multiple problems with wicked edge gen pro 3
...same order, grit after grit. I do use alternating side, (left side, right side, left side, right side), edge leading strokes, (that is down and onto or down and against)... »
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Reprofile angles don’t match
...worked both sides with alternating edge-trailing strokes until I got the scratch pattern on the edges matching. I then progressed through my stones to a nice toothy 800 grit. I... »
Reply To: 2016 Pro Pack 1
...every sharpening stroke direction whether it is edge leading, (down and onto the bevel), edge trailing, (up and off or away from the knife edge), round and around on the... »
2016 Pro Pack 1
...method, or a direction to slide the sharpening stones across the bevels. Each and every sharpening stroke direction whether it is edge leading, (down and onto the bevel), edge trailing,... »
Reply To: Pointers for my Tips?
...are edge leading, edge trailing, scrubbing up and down, going side to side or even round and around, as long as the sharpening stones are held consistently in flat contact... »
Pointers for my Tips?
...I'm working on, this doesn't effect or change the bevel's set angle. Whether your sharpening strokes are edge leading, edge trailing, scrubbing up and down, going side to side or... »
Reply To: Very frustrating. First EDC knife
...passes until I see a fairly regular pattern. That holds true for lower grits. At 800 grit an above I forego the scrubbing and use edge leading motion. I alternate... »
Very frustrating. First EDC knife
...you very much. When you say edge leading you mean your staring you pass from above the blade and come down passed the heal? [quote quote=55742]So it feels crazy sharp... »
Sharpening as a business
...horizontal. I use an up and out stroke (edge trailing) and the bottom of the stone comes off the tip of the blade. I do inspect the knives before I... »
Leading vs. trailing edge strokes
...than those done exclusively with edge trailing strokes using the same progression and angles. In light of these results, I sharpen with edge leading strokes only (except when using lapping... »