This ZT 0801 went from DULL to RAZOR SHARP with a stunning mirror edge! What system are YOU using to sharpen your knives? Drop your thoughts below - I'd love to hear about it! 🪒✨
since you have both. generally which do you think is better easier to use does a better job etc. the TSProf or the wicked edge? after 2 years I may be fighting some flaws in the wicked edge. I have the Gen 3 pro.
I like the TS Prof because the stone size is slightly larger and there are many places to get various stones since its more universal so there is that, I mean 1"x6" has been around longer and many sharpening systems use that form factor. Where the Wicked Edge is unique is that you can micro adjust each side so if the knife wasnt ground correctly from the factory and you want to keep the same angle on the knife, you can have slightly different angles on each side. You cant easily do that on a TS Prof. I have been happy with both systems though. I think the TS Prof might be more versatile with various attachments but not by much. In terms of being able to sharpen a knife to perfection, I have achieved that with both the Wicked Edge systems and the TS Prof. I like them both. One more plus for a TS Prof is slightly larger knives are easier to sharpen with it.
well I appreciate your perspective. I have the Gen 3 pro and the biggest problem I have is those different angles on each side. which seems to be about every single knife that anybody gives me to sharpen. I did four fillet knives yesterday and one of them I seem like I spent an hour on it trying to get it right. I finally did. and have been thinking about the sideways sharpeners versus the wicked edge vertical vice. especially with seriously flexible long blades that are very thin also. I just seem to be a real pain in the ass. after someone has been using some pull through carbide sharpener destroying the entire blade and the geometry of it. I was thinking the sideways type clamping maybe better. I'll keep watching to see you use both.
It’s a great question and the answer for this one is I was trying to fix a messed up sharpening from the person who had the knife before me. Generally if it’s going to be for heavy duty use then stick with 20 degrees and above per side and if it’s a kitchen knife or a show knife or a knife made out of a super premium steel you can do less than 20 degrees per side. A good rule of thumb is to stick with the factory angle.
@@Sweetknives I think that piece of tubing that acts as a stop on the shaft that holds the stone is brilliant! As to the 3mm round diamond file, Alistar Phillips, the designer of the Kapara folding knife that Spyderco produces, told me that trick. That's what he does on the custom version he makes. He recommends stopping when the width of the choil is the same as the widest section of the file.
The bevel looks far too acute, and that knife will not hold an edge, why do you think most pocket knives are about 20 degrees with 40 degrees combined at the apex would be ideal for an everyday carry.
when youre sharpening using stones do you sharpen towards the spine or towards the sharp edge or both. It seems like you grinding both ways but if pushing toward the spine in seems like it wouldnt make the "burr" on the bottom edge
When using diamonds, it's most efficient to cut both ways with light pressure. You will form a burr regardless of the direction you're cutting with the stone.
Nick is right, doesnt matter when way you are going with the diamonds. When using lapping films always use Pull Strokes. I push the limits on this and sometimes it works and sometimes it doesnt, so I do recommend pull strokes on lapping films or stropping.
Hate to be that guy. Mirror isn't always the sharpest. Cutting a wave through a paper towel would tell you if it was insanely sharp. An edge that thick and smooth couldn't do that.
You need to apex it correctly, I would say that is the first step. If you dont have it apexed correctly, all the subsequent steps in sharpening are meaningless.
This ZT 0801 went from DULL to RAZOR SHARP with a stunning mirror edge! What system are YOU using to sharpen your knives? Drop your thoughts below - I'd love to hear about it! 🪒✨
Awesome job! I got lapping strips from you years ago for my precision. Still use them. Thanks again!
Love that, thanks again!
since you have both. generally which do you think is better easier to use does a better job etc. the TSProf or the wicked edge?
after 2 years I may be fighting some flaws in the wicked edge. I have the Gen 3 pro.
