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Could you guys elaborate more on how these stop collars will help the overall sharpening process?

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Hey March, I went back over the knife starting at 800 grit and remeasured the angle after each grit change. I think this helped me stay more consistent, making very small adjustments when needed, and at the end the angle difference wasn’t so large. I think I’m getting the hang of this! My Para 3 is scary sharp now, with a very highly polished bevel.

When holding the edge parallel to the ground, the edge looks great, pretty much a mirror finish. When I rotate the knife and look a little closer though, scratches and scuffs begin to show up. Why is this? I’m assuming they’re deep scratches from the very low grits? Right now, I have up to 1200-1600 grit ceramics, what would you recommend me adding to the collection for a nice mirror edge without spending hundreds? I was contemplating the leather strops with 3.5-5 micron pastes.

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Hey MarcH, yeah I do believe I’ve been measuring the angles the exact same way each time. I’ve definitely learned that consistency is key with this system. So I’m guessing either the knife slid down just a bit, or I’m removing enough metal to make that slight angle difference. I’ve been using a digital caliper to measure the x and y positions of the knife in the jaws for repeatability in future, I just didn’t think to remeasure after sharpening to see if the knife had moved at all. Always learning!

Thanks for all your help

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Hey Tox, I’m not really quite sure…just the jaws that came with the WE Go. One side is stationary, the other side moves along the base. Why do you ask?

I do have another angle question that I’d like to ask but don’t want to post a new thread as it’s related to this topic.

I’ve been getting much more acquainted with the WE Go system. So far, I’ve been able to get a very nice clean cutting edge…and I’m just working on getting that mirror polish now. My question is this… When I begin my sharpening process, I set my arms and measured with the cube to 19 degrees each side. I started at the 400 grit diamonds and advanced through 600, 800, 1000, finishing with 1200 and 1600 grit ceramics. After finishing, I put my 200 grit stone back on the arms and measured my angles again…they were at about 18.40 degrees on the left, and 18.50 degrees on the right. When I started, I marked where the arms ticks are, and they definitely did not move.

So…what caused this? Removing all the metal…? And I wonder, when I sit down to touch up the blade later, should I set the angles at 19 degrees per side, or go with the adjusted measurements?

Thanks guys, this forum has helped me greatly in understanding this system.

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Marc H wrote:

Roy if this is the first time your Para 3 is being sharpened to 19.5º bevel angle with the angle precision offered with Wicked Edge sharpeners, you are in essence profiling that bevel…..

Thanks for the help guys. I do believe this is the case. My other sharpening methods may have been off a bit on the angles and I think I am essentially reprofiling the edge when I use the WE system. I’m hoping I can zero in on all the issues and get these sharp and good looking edges I keep seeing people achieve!

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