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Originally Posted By: GCOriginally Posted By: Strudy68
hope the link works... this is quite the concept takes out a lot of human error of not maintaining correct angle while sharpening...
The video says "hold the knife flat and stroke the blade up the stone." And it appears he is holding the blade flat to the stone as he moves it up the stone. That is not putting a 20* or whatever angle bevel on the blade. If the base of the jig is level, if the stone is then held at 20*, the blade must be level as it is stroked up the stone, not flat with the stone, in order to get a 20* primary bevel.
True.....I think they just misspoke.
Paper wheels work on the same principal but IMO while holding a knive dead level is slightly easier than duplicating the exact same angle every stroke there's still the human error factor.
Fixture type sharpeners like the Edge Pro pretty much eliminate the problem.
They're not something I'd want to haul around with me but neither is that contraption.
Buy a knife that holds a decent working edge, strop it on your boot top when necessary, and sharpen when you get home has always worked for me.
hope the link works... this is quite the concept takes out a lot of human error of not maintaining correct angle while sharpening...
The video says "hold the knife flat and stroke the blade up the stone." And it appears he is holding the blade flat to the stone as he moves it up the stone. That is not putting a 20* or whatever angle bevel on the blade. If the base of the jig is level, if the stone is then held at 20*, the blade must be level as it is stroked up the stone, not flat with the stone, in order to get a 20* primary bevel.
True.....I think they just misspoke.
Paper wheels work on the same principal but IMO while holding a knive dead level is slightly easier than duplicating the exact same angle every stroke there's still the human error factor.
Fixture type sharpeners like the Edge Pro pretty much eliminate the problem.
They're not something I'd want to haul around with me but neither is that contraption.
Buy a knife that holds a decent working edge, strop it on your boot top when necessary, and sharpen when you get home has always worked for me.