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Comment by Jan Carter on January 2, 2016 at 20:47

John,

The edge Pal and the Edge Pro...similar products?

Comment by John Bamford on January 2, 2016 at 16:43

I had success with convexing up until recently it is user friendly and gets a nice edge . Then I bought an Edge Pro and a jewellers loupe and really started to make progress . Yes it did seem expensive , but only until I had added up how much I had spent on knives . The Edge Pro puts a much neater edge on to my mind and it is easy to polish that thing up to VERY sharp ! The only thing I would change is if I had known about it I would have bought an Edge Pal rather than an Edge Pro, mainly because they are made to order by my friend Thomas Lofvenmark !!

Comment by Cory Hess on January 2, 2016 at 11:17

This last summer I started convexing the edges of some of my knives. I was surprised at how easy it is to get a very sharp edge. I just took a chunk of 2x4, cut up the thickest mouse pad I could find and glued a piece to each side of the 2x4, and stapled some sandpaper over the mousepad. I used 1000 grit on one side and 2000 on the other. Very effective, very cheap, and super simple to replace the sandpaper when it's used up. Just pop a couple staples and staple a new piece on.

I've found that with this method I don't have to be near as precise with keeping a steady angle.

I popped off the sandpaper on one side to get some pictures for somebody that was asking a couple days ago.

Comment by Stephen L. Corley on January 2, 2016 at 0:58

https://youtu.be/GqYfDnEHpTQ

You could also try sharpening on a mouse pad with sandpaper.

Comment by Stephen L. Corley on January 2, 2016 at 0:54

You may want to try putting a convex edge on your knife.https://youtu.be/Lb2b2FzSS74

Comment by Billy Oneale on January 1, 2016 at 23:34

I really have a hard time free handing also. I have a work sharp that works really well, but end up using tungsten sharpeners for a quick touch up. I also have what is called a block sharpener. It has 2 sharpening rods that are angled and supposed to keep the angle the same as original. It works ok for a quick touch up. Hand honing is really the only way I know that will get one razor sharp and I cannot do it.

Comment by Howard P Reynolds on January 1, 2016 at 22:31

John,
I switch hands so that the hand/wrist set is the same. Had problems as you experienced with one hand sharpening. So, my left hand moves the knife left to right across the stone, and my right hand brings the other side of blade back across the stone rkght to left. With the dial angle finder I check the angle before each stroke. I find that my hand/wrist set has gotten better so I can check the angle less frequently, but it isn't perfect, and i lose or gain a couple degress with one hand or the other if I don't check often. I guess that is why the sharpening systems are popular - hard to hold an angle free-hand. Over time, accuracy has gotten better, but it is laborious. Results are great though.

Comment by john garcia on January 1, 2016 at 14:52

I have a work sharp, wish mine had the speed control though. I have rounded the tip of some larger knives with it, again my lack of skill/practice.

Comment by john garcia on January 1, 2016 at 14:49

Howard, do you use your left and right hand and go in one direction on both sides of your blade? I go foward and back both with my right hand. It has been hard to keep the same angle.

Comment by john garcia on January 1, 2016 at 14:45

JJ, i have some of the credit card and a full size dimond stone by dmt. They are nice and never seem to wear out! Stephen you are right, concistincy seems to be the key but i just cant get it! The way im going i might be better off buying a new flexcut whittlin jack every few projects and sell the old one for scrap. I really want to use a pocket knife and i want to whittle not carve. More practice i guess. Thanks for the ideas all.

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