Beendare
WKR
I finally broke down and picked up an Edge Pro....
What put me over the edge was seeing some tests with the different setups and photos of the different edges through a microscope...wow, what a difference a good polished edge can make. Some systems and techniques tear at the bevel never fully refining it.
I spoke with the owner Ben on the phone...he was a pleasure to talk to. He made a good point, its pretty easy to get an edge very sharp with a guided system....but refining that edge with progressively finer stones is what really makes the difference.
I have seen the knock off versions on Amazon....glad I went with the USA made version...a high quality unit.
Holy smokes what a difference in my knives! I've always known a guided system can put a good edge on as I have used the Gatco system for years. The fine tune-ability of this edge pro is fantastic. Then the finer stones just put polish that edge to a mirror finish making them scary sharp.
A tip; You don't need much pressure with this system....very little to none. The stones you want to have just enough pressure to feel the stone grabbing the burr [maybe a couple pounds of pressure is all- almost nothing] The diamond stones need nothing....just the weight of the arm is all.
This thing sharpens S30v like its nuthin. I used it on my very difficult steels; Elmax, PMA 11, S20v and S90v- same thing....mirror polish....and a crazy sharp edge that just wasn't right with other systems.
Ben said as much, something like 80% of their customers own another knife sharpening system before buying his.
What put me over the edge was seeing some tests with the different setups and photos of the different edges through a microscope...wow, what a difference a good polished edge can make. Some systems and techniques tear at the bevel never fully refining it.
I spoke with the owner Ben on the phone...he was a pleasure to talk to. He made a good point, its pretty easy to get an edge very sharp with a guided system....but refining that edge with progressively finer stones is what really makes the difference.
I have seen the knock off versions on Amazon....glad I went with the USA made version...a high quality unit.
Holy smokes what a difference in my knives! I've always known a guided system can put a good edge on as I have used the Gatco system for years. The fine tune-ability of this edge pro is fantastic. Then the finer stones just put polish that edge to a mirror finish making them scary sharp.
A tip; You don't need much pressure with this system....very little to none. The stones you want to have just enough pressure to feel the stone grabbing the burr [maybe a couple pounds of pressure is all- almost nothing] The diamond stones need nothing....just the weight of the arm is all.
This thing sharpens S30v like its nuthin. I used it on my very difficult steels; Elmax, PMA 11, S20v and S90v- same thing....mirror polish....and a crazy sharp edge that just wasn't right with other systems.
Ben said as much, something like 80% of their customers own another knife sharpening system before buying his.
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