Marc H

Welcome to the Wicked Edge Forum Kyle.

Maybe this’ll help.  The blade shape looks similar, enough:

I suggest you spend more time, effort and pay closer attention to details, with each and every grit, before you move on to the next grit.  With time and practice you will see the difference in the scratch patterns between not enough and done right.

The results you’re seeing sounds to me like your on the right track.  Just work at it more with e…[Read more]

Using leather strops after the 1000 grit will bring out better sharpness and noticeable improvement slicing phone book paper.

Looks good…if the scratch pattern appears the same on both sides of the knife it should be good.

Appearance is not everything.  Some terrible looking bevels are really scary sharp.

Are you happy with the results? Does it feel sharp to you?  Does it cut well?

Welcome to the W.E. Forum, Larry

“pirate”, I suggest you take the time to read these most recent posts to this forum.  These threads are really a compilation of helpful discussion on issues facing many if not most new W.E. users.  There is some repetition and overlap in subject matter.  Many of the answers are similar because the issues that come up when doing a similar pr…[Read more]

You need to clamp your knife in a position that allows your sharpening stones to reach the knife edge completely and efficiently.   This position is called the “sweet spot”.  Read the first post at the very top of this page and the knowledge base article on  sweet spot and clamping positions.

The amount of strokes I use with each grit stone is…[Read more]

Here’s a couple YouTube videos.

This first one should explain how to operate the Gen 3 Pro

This second video explains some common sharpening strokes and how to use them.  Don’t worry that the model sharpener he uses is not the Gen 3 Pro.  All the same sharpening strokes are use to sharpen knives on all the differ W.E. models.

Wow, that’s really a bent screw.  Wicked Edge will replace it.  Call or submit a service ticket.  The bent screw is US Standard thread 1/4-28″.  You may find a hex head bolt to use until you can get the proper replacement with the knurled knob end.

The exposed threads on the guide rods will not affect angle settings or how the W.E. sharpeners fro…[Read more]

Welcome to the ” the crazy pirate”

Photos would be very helpful to see what you describe.

Save digital photo files you take to the device you are using to participate on the forum.

Click “Select File” button down below on left.  Browse your device for photo file, click to attach.  Click “Add another file” to browse, find and attach additional p…[Read more]

I did research it.  I didn’t find a single source that suggested anything finer then 1000 grit

I look at that knife as though its a gentle curve from tip to heel.  I try to clamp it centered in the curve.

I imagine a line between the knife’s tip and knife edge right at the heel. Then I clamp the knife roughly centered, to the curved edge, fore and aft while I rotate the handle slightly down.

For the 14.5° angle setting you seek, I’d c…[Read more]

A wider photo, from further away, so we could see how the knife is clamped in the vise, would be helpful.

A knife that’s clamped, positioned higher in the jaws will allow the end brackets with the guide rods to be position on the square bar further out and away from the vise/knife center-line, to achieve the same angle setting.  Because of Pythago…[Read more]

Through my personal experiences over years of involvement with this forum I’ve observed most everyone of us is a perfectionist or at least highly critical and detail oriented.   Most W.E. users look first towards our new prized sharpeners for issues resulting in our sharpening disappointments.  I had the expectation that all I had to do was cl…[Read more]

IMO: There should be no “and not damage” in the equation!  If there was any chance I lacked the confidence, ability or skill to sharpen any knives presented to me well, without inflicting damage to them, I’d stay out the sharpening business for now and keep practicing.

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Have you read this from an earlier thread?  It may help you.

0.3º variation is PDG.  Most of us who end up here with a W.E. are OCD and perfectionists.

I submit to you if you intend to profile the bevels to 15.00º and the knife ends up in reality at 14.70º or 15.30º it doesn’t mean the knife suddenly stops cutting.  It’ll cut just fine and it’ll look just the same.  You won’t feel any difference as long a…[Read more]

Welcome to the Wicked Edge forum, The Dutchman, GJHM28.

Kindly accept my constructive criticism:

I see from your photos provided that you have inserted a large diameter washer between the hexed thumb wheel jam lock and the rubber dust boot.  You have positioned the hex nut side of the jam wheel so it is oriented inward towards the extra…[Read more]

Consistency becomes really important using this device.

Where you place the cube against your stones, how high or how low on the stone.  Then how your stones are placed while leaning against the knife edge.  Again, how high or how low the stone is relative to the apex.  Are you holding the stone in that position? If so, with how much finger pr…[Read more]