MarcH

Here are photos from the end of working with each grit when I was ready to move up to the next finer DMR stone.

Here is the 80 Grit:

This is the next grit in the sequence, 250 grit:

I’d say this DMR 250 grit scratch pattern is very similar to the a well broken in W.E. 200 or 400 grit stone.

This next photo is the DMR 650 grit:

I find t…[Read more]

I finally used these friction disc on my micro angle adjusters last night.  It was the first real sharpening test.  The discs hold and lock very tightly.  When the thumb wheel is locked down on the disc it grabs tight and holds fast.  There’s no noticeable travel, rolling or sliding against the disc as the thumb wheel locks the adjuster set…[Read more]

I finally made the time to use the Resin Bonded Diamond Matrix Stones for the first knife, last night.  I hadn’t made the time to use them yet.  My barter guy who trades me Gulf of Mexico fish, (snapper and grouper) for sharpening knives showed up with an awful knife and two bags of fresh frozen delight.

The knife was an absolute disaster.  Fr…[Read more]

Thats what I was looking to do.  To add that little bit of friction and maybe some compressibilty between the flat surface.  When you tighten the thumbwheels finger-tight you can feel the grab.  When you twist the knob to release it you can feel how well it holds.  I would expect the material should last a long time too.  There’s no rota…[Read more]

I believe most recent version W.E. square bar has 3 holes through it.  A pair of holes on the outside from the center and a single hole offset to the left from the center.  These holes insure the one square bar is compatible with the WE110, WE120 and WE130 models, and all the upgrade kits with their attachments or installations methods.

This Large “Rack-It” is 56 Posts (28 W.E. stone pairs).  It is 8 posts wide and 7 rows deep.  It was one of my personal Rack-Its.  I outgrew it’s capacity.  I just refurbished it so it’s like-new condition.  I am asking $65 + postage.  This price is better than 50% off the new price for this size and model.  Please private message me if intere…[Read more]

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My preference is the granite.  It’s larger, heavier but also more expensive.  I like how it looks too.  I do have a WE120 on the W.E. Aluminum base.  That base is nice also, though it’s a little smaller.  The aluminum base is quality made and appearing like everything associated with W.E.

I have made bases out of large wood cutting boards.  A big…[Read more]

I use alternating sides, left-right-left -right, edge leading strokes.  That is down and onto or down and against the edge first, as my very last strokes with each grit I use in my sharpening progression.  These edge leading strokes remove any burr remnants before you move on to your next finer grit.

There are too many different cutting implements to make a one size fits all sharpener set-up.   Hence adaptations and modifications to broaden your tools usefulness to better fit your personal needs.

I have both models, the WE130 and the Gen 3 Pro.  I prefer the WE130, (that’s in the Pro Pack 3.)  There is nothing that can be done with the Gen 3 Pro that can’t be done with the WE130.  But there are sharpening situations the WE130 allows that the Gen 3 Pro can’t easily accomplish.

For my needs the WE130 is a better fit.  I have customized and…[Read more]

The longer bar doesn’t affect how you sharpen knives. You don’t need the low angle adapter, (LAA), unless you needed it  already with the original length bar.  The longer bar simply gives you a wider angle capacity you lacked with the regular length bar.

I needed the longer bar because I use an extra riser block.  This allow me to achieve lo…[Read more]

Bob, the Wicked Edge steel square bar is 5/16″.  You can replace it with a longer bar.  It probably needs to be 14″ or 16″ longer, overall.  Then you’ll be able to achieve the wide angle settings needed to sharpen the hoof sheers with the SA while the riser block is still in place. The longer square bar won’t effect your knife sharpening ab…[Read more]

Andrei, new (or newer) diamond stones, that haven’t become fully broken-in yet will yield rougher results then you can expect after they are well broken in, and  for you to gain more sharpening experience, also.  It generally takes about 10 knives minimum for the stones to begin to come around.  That’s just about the same amount of sharpening ex…[Read more]

Andrei, here’s a forum post I made a few years ago when I first got started with Japanese knives and steels.  It may be helpful for you. My experiences and perspective I’m sure has changed as I’ve gained sharpening experiences with many different knife brands and steels over the years.

Any knife that you can clamp secure and stabile in a position accessible to the sharpening medium, can be sharpened on the W.E.  It’s not the WE. sharpener the knives have to “hold up to”, it’s the knife sharpener, the one operating the W.E. sharpener, and the sharpening method and sharpening medium employed.

The W.E. is simply a very secure…[Read more]

Andrei, welcome to the Wicked Edge Forum.  I was in your shoes maybe 5 years ago when I purchased a collection of Miyabi Birchwood knives after reading them touted as “the world’s sharpest knives” on the internet and YouTube.  I learned this lesson, then, that you are wondering about, now.

I thought I’d done my practicing and learning as Dwight s…[Read more]

I wanted them to be similar to the W.E. handles.  Then I could better compare the abrasives because all factors considered, my sharpening strokes and techniques should be pretty much the same.

Chefy, I like your use of what looks like keyboard wrist pads on the granite base.  Not only are they functional but they look nice also.  Good choice.