Will my diamond honed tungsten carbide sharpen this knife? My sharpener is linked http://www.amazon.com/AccuSharp-1-001...
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They say to use a 1500 grit Japanese whetstone. I've been following the instructions on ehow.com. So far., no problems.
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Already answered. I was on the road in our motorhome. When I got home and used one of my knives I realized that I have to bring all the knives from the motorhome in and sharpen them even though I have a handheld Wusthof sharpener there. I love this sharpener!!
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Personally I would by a different sharpener. I am NOT pleased with the unit that I bought. it does not do an adequate job of sharpening any knife.
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use the white stones, if you want the sharpest edge, do it twice,stropping wont hurt,but i dont see the need. my knifes are sooooo sharp. i love this sharpener.
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It doesnt sharpen, it just brings the blade bach to its "true" so the blade will be sharper than it was but if your knives need sharpening the stone is best.
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It didn't work well for me either. I took off a lot of steel shavings using it but it was never razor sharp. Try a stone. I wonder if you run it through their sharpener then a stone if it doesn't sharpen up quick.
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I don't know about tungsten carbide. My knives are HSS. I would go to the Makita website and ask that question of Makita.
260912
Yes. It uses a different angle than smooth edge blades so make sure when you use a steel to use the correct angle (I think it's 20 degrees but I may be mistaken). I used a standard knife sharpener on it and it dulled the knife. If you use a sharpener makes sure it's designed to work with these kinds of blades. And when you get all this right be careful.. these knives are S H A R P.
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How well does it work on pocket knives with less than a 3-inch blade? With much difficulty...that's for sure. I have a Buck 1" blade pocket knife that I keep on my key chain. I free hand to sharpen this blade without using the sharpening guide. I'm not as proficient as I'd like to be using the WSKTS-KO. Never the less, omitting the guide when sharpening this particular knife suffices for me. Good luck.
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I have never (and wouldn't) try to sharpen a serrated edge with a sharpener that takes away metal from the edge. A serrated blade requires a special rod sharpener. I do not recommend the diamond sharpener, it will damage your blade.
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I wouldn't use a PP1 to sharpen this knife. use an Arkansas stone, a fine-grain grinding wheel or a butcher's rod-sharpener.
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I would think so. I have this KA-BAR Potbelly, and it will sharpen that. http://www.kabar.com/knives/detail/39
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This tool doesn't really sharp and despite what the description says the process that it performs is called honing. When you sharpen, like with a whetstone, it puts a sharp edge on it but the edge may be rough on certain edges or tip from one side to the other so the knife doesn't appear to be a sharp is actually is. This tool gets all the sharp edge facing the same direction so that the knife can cut much better it's not actually sharpened. You really need to use a whetstone every so often to sharpen and then use this almost every time you use the knife to keep it cutting its best.
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My husband says....the sharpener will produce a sharp enough enough edge to shave hair from your arm. However if you over sharpen your knife the edge will not last as long...but if you watch the video (included) they explain using the 30° back edge and that will help strengthen the edge. You can get a sharper edge by stropping...however I recommend the ultra find grit stones...purchased separately, for razor sharp edge.
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I do not know if this particular model will sharpen ceramic knives. There are specialty items made for such delicate items such as the ceramic knives due to their makeup. An example is the Kyocera Electric Diamond Knife Sharpener for Ceramic Knives which is sold on Amazon as well. This is just a suggestion and should be taken as such. Do your research please. It will pay off in the long run.
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Hey Dan, The Komachi's ship with the blade sharpen to percise, very thin measure's. Funny thing that I've experienced is if I use a different sharpener, it never works as good as the one I used originally. I'll go back to the original and I've got a shrp blade again. So I would imagin that if that was the only sharpener you use it would work, but I would use it very delicate. Another fit and very inexpensive sharpener that will work is the Rada Knives sharpener.
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Yes, I use the AccuSharp Knife Sharpener, AccuSharp 001 Knife Sharpener , which works very well then I hone it with a ceramic rod, Smith's 50002 9-Inch Oval Ceramic Sharpening Rod