Post your Sharp Maker results

[fishwatcher]

Well.. everybody has said how great the Sharp Maker gets their knives.. and Sal says in the video, you can get your knives sharper than new with this tool.



What I'm interested in is seeing actual results, close-up. Ideally, a picture of the knife brand new, and then after it's been sharpened would be great, or maybe just before sharpening, and then afterwards.



What I'm interested to know is if the results can look as nice as factory finish.. or is there a "sharpened" look that is different. Also, does this look improve, as your skills increase with practice. Plain, serrated, combination blades.. all work welcome.



Thanks for looking.

[fishwatcher]

Oh and by the way.. I'm interested because I'd like to see the results I can achieve with practice on my own sharp maker, which I just bought, and watched the video of.

Thanks again!

[yog]

There are two types of sharp, coarse sharp and polished sharp.
Spyderco factory edges are coarse sharp because I believe they are hand sharpened on a belt sander, whereas the edge that is obtained on a Sharpmaker (if you use all 4 steps) is more of a polished sharp.

Coarse sharp is great for slicing, and polished sharp is great for push cuts, so yes you can get a better edge than factory if you are after a good push cutter. If you want a good slicer, just go with either step 1 or 2 (brown ceramic).

As you can see "sharp" is a relative term.

Walk softly, carry a big stick.

[aero_student]

The sharpmaker is a great tool, especially for beginners. I have used mine on countless nives. I hav found something that is amazing though, japanese water stones. With them I am able to reach a whole new level of sharpness that is past anything i have ever seen.

[ledheded]

japenese water stones? I am intriged! probably spelled that wrong. do explain!

[yog]

Japanese water stones, natural bench stones that use water as a suspending medium instead of oil. The coarse stones remove metal very quickly, but are relatively soft and wear quickly, the hard stones are capable of putting a mirror finish on a blade.

http://www.bladegallery.com/accessories/accessory.asp?id=17

Walk softly, carry a big stick.

[tenchu66]

the spyderco tri-angle sharpmaker is a great tool especially for beginners. The versatility is what sets it apart. you can back bevel HSS knives and save yourself some serious cash. Also spydies are not sharpened with a belt sander! that would be a crime! anyway the sharpmaker is great. just to give you an idea i took a 9 year old benchmade for its first sharpening and i can cut shapes out of newspaper. Its SHARP.

[Sword and Shield]

I'll challenge on <img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>s not being sharpened with some form of belt grinder. On my Salsa, one can actually see the grind lines on the edge, yet it still shaves and is one heck of a rope-slicer. <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>

The Man's Prayer- I am a man. But I can change. If I have to. I guess...

[J Smith]

I did see somewhere that the edge is put on with a belt grinder.

I learn something new everyday,even though I don't want to. Jeff

[chinook]

I witnessed a few Militaries and Starmates being edged on belt sanders at the Spyderco factory in 1999, when tours were still available.