I just bought a Tormek double rotary wet grindstone machine with rotary leather stropper from Sweden. The machine comes with a lot of different angle jigs for knifes axes and chisels. In addition, I bought an extra 4000 grit rotating Japanese polishing whet stone for this machine. All of this was a few hundred dollars cheaper than the Wicked Edge Gen 3 pro pack. The Wicked edge is just a small sharpening jig for the table. And it is just an insane rip-off all together, compared to the more professional machine with all those accessories from Sweden. The price of Wicked Edge products is complete madness.
That sharpening system is awesome and while the price is a bit steep, you get what you pay for! I have used many different systems in the past, and after watching your video I am confident, this system is the best I have seen. I will be purchasing one! Thank you for the excellent video.
The more professional Tormek swedish rotating whetstone machine with rotating leatherstropper is less than half the price of the Wicked Edge III pro pack. And it can do the job in a fraction of the time and effort.
@@RoarIsaksen1959 There are wet rotating grinding machines that are %10 the cost of this wicked edge contraption that blow It away in any which way possible. The Tormek machine duplicates are as low as $200.
Great review. Personally, I no longer use the WE system, it's just too slow. I'm strictly sharpening with the 2x72 with my new sharpening attachment. Stay tuned, I'll have a video of it next month. Maybe I'll send you one. 😉
Great review...thanks. I own the WE130 and the biggest upgrade, to prevent scratching the blade on tall knives, is a set of clamping two-piece shaft collars from McMaster-Carr. With them on the guide rods, you can prevent the sharpening stone from dropping below the edge of the blade and causing scratches from contacting the face of the blade.
Great through video from someone who knows their way around a knife, being a knife maker, and knife sharping. Very good content and video quality. Would be interested on more in depth process od using lapping films.
Very nice video. Over the years ive acquired a few systems and a handful of hand stones of different types chasing my preffered way of sharpening. Normally i hand sharpen with a dmt fine plate or spyderco ceramic bench stone then strop. Over time my technique shows its imperfections and the secondary gets all buggered so ill use my kme for small slipjoints and stuff or the wicked edge go deluxe for everything else to properly reset the edge. I started with a lansky, used belts, water stones, oil stones, ken onion sharpener and what i mentioned above seems to work the best for me. I'd love the pro system or one of the others but for how much my WE go gets used I couldnt justify the cost for personal use. Diamond and ceramic bench stones plus a strop for a quick touch up once you get the hang of it is so much faster in my opinion.
Really enjoy your videos! Nice job. You totally freaked me out for a second. I have whiskers that don't quite make the ZZ Top cut, but get close. It would take a lot to convince me to shave it. Ya done good, real good. 😂
What’s up Red, good video. Was awesome to see the Siren make a cameo in there! I enjoyed seeing the before and after stropping bit too. One thing that would be cool to test is the difference between stropping and micro beveling. I’m a huge fan of using microbevels. I feel like it always gives me the maximum level of sharpness with the least amount of work and the least steel removal. I also believe that it provides a longer lasting edge than stropping but I’ve never rigorously tested that. What would be interesting to me is to take two equally sharp knives that tested at very similar levels (say 200) and then strop one and VERY lightly micro bevel the other, maybe with a 1200 or 2000 stone. I personally believe the microbevel would be more agressive and last longer but it would be interesting to compare the final sharpness between the two techniques. Anyway, just my ramblings. Thanks for the video!
Ive been using wicked edge for about 4 years now and nothing has came out that beats it my opinion the mirror finish you can get with those lapping films are excellent better then any others system ive seen and i have lapping films and also strops and you can get kangaroo leather with diamond. 10 micron spray to make it just stupid sharp good review the stones work better as they break in and yeah its not cheap but its quality sharpener that will lasts for years
Don’t use WE because it’s not only harder to use than most systems, the big elephant in the room is their use of their own stones, and not the more standardized 6” stones. TSPROF K03 or Kadet Pro can reach much better results with more stone options, and ability to run more clamp types, and better built quality with use of 7075-T6. I got a Kadet Pro for $368 new on Black Friday, came with 5 Diamond stones. It’s much easier to setup, adjust angles, and has stone thickness compensator which allow you to quickly change stones from different makers. There’s no going back for me, I’ve already reached higher results on the Bess with the same para 3 rex45.
I think this might come in handy, but honestly, I think I’ll stick with my Spyderco stones. The medium is awesome for everyday use, and the other two are great for kitchen knives. I love the hell out of those stones, put a nice edge on everything
I've been looking at one of these but damn they are so expensive. I use my 1×30 and they turn out sharp enough to cut paper and hair. Im sure it's nowhere as sharp as you can get it on that system 👍 great video
I feel you sir! The good news is that they do make a budget model that will achieve very similar if not just as good results... just a little less user friendly (more timing consuming). I totally get it though.
I own the Gen 3 Pro. I've had some problems with it with small (e.g. paring) knives. Even on larger knives, In my hands it's not quite as easy to get a good result as is shown on many RU-vid videos. I realize that may be "on me".
I would get a we system but thats a relaly high price i like the angle adjustable rods and the stone grits but i need something hopefully cheaper that does that sharp of bevels for my knives i carry or use
I'd say for all the knives I've made I've wanted the edge to be centered in the blade. It think there are some chisel ground blades out there that this would not be the case.
Well it depends on if it's a knife I'm making or if it's one I'm re-sharpening. re-sharpening not that long at all. I think I timed a custom knife in this video.
I dont know if this comment is too obvious as for anyone watching this video , but you said nothing about any finishing compounds that are used on your 2 other comparison systems. There are many diamond compounds available to strop with that would be much more effective in than the wicked edge system. Diamond compounds in paste form, water and oil based,spray, and emulsions. and others. Besides the multitude of diamond sizes. There are CBN compounds that act differently. There are ceramic compounds. There are green chromium oxides, there are aluminum oxide, and much more. All of these can be e utilized with or without the wicked edge system, at a extremely fast pace. And might i add a way lower price structure than any thing similar to what wicked edge had to offer. Not an opinion.fact. all of the degree of final sharpness was related directly to the finishing steps that you used.
I go down a 1/2 degree... not a pro, but that's been working for me. So if I'm at 18 degrees I'll bring it down to 17.5 to strop. This is because the leather "smushes" a little bit and you don't want to round over the edge you just worked on.
