became an uneven surface.  The leather even though it can and does become gouged with use it still can continue to be used. I found the leather holds the strop compound better then the balsa wood.  Also the leather cleans fairly easily and can see co…[Read more]

Expidia, your always welcomed.

Mark,  I agree that you need to practice safety first sharpening knives.  I am not a fan of what I found to be bulky cut proof gloves, that others prefer to use.  Although the gloves do work quite well, if you like them.  I find I’m always putting them on and taking them off again.

I prefer to use Safety Shields on my sharpening stones.  The shie…[Read more]

(Least compressible) balsa>>kangaroo>>cow leather (most compressible)

Here’s another knife rack I use.  These are counter-top magnetic knife racks made by Boker.  These racks like the magnetic wall rails hold your knives secure while keeping them air exposed and dry so the knives stay sanitary, unlike a knife block with the narrow enclosed slots.

Last night after I posted this link then I tried it, the server crashed and the site went down.  So I deleted the post.  It seems to be working now.

I recognize from my time participating on this forum that “Expidia” has specific tastes, needs and requirements, (monetary and other), in the products he wants to purchase and own.  Many of his ne…[Read more]

4µ/2µ Diamond Emulsion on leather is a good starting place.  I strop every knife I sharpen with this pair.

Welcome to the forum Mark.  The WE130 is a good choice.  If you can swing it the Pro Pack 3 is the way to go.  You’ll probably end up buying everything it includes sooner or later.

I just finished Ed’s PM2.  I sharpened it to 17º per side, just as he had last done.  I used Shapton Glass Whetstones, (these are no longer available).  The progress: Shaptons 500/1000/2000/4000/6000/8000. Then W.E. DLF’s: 3µ/1.5µ/1.0µ/0.5µ. Then leather strops with 4µ then 2µ W.E. diamond emulsions.

Here are the BESS Scores and photos:…[Read more]

Here’s a recent forum thread with products/accessories/adapters offered on this forum for Wicked Edge users.

Depending on when you purchased the 1500 diamond stones they may differ more in the scratch patterns from the 2200/3000.

Here’s what I wrote on 11/05/2019 in Post #52574 in the previous page of this same thread:

I don’t know this is the case, but I’m guessing it is the case.  My very first 1500 grit diamond stone pair from 2016 was exactly like…[Read more]

Many of us use lower stone stops to limit how low the stones slide down on the guide rod.  I set my lower stops up alittle to keep the top edge of the stone just above the knige edge, all along the entire length of the clamped knife.

Also shedding diamonds from newer stones and steel dust from the sharpening process can scratch the knife sides…[Read more]

Jess, I will share this with you: With Wicked Edge Sharpeners you do get what you pay for.  Each incrementally more expensive model allows you to achieve the sharpening results you’re hoping to, with less effort, with less difficulty, faster and sooner. By faster and sooner I mean, with the WE130 you’ll learn how to sharpen knives well, soon…[Read more]

Jess, I sent you a private message.

My sharpening advice here is the same as I would share with you.

I think it’s always best to match the factory bevel angle the first time sharpening any knife edge. Afterall, the factory that made this knife chose an edge angle that they have found works well with that steel in that style knife.

Later on after gaining some experience using that knife with this factory edge profile you’ll be able to make an…[Read more]