I like the TS Prof because the stone size is slightly larger and there are many places to get various stones since its more universal so there is that, I mean 1"x6" has been around longer and many sharpening systems use that form factor. Where the Wicked Edge is unique is that you can micro adjust each side so if the knife wasnt ground correctly from the factory and you want to keep the same angle on the knife, you can have slightly different angles on each side. You cant easily do that on a TS Prof. I have been happy with both systems though. I think the TS Prof might be more versatile with various attachments but not by much. In terms of being able to sharpen a knife to perfection, I have achieved that with both the Wicked Edge systems and the TS Prof. I like them both. One more plus for a TS Prof is slightly larger knives are easier to sharpen with it.
well I appreciate your perspective.
I have the Gen 3 pro and the biggest problem I have is those different angles on each side. which seems to be about every single knife that anybody gives me to sharpen. I did four fillet knives yesterday and one of them I seem like I spent an hour on it trying to get it right. I finally did. and have been thinking about the sideways sharpeners versus the wicked edge vertical vice. especially with seriously flexible long blades that are very thin also.
I just seem to be a real pain in the ass. after someone has been using some pull through carbide sharpener destroying the entire blade and the geometry of it.
I was thinking the sideways type clamping maybe better. I'll keep watching to see you use both.
Didn't hear, or didn't listen... Lol... But why 15° and not 20°?? Just wondering what, why and when one angle is better than the next.??? Thanks
It’s a great question and the answer for this one is I was trying to fix a messed up sharpening from the person who had the knife before me. Generally if it’s going to be for heavy duty use then stick with 20 degrees and above per side and if it’s a kitchen knife or a show knife or a knife made out of a super premium steel you can do less than 20 degrees per side. A good rule of thumb is to stick with the factory angle.
Amazing video. Cheers man.
Nice work!
What if you took a 3mm round diamond file and cut in a sharpening choil? I think you'd end up with a much better line.
Definitely an idea, worth a shot.
@@Sweetknives I think that piece of tubing that acts as a stop on the shaft that holds the stone is brilliant!
As to the 3mm round diamond file, Alistar Phillips, the designer of the Kapara folding knife that Spyderco produces, told me that trick. That's what he does on the custom version he makes. He recommends stopping when the width of the choil is the same as the widest section of the file.
Top de mais! Eu já tentei deixar meu canivete com fio polido mas não deu muito certo 😅
Continue tentando, meu amigo! Com paciência e a técnica certa, você vai conseguir deixar esse fio polido brilhando como um espelho! 🔥💪
Didn’t realise Elmax was so hard and would take so long to work on.
It's not. Depends on the heat treat and what you want. If you have good stones It's easy. I don't like elmax. It's too soft.
I have four guardian tacticals. all with. ELmax. I don't always look forward to sharpening them, compared to my lightning OTF... haha
It is true the heat treat matters, for some reason this one seemed hard, not sure why, just seemed harder than normal.
The bevel looks far too acute, and that knife will not hold an edge, why do you think most pocket knives are about 20 degrees with 40 degrees combined at the apex would be ideal for an everyday carry.
when youre sharpening using stones do you sharpen towards the spine or towards the sharp edge or both. It seems like you grinding both ways but if pushing toward the spine in seems like it wouldnt make the "burr" on the bottom edge
When using diamonds, it's most efficient to cut both ways with light pressure. You will form a burr regardless of the direction you're cutting with the stone.
Nick is right, doesnt matter when way you are going with the diamonds. When using lapping films always use Pull Strokes. I push the limits on this and sometimes it works and sometimes it doesnt, so I do recommend pull strokes on lapping films or stropping.
same as you tsprof …
Hate to be that guy. Mirror isn't always the sharpest. Cutting a wave through a paper towel would tell you if it was insanely sharp. An edge that thick and smooth couldn't do that.
You need to apex it correctly, I would say that is the first step. If you dont have it apexed correctly, all the subsequent steps in sharpening are meaningless.