Karl

Oh great, the majority of my fixed blade collection is Bark River.

Damn!?  (pardon the Navy french)  Big OUCH!

Note to self-  give away my Buck 110 with wicked convex edge 🙁

Put the 110 back on the bench.  I used the 1000 grit at 25 degrees, then 24 degrees… and then stropped it at 21 degrees.  Good stuff.

I just watched Clay’s vid on how to make a convex edge.  Gonna try it on this little guy.  Would hate to mess up my 110…

Thank you for all the help gentlemen, I was hoping the learning curve would be shorter… but, I am enjoying the learning process.

Clay, please send me a Gen 3 vice and I will gladly pay you on Tuesday.

oh great, or maybe I should try the 50 and put it back to 25 dps lol

Today I found an old knife to sharpen.  Buck 110 (circa 2004).  My thought was to get it sharp.  So I started with the 80 grit, and used the angle cube to get it at 23 on the left side of the vice and 24 on the right side.  I finished it off with my strops at 21 and 22 respectively.  It came off the bench screaming sharp. But after push cutt…[Read more]

Thank you guys for all the help.  I just sharpened the knife, and it is sharp.  But the bevel is not polished and it is full of scratches.  So, I am hoping that my stones are not broken  in just yet.  Marc, to answer your question, I used to be able to get all of my knives really sharp with a Spyderco…. and if I needed to reprofile I would use…[Read more]

So frustrating… I get the angle dialed in and about halfway through the sharpening process the jam nut falls off 🙁

I feel your pain, Dave.  I am a newbie and am in the same boat.  Started collecting spydercos about 3 years ago and then higher end production fixed blades for hunting and a few customs as well.  Have had great success with the WE on my cheap kitchen knives they are screaming sharp.  Got a little confidence and put a chris reeves fixed blade on…[Read more]

Sweet Jesus… I just made my first wicked edge 🙂  Thanks All!!

Attached are the upgrade elbows for the WE100, not sure how to install them.  And… my base did not come with feet.

Thank you for the help, Gentlemen.  I am embarrassed to say, I might be missing a foot on the base… will check when I get back to the house this weekend.  And, Clay, I will also post pics of the joints.

I will certainly flip the bar over, that is GREAT advice.  The granite base wobbles.  Of course that is an easy fix.  Originally, I did not want to spend $800 on a system… hindsight is 2020, wish I would of bought the Gen3.  If only I would of visited this forum before making the investment.  You fellas are a wealth of good information!