Butcher
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Wicked edge here. No problems. Dummy proof
Then I picked up a Work Sharp Ken Onion Edition and never looked back. Worth its weight in gold. Can make a razor blade out of a crowbar...
I just got the Work Sharp sharpener and it works great with the kitchen guide but when using the outdoor guide it doesn't support the blade all the way through and falls off at the end. Someone recommended pulling through from the other side (which I had already tried) but then the belt will never touch the first inch or so of the knife. Plus it is awkward if you are right handed. Anyone else notice this?
I was once awful at sharpening knives, too; tried Lansky kits, etc... Then I picked up a Work Sharp Ken Onion Edition and never looked back. Worth its weight in gold. Can make a razor blade out of a crowbar.
http://www.northerntool.com/shop/to...ci_sku=41587&gclid=CPS9vNC83cYCFc4WHwodvV0Akg
It comes will all of the belts and a DVD, too.
I was once awful at sharpening knives, too; tried Lansky kits, etc... Then I picked up a Work Sharp Ken Onion Edition and never looked back. Worth its weight in gold. Can make a razor blade out of a crowbar.
http://www.northerntool.com/shop/to...ci_sku=41587&gclid=CPS9vNC83cYCFc4WHwodvV0Akg
It comes will all of the belts and a DVD, too.
I finish my finest display/show-off polished edges after working up to 3K stones/tape with green chrome oxide paste(around .5micron) on balsa then paste leaded leather, and buffed/cleaned with clean leather, insanely sharp, the fine polish glides through material, but it just skates over hard material like zip-ties without "biting in". I get better performance and longer life with a ton less work only going up to 400-600(depending on steel), producing a micro-bevel with only a couple strokes on the final stone a couple degrees steeper. To finish I form and thin the edge burr with compound loaded leather on a belt grinder. It leaves a satin finish and slightly brighter micro-edge that bites into material well, slips through easy, and comes back several times by re-stropping only.
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I was once awful at sharpening knives, too; tried Lansky kits, etc... Then I picked up a Work Sharp Ken Onion Edition and never looked back. Worth its weight in gold. Can make a razor blade out of a crowbar.
http://www.northerntool.com/shop/to...ci_sku=41587&gclid=CPS9vNC83cYCFc4WHwodvV0Akg
It comes will all of the belts and a DVD, too.
I need to add my praise for the KO Worksharp also. Previously my go-to sharpener was Lansky... based on info in this thread I sprung for the KO Worksharp... so far it seems to be amazing and is great at putting edges on anything I have tried, even knives that I had issues getting a good edge on with the Lansky. so far, I am really impressed and a very happy customer.