You can, as you say, just go up a degree, you probably wouldn’t notice a difference using the knife.
That was my “workaround.”
If you’re just barely scraping it, you can try not making the top screw quite so tight, and use the bottom screw a little extra to tighten the clamp on the knife.
That was my second “workaround.”
Some members have purchased a shorter screw to use on thin knives. (I don’t have the size in front of me.)
That was my long term plan.
So just to check, you’re using the short screw on top, longer underneath correct?
Yes, that’s one of the first things that I checked.
Also, are you using a PP2, or just the WEPS with the stock arms?
PP2
One thing to consider also, how deep are you putting the blade in the vise? That can make a huge difference, just make sure you put some tape on the vise so you don’t scrape it like I did.
I used the top holes in the vise. The knife that I had the issue with is an A.G. Russell Woodswalker. http://www.agrussell.com/product.asp?pn=AGPRS It’s a small blade, about 2 3/8″ long and only 3/4″ at the widest, tapering to a point. Great little steak knife.
If you’re not already using something, a piece of chamois or cloth lining the vice, as if you wanted to protect the spine of the blade, might help get the vice jaws a little wider so you can clear the screw.
I’m padding the vise with orange painter’s tape. No scratches so far. I tried some chamois but the knife moved in the vise. On YouTube I saw someone using aluminum tape, anyone using that?
Thanks for all the suggestions, I appreciate it. I think a shorter screw is the long term answer,
Clay, any chance you’ll supply one? That way it would still be part of the set that would work with the supplied wrench.
