Marc H (Wicked Edge Expert Corner)

Rob, interesting question…I think there is no one steel that you can pick that would give you the learning experience you can gain by sharpening everything and anything, that is any steel you can. Sharpening uses the same techniques with every steel. Master the techniques.

That said a steel around HRc 60 is a good balance between hardness and…[Read more]

Welcome to the W.E. Forum, Andy.  To achieve wider angle settings with the WE66 you might be able to use the W.E. Scissors Adapter if you can clamp the shears by the handle, or possible with the Tormek Small knife adapter.

Another option is to try a physical wedge-shaped spacer between the vise jaws and the shears to offset the clamping position…[Read more]

I have a lot of knives. There’s always one needing a Wicked Edge.

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This copied and pasted from W.E. website:
“The Wicked Edge Convex Edge Kits allow you the ability to create, maintain, and polish a convex edge on your blades.
A convexed edge allows you to produce the most durable edge possible by rounding the bevels and providing more material for the edge to push against. Perfect for hunting, bushcrafting, or…[Read more]

There’s always the trusted old WE1## series for utility…gotta love square bars. There’s an upgrade with the Dual-Cam vise now.

Glad to hear you’re enjoying the new WE66.  It’s not even in the same league as your other two older models. This is where the innovation has led. Better equipped models and easier to use, than ever in a whole new generation. WE certainly stepped up. IMO, WE66 Obsidian is the perfect balance between budget, ease of use, compactness, features and…[Read more]

Sorry for the F up, that was made. It sucks to not be able to use it now. Try to submit a ticket: Customer Support. 

I will see if I can help also.

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The WE66 Obsidian is a GREAT option. IMO, it’s the best bang-for-your-buck$$ model that Wicked Offers!

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Welcome to the WE Forum, New to nice knives: All the WE 60 Series kits are sold and shipped with only 200/600 unless another stone or edge kit has been specifically purchased as an add-on.

With any WE model, all of them….for the new-to-WE user experience, expect to see marked improvement to any previous knife sharpening you have done….once…[Read more]

I do every grit the same way. The same routine, start to finish, consistently. That includes beginning at the beginning, with single sided scrubbing strokes…Even when working up to the very fine grits I still re-establish the flatness of each bevel, again and again with each next grit using scrubbing strokes…After verifying and re-adjusting…[Read more]

That’s the dilemma. Where to go back to improve the outcomes? Re-doing the stropping regimen as you look to adjust your stropping setback angle, is a logical plan of action. I would certainly start there.

The problem is, if your outcomes are not improved you don’t know if you didn’t do enough or was it just wrong. There’s no telling the depth of…[Read more]

Great conversation, I hope these three videos cover what I can share with everyone on this observation:

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Be very careful with down and on, edge-leading strokes!  Watch that your fingers are safely positioned on the sharpening stones and not dangling or exposed to the sharpened knife edge.

WE just released a new upgraded version of Low Angle Adapter. I would expect it to ba back in stock soon. W.E. released a lot of new models recently. I suspect they are just backed up trying to meet the new demand.

The WE1## series and the Gen 3 Pro were discontinued. These models were replaced with the WE40, WE60 Series and the Gen 4 Pro.

The…[Read more]

Let me add this to clarify my sharpening routine:

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