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Thoughts on the Work Sharp Ken Onion Mk. 2?
Thoughts on the Work Sharp Ken Onion Mk. 2? : sharpening
WORK SHARP Ken Onion ELITE edition
You're kinda asking after the fact here...
Skall's recommendations for sharpening are all over the shot if I'm honest.
Many people on here (me included) would probably steer away from the worksharp and similar mini-sanders.
A good 1x30 inch slack belt sander does the job just as well, is probably even cheaper, has standardized belts (including leather stropping belt) and is just more flexible / usable for other stuff too. I use it, and so do some high profile competition cutters (Karl Bolle in particular).
In general:
- what scratches a blade are low quality, uneven grit-size belts.
How good are worksharp belts? No clue!
- ruining a blade with a power tool is obviously much easier/faster because you're removing material at a multiplied rate compared to a handguided whetstone. So it's real easy if you're not careful.
- Do a practice run on something you can afford to loose. (if you do f.e. on a kitchen knife, don't use the same belts for stainless steel knives and carbon steel swords - you'll get nice rust pockmarks on both)
Work sharp ken onion
make sure you are following edge guide and not ridimg in the little set of wheels .also make sure to keep blade flat in the edge guide also speed maybe to high
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