James

You will get different answers from different people. Some like to raise a burr with every grit, some skip pulling a burr like every other grit. It is mainly to ensure that you are reaching the apex. On touch up I still raise a burr with first grit I start with usually 800 or 600 depending on condition of blade. Some will chime in with more…[Read more]

Welcome Jason, hope you enjoy your purchase. Plenty of knowledge here to help.

Need to stick with the 100 grit until you raise a burr on each side. I would try to make sure to raise a burr on every other grit change.

Welcome Mark, great to have you here.

That is exactly my intensions to raise the sharpener up off the base a little more, fat fingers I have maybe. Larger nuts on the micro adjustments should give more leverage to tighten a bit more, the left side of mind tends to back off sometimes, this should help with that. Thanks for the info & part #.

I agree with the others, 1500 will be the next stone that I purchase.

Welcome Gary, a lot of info here. Hope you enjoy the WE & the forum.

Welcome, I think you will be happy with results.

Welcome Brain, with knives of that value I wouldn’t touch them with any other sharpener.

Welcome from Va. W.E. is one of the best choices I have made. I not only keep everything sharp now I actually enjoy going it.

Welcome from Va. Great place to learn, a lot of info. and knowledgeable folks here.

Being a new owner of one myself this is very pleasing to here. Glad they took care of you, and thanks for the update.

Hi Doug and Welcome to the group. I am very new with the Wicked Edged myself 3-4 weeks and less than 15 Knives on it, but happy with it. I by know means have mastered  it all but very pleased with the results I am getting. The first knife I sharped was a Old Hickory Butcher Knife  that had only been used for a small hatchet for last 15 year. I b…[Read more]