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Been using a Sharpmaker for the past three years and have no complaints. I'm pretty finicky about sharp and at some point may pick up an Edge Pro Apex. The SM has served me well- its the first sharpening device I've been able to use successfully- a nice sharp edge is a source of great satisfaction
 . Using the SM has also provided an opportunity to learn the "hows and whys" of sharpening, can use a stone much better now than ever before.Allen Elishewitz Preservation Society Member: 440c Nim Cub, 875S, 690, 690-400, 730HS/735, 732D2BT, 710HSSR, 710-801, 552M2-600, 814HS, 812SBT,943, 835HS, 520, 525, 805HSSR, 805-1101, 800HSSR, BM-32 |
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"Jon." |
Gah... changing avatars.
  I've seen a lot of people stand by the SM. KnifeRights.org Charter Member #606 - How about you? Pardue Pimps® #722 Boomerangs 'n Butterflies: An Osborne Alliance | Member #722 |
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I had to put a combination because I use LifeSharp sometimes, a Sharpmaker, and I have taken up convex sharpening on a mouse pad and sandpaper (I stink at it, but I'm practicing).
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"ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ " |
A popular vote: SharpMaker and LifeSharp.
350, 520, 525, 525BK-1101, 530, 530-901, 580-1102, 580 Proto, 583-1, 585-1, 635, 710-1, 710HS, 710D2, 722, 732, 740, 740 Proto, 741, 745, 746, 750, 760, 790, 800, 805-1101, 806BK-901, 812, 830, 831, 835HS, 840, 845, 905, 907D2, 910, 910SCG, 912D2, 913D2, 12400 Proto, 12410, 14205, 14210. Charter Member #7 - Lum Lunatics. Boomerangs 'n Butterflies: An Osborne Alliance | Member #585 |
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"Semper Acer " |
I'm with fox - the sound of the blade on a good Arkansas stone is sweet. I like the way it feels, too.
************************************************************************ Charter Member #9 and Skullmaster °„° Lum Lunatics Brotherhood of the 420 Boomerangs 'n Butterflies: An Osborne Alliance | General, and Member #950 Pardue Pimps® #3 Jack of all Trades, and Good Enough to get Paid for All of Them. ************************************************************************ "No time for the old 'in-out,' luv - I've just come to read the meter!" -Alexander DeLarge (Prisoner Number Six Double Five Three Two One) |
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"Semper Paratus" |
I use a Sharpmaker for touchups or light maintenance. But I also use a whetstone for some serious sharpening. If I do use that carborundum stone, I always finish with an Arkansas fine stone. And, once in awhile I use a BM pocket sharpener in the field to fix chips or nicks in a blade's edge.
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The Un-Sheeple  |
I use the EdgePro every time that the paper wheels don't do it. In my limited experience, the paper wheels do an awesome job of keeping a knife just about as sharp as you can get it, but sometimes you just need to start out with a nice clean fresh cut edge. When that happens I break out the EdgePro. It takes 15 or 20 minutes. The Wheels take 15 or 20 seconds.
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""Don't take life too seriously, you will never get out alive."" |
EP to get the angle I want, freehand after that.
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The Un-Sheeple  |
free hand on DMT diamond stones,btw.....I've mentioned it before but since it's a sharpening thread.....,you can use the unglazed ring on the bottom of ceramic dishes in a pinch,just don't let your wife or G/F catch you!Especially if they were "Grandma's"!
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The Un-Sheeple |
I read somewhere that in the 19th century they used to sharpen Bowie knives by sliding them around the inner side of a crockery pickle barrel...which is about 18" diameter. The curvature of the surface held the knife at a constant angle which would have given a consistent edge angle. I imagine it also screwed up the looks of the spine of the blade, but on a real user, they probably didn't care.
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