MarcH

To help avoid gouging/slashing strops, start your up and off motion, first, before you strop making contact between the strop leather with the knife steel.  Don’t stop the strop motion when in contact with the knife.  Follow through.  With your stroke motion, up, and off, lift the strop away from contact with the knife.

Don’t ever employ upper st…[Read more]

I use Safety Shields always.  I haven’t had any issues with the shields contacting the knife inhibiting my ability to sharpen the knife at the heel, right up against the handle or bolster.  If you choose to go the route to remove the plastic from the W.E. stones, you can still mount and use safety shields without any issue.

If this pasta knife were properly sharpened @ 20dps with a stone progression through 1000 grit. Then stropped to smooth the bevel shoulder and the edge.  It’ll  certainly ribbon newspaper.  That’s sharp enough to cut your pasta clean with the knife action you describe.

Greg Roddy, welcome to the Wicked Edge Forum.

I have never seen or sharpened a pasta knife.  My guess for it, based on a bit of sharpening experience and some cooking experience is, it’s not intended to be a very sharp knife.  It’s made to press down through cut and not for slicing.  I’m guessing a straight flat level obtuse angle knife edge is…[Read more]

Here’s a “Step Tiered Rack-It” with latching accessory box.  I just completed this for forum member Roblin Thegoblin.  This modular Rack-It accommodates 30 stones/15 stone pairs.  It can either sit on the table top or hang on the wall from integral hanger brackets, to get it up and out of the way.  The removable storage box holds all of the nec…[Read more]

000Robert, when I finding the “sweet spot”, (i.e., the best or most efficient position to clamp the knife for sharpening), using a sharpie, I use a very fine stone or often even lapping films, with a very wide or obtuse stone angle setting.  All I’m trying to do is remove the sharpie ink while adjusting the clamping position without removing any…[Read more]

If you feel it’s prudent to always wear a dust mask, while you are sharpening, I wouldn’t argue that point.  Better safe then sorry.

I measure the angle after I match it as determined by removing the sharpie ink, so I know what this bevel angle actually is.  Then I can record that angle in my sharpening log, along with the knives positions det…[Read more]

000Robert, there are really not any definite do’s or definite don’ts when sharpening with theWicked Edge.  Other then…don’t let your fingers dangle across a sharp exposed knife edge!  Find what you like and what gives you the results you seek and put those practices together to develop you’re own, individual “sharpening technique”.  Be open to…[Read more]

You can buy the indicators, (they’re called “stone stops”)  from forum member “airscapes”. Just click his screen name in blue a few posts up in this thread to private message him.

JayGrin, I can’t speak for that particular knife.  I can share, in general, you don’t have to position and clamp a knife so it always rests down on both pins or even just one of the pins of the depth key.  The depth key is simply used as a positioning guide.  What matters is simply that the knife is held securely.  Sometimes I make use, all…[Read more]

rummels, most of the digital microscopes that are iOS compatible are wireless connected.  Some have a wireless receiver or adapter box that plugs into the USB port of the iOS device.  Other scopes connect to your home wireless network then you use them through your home network wireless connection. Most of these iOS compatible scopes I’ve seen d…[Read more]

This 24 post, 12 stone pair, “Step Tier Rack-It” was just shipped off to our new forum member and recent WE130 model buyer, Steve.

Enjoy using it! Thanks.

Here is a link to another thread listing “Custom Accessories” that can be purchased for your Wicked Edge Sharpeners.

There are also the old version stones with black centered handles and the newer style bi-colored handles.  The newer bi-colored stones have a better/tighter fit on the guide rods for better precision and less slop.

CSB, We never did get any answer from Wusthof we trusted.  I learned to use the sharpie marker method to match the existing bevels…if they are still original. (See post pasted at the top of this page for help doing that). If the bevels have been changed, (i.e., re-profiled), with some sharpening method or an attempt to, then I would recommend…[Read more]

I sent you a private message.

You have everything you need, and more, except experience.  With practice and broken-in sharpening stones you will get Wicked sharp edges.

The other way to look at is…now that you know that finger hold position and pressure effects how the stone scratches the bevel.  Study the resulting scratch patterns of these different finger positions with a magnified visual aid.  Then use this knowledge to steer where you place your scratches.  By understanding this cause and effect you can us…[Read more]

Stark sharp, welcome.  It’s not hard to use a Wicked Edge, but it’s far from simple, either.  It takes quite a bit of practice to learn to use it well.  The is a pretty good break-in period to the sharpening stones before they start to come around a yield consistent results.  This takes most of us 8 or 10 knives worth of practice.  Always put safe…[Read more]