Just wanted to say hello to everyone. Ordered my Wicked Edge about a week ago but sadly my order is backordered. Hope it ships soon! I’ve been using a sharpmaker as my only sharpener and my knives are dying in anticipation to be sharpened on the Wicked Edge! 
Welcome! Let us know when it arrives? If I were you I would use this time to go to some thrift store to find some deals on old knifes. That way you will have something to practice on when you get it. Your stones will need to break in so the first two knifes should be a couple you don’t really love?
I have quite a few knives set aside for practicing on. Sadly lost a huge part of my knife collection to theft (several Emerson and Spyderco) but I am slowly getting back into collecting. I have three cheap smith & Wesson knives, and low end Spyderco that I’m gonna practice on. Then once I’m proficient I’ll take a chance with my paramilitary 2. That’s my current edc.
Welcome to the forum! Enjoy your WEPS when it arrives. And in the meantime, don’t hesitate to ask any questions. There’s a wealth of information here to spend your time on… 
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No questions just yet, it all seems pretty straight forward. I think I’ve watched every YouTube video that exists for the WEPS. I just wish it would ship already! LOL
Welcome and have fun. :woohoo:
Thanks!
One question I do have is with the strops and ceramic stones… which order do I go in after the diamond stones? I bought the pro pack 1 and both sets of ceramics (1200/1600 and Micro Fine)
Everything shipped! 
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One question I do have is with the strops and ceramic stones… which order do I go in after the diamond stones? I bought the pro pack 1 and both sets of ceramics (1200/1600 and Micro Fine)[/quote]
In general, use the ceramics after the diamonds, then the strops after the ceramics, if you’re going for the most polished edge. But there’s no set rules… experiment and see what works for you. For example, I’ll sometimes just use a little stroppng after the diamonds, and skip ceramics, sometimes stop after the ceramics, others will strop, then go back and put a little micro bevel on with a ceramic, etc. That’s the fun and advantage of sharpening your own knives, and the WE makes experimenting a breeze.
Have fun!
That’s a big part of the fun of the WEPS. But in cases you don’t want to experiment and just build on other people’s experiences, try microfine coarse -> 1200 -> 1600 -> microfine fine -> stropping. This will get you a mirror edge that is truely wickedly sharp.
lol thanks guys. Would it be beneficial to order the 1 and .5 micron diamond strops? And what’s this Balsa strop I see? Far too many options… making my head hurt. Currently I use a knivesplus strop which has served me quite well…
I love my balsa strop. If I go lets just say? 400 through 1K diamonds, then 14/10 balsa to 5 leather (roo is really nice) when I take a hair and touch it to the blade it will “pop”. Or if your looking to revive a edge the 14/10 balsa is also excellent! :cheer:
Just start having fun you just won’t believe it? Now if it isn’t “wicked sharp” I’m disappointed! :huh:
Ahh… I was reading that balsa is a little firmer than leather and it’s very porous and works well… I’ll have to just wait and see what it’s like with the items I ordered. This is going to get expensive very quickly lol
Well, your best bet is sometimes to just get everything :lol:
But before you go wild on accessories, be sure to master getting a knife sharpened to the stock diamond 600 level first. Then the fun can really begin!
Everything just arrived!!!
Call me stupid… but how do I use the metal/rubber washers to mount the WEPS to the base? I assume rubber side to the WEPS blue base?
[quote quote=“loft” post=11140]Everything just arrived!!!
Call me stupid… but how do I use the metal/rubber washers to mount the WEPS to the base? I assume rubber side to the WEPS blue base?[/quote]
The washer goes between the head of the screw and the Granite/QuartzStone/Paperstone base. The rubber side goes against the base and the metal side against the screw head.
Ahh! Well, I should switch that around then… I ended up doing rubber side against the screw. Thanks!
Wow. This really works! My only issue is getting the area of the blade near the shoulder / finger guard. It seems like the stones miss a little less than half an inch of the blade. More than likely it’s me… but I like it a lot so far!
I have seen that, especially with Spyderco knives. The Ricasso, the unsharpened part near the pivot, hits on the plastic of the platen. Not usually a half an inch… for me anyway on the knives where it is an issue (most are not), more like a quarter inch.
Some have ground away the plastic to give clearance, some put something between the stone and the platen..
Or, get some thicker stones. (He whispers…Chosera :))
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That’s a big part of the fun of the WEPS. But in cases you don’t want to experiment and just build on other people’s experiences, try microfine coarse -> 1200 -> 1600 -> microfine fine -> stropping. This will get you a mirror edge that is truly wickedly sharp.[/quote]
You will get a nice sharp edge this way, no doubt. Yes, a Wicked Edge! However, do not be disappointed if you do not get a “mirror” edge with that progression. It is pretty much impossible at those grit levels. (though you might get close by spending hours stropping.. I mean HOURS) Lots of folks have asked on the forums indicating they were not getting the mirror that they were looking for at that level. Usually they think that they are doing something wrong. This is not the case! If you want a mirror, some finer stones with more polishing ability is what you will need.
Don’t get me wrong, with what you have you can put some really super edges on steel..
I am just trying to help set expectations, so that you don’t think that you are doing something wrong, or that the WEPS is not doing its job when you don’t see a mirror on your edge and do see plenty of visible scratches..
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And welcome to the forms!