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I’ll try one last time…. for me, stropping helps my sharpened knife edges simply slide more easily through the substrate I’m cutting or slicing by finely polishing the apex of the bevels.  My knife edge is very strong and sharp to start.  Stropping enhances the bevel’s edges lessening the friction as the very fine remnant scratches are filled a…[Read more]

Modernflame, your still relatively new in your W.E. sharpening user experience.   To you I say K.I.S.S.

You are attempting to employ a lot of different mediums in an order of use that seems logical to you.  Possibly you are following someone else’s suggestion or guidance.

The issue I want of suggest is that each different medium you choose to…[Read more]

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Not every knife is able to be sharpened with the Wicked Edge.  In most situations there are helpful workarounds, two of these you mentioned:

If you find that you’ll be facing this sharpening situation from time to time, it may be helpful to buy a set of W.E. stones that you do remove the plastic finger guards.  You can still don a pair of cut f…[Read more]

That’s what I call “the art of sharpening “.  It’s when you realize that there’s more to sharpening then just stringing together a bunch of decreasing grit mediums.  That the sequence can and does make a difference.  It takes time, trials and experience to learn what you like and what order gives you the results you seek.

And open a bottle of wine.

This is more than $20 but I couldn’t resist sharing it:

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Michael,  grits are not grits.   Each medium is different.  You used three different mediums, diamond stones, then strops, followed by ceramic whetstones.

It is a common attempt I’ve seen made by many W.E. users to try to use their different grit mediums in one long sequence of decreasing abrasive size, or increasing grit numbers.  That’s intu…[Read more]

Michael I own and have used Shapton’s Whetstones for years.  Shapton’s is a brand name for man made composite sharpening stones.  They have several different series.  I have used the just the”Pro Stones” and the “Glass Stones”.

These were both called “splash and go” stones, requiring that you spritz them with water to use them.  These ston…[Read more]

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I did neglect to discuss the belleville washers and their function.  Belleville washers have a convex curved design. They are stacked in pairs with their curves opposite to create a space between them.  This curved stacked profile gives them height and allows them to function as a strong spring as the spaces between the washers are reduced under c…[Read more]

I suggest you start with the basic “V” grind knife edge our W.E.  sharpeners allows us to apply well.  Pick one knife, like an edc, or a kitchen knife. Then use that knife and sharpen it only as needed.  After sometime through using that specific knife, as you normally use it, again and again, you should be able to get a read on it’s sho…[Read more]

“The art of sharpening”

Round end down.  The round end centers the bushing in a tapered groove that rotates as you twist the tensioner set knob.  At (-) setting the groove is wide so the bushing sit deep below the housing’s curved cam shaft seat.  At(+) setting the bushing is all the way up as the groove narrows at that end under the curved bushings elevating them.  The…[Read more]

I was just doing some maintenance on my Gen 3 Vise the other day.  I was playing with the number of the belleville washers in the washer stack curious the effect it had on the clamping tension.  I tried the vise with less washers in the stack like was shared earlier in this thread, and in another thread discussing the same washer stack i…[Read more]

Modern flame shares my experiences.  Even the best mirror edges can show scratches under magnification.  As your results improve these remnant scratches will become fewer, farther between them and finer appearing.

Spending more time and attention to detail with each and every grit is a good place to start.  Concentrate on consistency in your te…[Read more]