"Rick Rider" <[email hidden]> wrote in
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Quoted message said:I began to
wonder if a home sharpener was as good at sharpening knives as taking the
knives to a
professional sharpener.If you were to buy a new sharpener what kind would it be? I am leaning
toward a bench
grinder (variable speed) mounted set of wheels myself.
Your new knife can probably be improved also. Most are not truly sharp from
the factory.
Forget a grinding wheel. They are not made for sharpening and can ruin the
knife in seconds. . If you want a powered wheel you need something like the
$400 Tormek system.
http://www.woodcraft.com/search/search.aspx?query=tormek
Other systems, hand and powered can be found at www.leevalley.com I use the
Gatco setup.
http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=2&cat=1&p=43072
Be sure to get and use a good steel also. It keeps the edge in line.
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Ed
http://pages.cthome.net/edhome/