Hand and Power Tools
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ten+ years of freehand sharpening
See, this is the part I'm trying to avoid. I want to spend my time making things using sharp knives, not spend my time making knives sharp. If I can get something that gives me a good edge without much time or effort, then that's the option I'm taking…
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Spyderco Sharpmaker?
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If you're looking for "good enough" the Worksharp Ken Onion will do the job (without the blade grinding attachment)
I would still get a bit of practice on a couple cheap knives.
Once you have your knives reprofiled, you can just do quick touch ups on a Spyderco Sharpmaker. Set the edge to 15 degrees each side, then sharpen on the Sharpmaker at 20 (40 degrees inclusive) and you should be good for awhile. When touch ups just don't do it anymore, take it back to the Worksharp.
I don't recommend most people use the Worksharp regularly and for touch ups, it takes off a lot of steel.
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Do you use the Spyderco a lot, Doug? I've used similar, though cheaper, sharpeners and didn't really like them. I think what appeals to me about the Worksharp is that I'm less likely to move the knife around and screw up the sharpening process. I like your tip about the marker; definitely gonna use that one.
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I do use the Spyderco a lot. It's handy for touch ups right before a carving task, or just routine touch ups.
One warning, you can't go on autopilot for the Worksharp. At some point the blade is going to narrow (I guess with the exception of a cleaver) and it's going to slip off the guide if you're not paying attention. If you let that happen weird things are going to happen to the tip.
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The problem you're probably encountering with the cheaper sharpeners is probably one of two things:
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You've sharpened/steeled the knife too many times and it needs to be reprofiled. The Worksharp is good for that. I like a 30 degree primary bevel and a 40 degree secondary bevel
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You have knives set at the factory with a stupidly obtuse angle and it needs to be reprofiled (see above)
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Festool T-Lock Systainers as far as the eye can reach ;D. Great shot @RoxRocks86
We have the pendulum jigsaw from Festool.
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Hey @Aetas that jigsaw is somewhere in the stack behind me as well
Out of the systainers in the pic actual festools included a rotex 125, cordless drywall gun, cxs Li 1.3 cordless drills, and a bunch of misc. hand tools, accessories, abrasives & bits.
But the main work horses that come along on almost every interior job are two CT HEPA dust extractors. One is usually hooked up to a track/table/miter saw and a mini HEPA used with various rotex & ets sanders.
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I am extremely pleased with this $25 Harbor Freight saws-all I got. I was surprised by how powerful it is! I got it to cut my old sofa up into manageable pieces since I don't have any help. Of it was any cheaper they'd be giving them away for free. The pack of blades was almost as much as the saw
I should have gotten the cuff off grinder while I was there too.
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My experiences with Harbor Freight tools have been that they are either amazingly solid for the price, or they are cheap in every sense of the word and break almost immediately. Unfortunately, there's no way to tell which it will be until you're knee deep in the project.
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anyone use Hilti?
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Or Festool?
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