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I think you’re right. I wonder if it isn’t useful to temporarily use a new pair of 2200/3000 stones in place of the 800/1000 stones until they’re broken in.

There is been a slight design change to the whole cam follower and washer stack and we added two more washers to the newer units.

Here is a link to another thread listing “Custom Accessories” that can be purchased for your Wicked Edge Sharpeners.

Great question. I find that the majority of knives I do allow for basic adjustments to find the sweet spot. Every now and then I do find a blade that won’t work with only back and forth adjustments. In those cases, I definitely break out my Advanced Alignment Guide and adjust the tilt of the blade as well. If you are trying to mount a knife and…[Read more]

There are also the old version stones with black centered handles and the newer style bi-colored handles.  The newer bi-colored stones have a better/tighter fit on the guide rods for better precision and less slop.

Hello and welcome! You can get the GO without stones, just email us at support@wickededgeusa.com and we can get you set up.

CSB, We never did get any answer from Wusthof we trusted.  I learned to use the sharpie marker method to match the existing bevels…if they are still original. (See post pasted at the top of this page for help doing that). If the bevels have been changed, (i.e., re-profiled), with some sharpening method or an attempt to, then I would recommend…[Read more]

I sent you a private message.

You have everything you need, and more, except experience.  With practice and broken-in sharpening stones you will get Wicked sharp edges.

This video is about installing the jaws for thicker blades it should help you do what @tcmeyer describes: https://youtu.be/7dwsSk0FiIo?t=52

The other way to look at is…now that you know that finger hold position and pressure effects how the stone scratches the bevel.  Study the resulting scratch patterns of these different finger positions with a magnified visual aid.  Then use this knowledge to steer where you place your scratches.  By understanding this cause and effect you can us…[Read more]

Stark sharp, welcome.  It’s not hard to use a Wicked Edge, but it’s far from simple, either.  It takes quite a bit of practice to learn to use it well.  The is a pretty good break-in period to the sharpening stones before they start to come around a yield consistent results.  This takes most of us 8 or 10 knives worth of practice.  Always put safe…[Read more]

Welcome StarkSharp! The best advice if you’re just starting out is to practice on a cheap knife or two. You’ll need some time to get your technique going and your stones will need some time to get broken in. If you’re working on a cheap knife, you can feel confident to experiment and not worry about making mistakes.

Don’t over complicate.  If you don’t see the results you want in the place on the bevel you want them, whatever the stroke and whatever the medium,  adjust your position and pressure to achieve the appearing results you desire, where you want them.  Our technique needs to be flexible.  This is results driven.  Do what it takes to achieve the resu…[Read more]

I will take another try at this….

If your knife is clamped securely and steadfastly.  Then the bevels on either side of the knife edge do not move either.

The scratch patterns are imparted onto the bevels by the moving stone, (what ever sharpening medium it is), which is held in your fingertips, as you direct it’s movement across the…[Read more]

There is no wrong.  The key is making what you do, work for you.  That’s all that matters.  If you can get good sharp results you’re doing it right.  Now from there, you can experiment with tweaks and changes to improve your results, to be even more so, to your liking.

Down the road in your sharpening journey you may decide to invest in an obj…[Read more]

There’s always “one other thing”…  this is why those of us that have figured it out and have learned to use our Wicked Edge Sharpeners well share the same bit of advice, consistency is key.  Once you figure out how to use and control your scratch patterns to your benefit then you begin to realize how consistent finger/hand-hold position and p…[Read more]

In one of the many emails I exchanged with -Terry, I suggested to him to become a better sharpener I found it helpful to become a student.  I used the USB microscope to observe my scratch patterns and correlate the placement of the scratches or the position the scratches are laid down on the knife edge bevels with the different finger positions…[Read more]

-Terry, thanks for the kind words.

Just to be clear…Knife sharpening with the Wicked Edge is an individual thing.  By know means is how I do it the only way it can be done.  There are many different methods/techniques we can employ to achieve the sharpening results we seek.  Please take what you like from me, and leave the rest.  Take som…[Read more]