Marc H
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Marc H replied to the topic Newbie in the forum Welcome Mat 3 years ago
The recommendation to reduce the angle setting by 2º is based on the compressibility of the cow leather. The intent is to help new strop users to not round over their sharpened edges while getting the hang of the stropping technique. The softer, thicker, more compressible cow leather can wrap down around the apex with the edge trailing str…[Read more]
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Marc H replied to the topic About to attempt my first sharpening and have a few questions in the forum Techniques and Sharpening Strategies 3 years ago
Believe it not, I do it the same way. I don’t care much if my bevel heights across a sharpened edge change. Keeness, sharp edges and repeatability for future touchups are all that really matter to me for my practical purposes.
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Marc H replied to the topic Strop Covers (fit Old and New Handles) in the forum Want to Sell 3 years ago
kicker22004, we’ve always been open and receptive for Wicked Edge Sharpener users who are W.E. forum participants who share their hobby accessories and modifications on this forum with other W.E. users and forum participants. Those forum members are contributing their sharpening experiences and knowledge to help other W.E. users while…[Read more]
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Marc H replied to the topic About to attempt my first sharpening and have a few questions in the forum Techniques and Sharpening Strategies 3 years ago
Tom, I believe that is what I wrote.
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Marc H replied to the topic KaBar USMC in the forum Main Forum 3 years ago
If it’s from the bottom jacking screw it’s probably a heli-coil insert. A tightly torqued jacking screw exerts a lot of force on the threads. As long as it tightens and the vise works well I would just use it. If it fails at some point W.E. customer service will take care of any issues.
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Marc H replied to the topic KaBar USMC in the forum Main Forum 3 years ago
Tape applied to the knife sides should protect the knife steel from unwanted damage from inadvertent, unintentional damage from steel dust that falls on the knife that’s shed with sharpening or that gets rubbed across the knives trapped on your fingertips as you handle the sharpening stones. New stones will shed abrasive dust also as they are…[Read more]
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Marc H replied to the topic KaBar USMC in the forum Main Forum 3 years ago
BTW, if you can’t find flat hex socket head screws at your hardware store Phillips flat head screws can be used. All that matters is 10/32 and the length you need. Don’t buy screws that are too long because if the heads sticks or ends stick out too far your sharpening stones may hit the screws.
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Marc H replied to the topic KaBar USMC in the forum Main Forum 3 years ago
Steve,
On the standard vises, WE100, and WE120 models, both vise screws, top and bottom, are removable, (if without unexpected defects), and interchangeable with suitably sized longer screws.
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Marc H replied to the topic KaBar USMC in the forum Main Forum 3 years ago
Steve, your photos didn’t appear
I’m not a defendent of the W.E. System. I’m the first to say it has it’s limitations. It is what it is. It doesn’t work perfectly well with every shape and style knife. Work with it and it’ll work for you. I did need to buy a variety of longer screws when I was mainly working with the “standard vise model…[Read more]
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Marc H replied to the topic KaBar USMC in the forum Main Forum 3 years ago
That’s why I’m a proponent for using creative thinking, accessories and modifications to help W.E. user’s to use their sharpeners easier, more efficiently and effectively. The W.E. alone cannot clamp and sharpen every knife. There are too many varieties. Sometimes the W.E. needs help and we have to get creative and intuitive. Afterall, the W.…[Read more]
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Marc H replied to the topic KaBar USMC in the forum Main Forum 3 years ago
Whether simply sharpening knives or reprofiling them, the process is essentially the same…it’s just a matter of degrees, how much steel is removed. You still need to find the best, most efficient clamping position, “the sweet spot” to carry either one out.
The poster, “Steve” who resurrected this old thread is using the technique to find…[Read more]
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Marc H replied to the topic KaBar USMC in the forum Main Forum 3 years ago
I have no experience with that particular military style knife. For similarly shaped long-ish knives when I need to rotate the handle for clamping to best find a “sweet spot” I always rotate the handles down and the tip up, both. It’s a slight downward position for the handle below the horizontal of the jawline and a slight upward rotation of t…[Read more]
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Marc H replied to the topic Dealing with paddles of different thicknesses ??? in the forum Basic Techniques and Sharpening Strategies 3 years ago
Henry, your post #57396 above, with all the close-up USB photos makes it hard to figure out your issue. As 000Robert likes to post, “a picture is worth a thousand words. If you could include a wide-view photo of the entire knife clamped in your Gen 3 Pro it would be very helpful. Your sharing the issues you’re dealing with, without us being to…[Read more]
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Jake M and Marc H are now friends 3 years ago
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Marc H replied to the topic Dealing with paddles of different thicknesses ??? in the forum Basic Techniques and Sharpening Strategies 3 years ago
Henry,
TMI
You are making yourself crazy worrying about too many details. The precision you’re seeking, it seems to me from reading your post, is way more than needed. We’re just sharpening knives. We’re not polishing jet engine turbofan blades.
There is some tolerance or slop between the stones and the guide rods. The W.E. guide rods we…[Read more]
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Marc H replied to the topic About to attempt my first sharpening and have a few questions in the forum Techniques and Sharpening Strategies 3 years ago
Jake, In my experience, most knives are tapered from the spine to the edge and often tapered down to the tip also. Only a knife that is the same thickness with parallel ground sides where it sits and clamps in the vise and rests against the vertical stationary left side vise, will be vertical with no lean.
A properly zeroed cube will give you…[Read more]
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Marc H replied to the topic About to attempt my first sharpening and have a few questions in the forum Techniques and Sharpening Strategies 3 years ago
Jake, here’s a link to a previous forum thread you might want to read with videos you should watch…
There are two things going on you need to learn to deal with.
- Setting the appropriate sharpening angle, and
- clamping the knife in an…
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Marc H replied to the topic About to attempt my first sharpening and have a few questions in the forum Techniques and Sharpening Strategies 3 years ago
Watch this video. It should help you compensate for the blade lean.
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Marc H replied to the topic About to attempt my first sharpening and have a few questions in the forum Techniques and Sharpening Strategies 3 years ago
Welcome to the forum, Jake M.
You are correct. You can set the bevel angles using the digital angle cube to reprofile your knives to angles of your choosing.
I’d still use the marker trick to allow you to see the progress your making removing steel and where your stones are contacting the knife edge. I’d continuously reapply the marker as y…[Read more]
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Marc H replied to the topic 2016 Pro Pack 1 in the forum Getting Started 3 years ago
Steve, if you confirm your guide rod set angles are still correct with your angle cube after reclamping the removed knife, making any necessary micro-angle adjustments, that’s all that really matters. Even if the knife is positioned slightly differently if the set angle is the same you’ll be good to continue. Of course you’ll want to try to g…[Read more]
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