Josh-L

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I’m trying to sell my WE120 with base if you want to start cheap and see if you like sharpening your own before dropping $1k. That’s exactly what I did and now upgrading to the gen 3 pro.

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sksharp

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I emailed them last week and they said they should be back in stock in two weeks. Never seen a discount code but if you find one let me know!

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wickededge

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Roger that Clay. I think I just needed to post this to affirm I shouldn’t bother! lol

Now I just need you to add the gen 3 pro on expertcity 😛

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wickededge

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Yeah it has the old style micro adjust and old jaws.  I’m just thinking out loud. lol

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Thanks guys.  I was just seeing what you guys suggested.  I haven’t even asked him about what steel he would want to use yet.  It’s just in the idea stage right now.  It will be basically my take on the old timer sharpfinger with a few mods.

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Marc H

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Thanks Marc. I’m wishing now I would have just saved a little longer and got the gen 3 pro lol.

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I tried pushing it all the way forward but it would still move up and down.

I tried my first real sharpening last night on one of my hunting knives cause I felt I was ready. I thought it came out really good until I inspected the grinds at the end. The left side was shallower if that’s the correct word. I think I figured out why. It appears the blade leans slightly to the left in the clamp. ??‍♂️

I also cannot get exactly 17 degrees on the left side again. The closest I could get was 16.90 before I ran out of micro adjustments.

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Another week down and a few new questions….

A friend gave me two knives to work on. A fixed blade double edge boot dagger and a folder that had large serrations on the back half. I got a decent edge on the front of the folder but wanted to know how you guys are sharpening serrations?

The other issue is I couldn’t get the dagger to clamp down. Any suggestions on that?

I also finally broke out the leather strops to try and was confused on the instructions. It says to go to two degrees higher angle before stropping. Technically a higher angle actually means a lower number right? So if I sharpened at 20 then I should strop at 18?

One other thing I noticed is my screws come loose on the left side degree bar so I have to check it after each time I switch stones. I also had an issue where I tried to set the folder to 17 degrees but the closet I could get was 16.80 on the left. So I just made the right side 16.80 to match.

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You guys are awesome.  Thanks for the replies they will help a ton I’m sure.  And I will go back and read old posts as well.

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David, Marc H, sksharp, wickededge

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Yeah I ended up using those screws without the washers and it appears to be working.  I think over time though it may wollar (redneck term I think lol) out those holes maybe.  But maybe not.  This paperstone stuff seems pretty tough.  I PM’d Clay so maybe the screws he sends will fit better.

[Josh-L]

Thanks for that detail reply!

I carry a Chris Reeve’s Sebenza as my daily carry and have two or three knives that I use for hunting year round.  They see the most action though in Nov/Dec where they gut/skin/quarter two or three whitetails.  I think I’ve noticed I dull them faster if I use them to cut the rib cage if I don’t have something else to use.

I’ve never heard of micro bevels before but have been reading a lot about it this week and is something I will definitely try.

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sksharp

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Thanks for the links Organic!

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