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[mike]

Thank you tcmeyer. I may well be sweeping past the tip. Perhaps I need to slow it down.

[mike]

Okay, I think I figured it out. Cleaned out the gunk and sprayed it all down with some Tuff Glide and now it seems much more agreeable.

Lovin’ my Wicked Edge!

[mike]

Thanks all!

I saw a few people mention it in some posts, but it seems that a toothbrush and some dish soap might work just as well.

Is something like Comet or Ajax too abrasive? Is it better to just use regular old soapy dish soap like Dawn, etc.?

[mike]

Thank you everyone for the really helpful responses. I am new to sharpening and trying to learn as much as I can on here (when the alligator doesn’t block me :angry: ) and watching lots of youtube videos–so what probably seems like pretty common sense stuff to the more experienced among you is new to me and I just wanted to be sure.

I’m also still trying to sort out the whole angle progression thing when it comes to sharpening; I remain unsure if and when it is important to the finished result.

I just did not want to do something out of sequence and ruin what I was trying to do (by following the tutorials I’ve been watching online). Needless to say, there is more than one way to sharpen a knife! So it can seem a little midboggling to a beginner.

Thanks again to everyone. I am really trying to learn to do it properly. It’s facinating and far more intricate and involved than I ever imagined.

[mike]

Thanks all for the helpful insights.

I guess I am still a little confused about the ORDER of angles: i.e. the progression of sharpening when trying to form a convex edge on the WEPS.

Maybe the order makes no difference?

Because in Clay’s video with the Sebenza he seems like he puts the lowest angle on first, a 17, then puts on the highest, a 20, then counts down by degress back to the lowest. So: 17, 20, 19, 18, 17. Then strops at the lowest angle (the 17).

But in the tutoial link Eamon posted, the instructions say the angle progression should be 17, 18, 19, 20. Then strop at 17 degrees.

Am I not being clear? Do you guys understand why I’m confused? Is the order of the angles sharpened when trying to produce a convex edge significant or does it not really matter what order then are done in?

Thank you again for helping out this noob, 🙂

[mike]

Thank you, Eamon!

I followed the steps in the link you provided and it seemed ot work well, though the facets were still noticable after I stropped. Perhaps I just need more practice.

What confuses me still is the order of the steps in Clay’s video seems to be different from the order of the steps in the tutorial in the link you provided–unless I am mistaken.

Clay seems to go 17, 20, 19, 18, 17; the link instructed to work from lowest angle to highest (so it would be 17, 18, 19, 20, 17). Maybe it doesn’t make a difference?

I am going to keep reading and tring to learn more about edges. This is a terrific forum for that!

[mike]

Does anyone know where I could get some hex head thumbscrews to replace the original thumbscrews that lock the arms on the angle bar? I’d like to be able to lock them down tighter. I’ve seen this modification on a few youtube videos, even went to Lowes to try and source some 5/32 hex head bolts that would fit, but the threads seemed off and it would not work.

If anyone know of a source for this item, could you please post a link or PM me?

Thanks!

Mike

Mike,

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That’s fantastic! Thank you very much. Loving my Pro Pack 1.

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