Does anyone who's sharpened theirs on a jig know what the factory cutting edge angle is?
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It is a very steep edge near the base on mine but the closer to the tip u get the more convex. But that's just how mine arrived I thought it was kinda strange
504283
Hi jack,To tell the truth I'm bad on guessing edge angles but it's a wide angle similar to an axe.The BOB can carve and chop wonderfully but I don't find it to be a hunting blade
504284
It's a convex scandi so it may be a little more complicated than that. I've seen many methods but one that works is the old sand paper and mouse pad trick to really keep that convex edge. I have touched it up on a spyderco sharpmaker and it really brought It back to life. I only have it a few strokes though. Nothing major
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When I used my Lansky sharpening system on this knife I found the edge to be unevenly ground. One side of the blade was roughly 30 degrees and the other 25 degrees.I chose not to re-cut the edges and sharpened it at those angles. The blade took a very nice edge and has held its sharpness with moderate use.
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The angle is not @ 20. I believe it it 22.5. I spoke to Lansky directly. It will change the angle of your blade if used as a primary sharpener. As a touch up sharpener in the field then not an issue. However, you would need to reset the blade angle with your primary sharpener. I use the Spyderco triangle sharpmaker. Excellent.
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22.5 = 1/2 of a 45 degree angle. This is the correct angle for any sharpening.
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I've had the best luck with the Work Sharp sharpening system, available from Amazon as well. Most sharpeners I've used give you a 25 degree edge. This one sharpens at 20 degree angle, giving a much sharper and longer lasting edge.
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As far as I am aware, there is no angle/corner, be it inside or outside that this tool will not read. Pay attention to the exact reading/degrees, set your miter saw accordingly, make your cuts and get perfect joints first time, always. This is a really useful tool.
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Yep...And considering the price difference, Take this one. I took every knife and found the angle needed for sharpening, measured the distance between the base and the adjustable slide and I get a perfect edge. Did Edge Pro tell you that?
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variable.. advise you set your own angle. the hardening of the edge is good enough to manage a 20 edge in most chopping work.
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According to the Amazon product description of the "Wusthof Precision Edge 4 Stage Knife Sharpener": The standard sharpener uses carbide blades set at 28 degrees or 14 degrees per side to sharpener[sic] your standard kitchen knives. Stage 2 of the standard side uses ceramic rods to hone a fine edge on your blade. Simply slide the cover over to Asian knives to sharpen your Asian knives to a 20 degree angle or 10 degrees per side". So if this one is the standard part of the above, the angle is 14 deg according to Amazon. On the booklet that came with it, Wusthof says "Designed to handle all new knives with PEtec edge". Various sources on the web claim that with PEtec marketing Wusthof has reduced their edge angle from the former 19 deg to 14 deg (per side). Other web sources claim (old) German knives are 22 deg per side. I took an aligned macro photograph and measured the ratio of the coarse carbide blade separation vs perpendicular height, and using trigonometry got 18.4 deg per side (est error: +/- 0.4 deg ). Same measurement on the fine ceramic rods got 18.5 deg. It is possible the angle changes slightly when one actually puts a knife in the slots and applies some pressure.
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There's a good size circular button (I think its green) located on the housing near the blade that you push in which enables tilting the cutting angle.
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I have the same saw. Check out Home Depot. I bought what's called a Universal Edge Guide. I had to do some minor filling on the mounting slots of the shoe of the saw. Works great!
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Jim, I'm by no means am I an expert but I found if I mark the blade with a marker where I want it sharpened I can set the machine to that angle and get a knife sharp. There are markings on the machine but I find marking the blade is much more accurate! AGAIN... I'm no expert at sharpening. Through my trial and error that's my best answer... Hope that helps!
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Sure. Just set the devise on the table portion and zero it then sick (magneticly) on the blade to deiermine the angle to be cut. It works like a level so I can't say it works setting a miter angle.
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Hi Cai - On angles yes, dunno about molding. Make sure you have the right blades. Why not a jig saw?
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I couldn't tell you about the angles. It is a double bevel grind. I can say that this knife is awesome. It can take a beating and you can sharpen it however you like. If you want to try customizing your knife by changing the profile or grind or even the scales this is a great knife to try with as it is very inexpensive but you'll still want to use it because it's a great knife/tool. Here's a cool article on types of knife grinds: http://www.sharpeningsupplies.com/Detailed-Discussion-on-Knife-Sharpening-Angles-W28C116.aspx
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Don't know. I'm using it for the Swiss Victorinox knives which have an Asian edge, at least the angle. But I think they aren't sharpened on one side only like a lot of Japanese knives.
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It has kind of a factory edge. I think I could do better with a sharpening stone. I was trying to resurrect an old hand plane. Didn't work any better than it ever did. Finally bought a Bosch power planer. Much better. I always get dragged kicking and screaming into the future....