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Review on πŸ”ͺ Apex Edge Pro Sharpening System by Adam Huper

Revainrating 3 out of 5

It's not bad it just has one bug

I bought a lot of knife sharpeners but I wasn't planning to buy a bunch of knife sharpeners I was hoping it would solve all the problems with each one not consistent enough, to get a very sharp edge. The reason for this is that I was trying to save money, but I also wanted some of the good knives I collected to be very strong. I want more benefits than many people would want for the amount of money you have to spend to get there. So I learned a lot about knife sharpening as I have failed at all types of sharpeners. So in this review I'll tell you about the Edge Pro Apex and why I kept buying sharpeners beyond that. The problem I have is that it doesn't hold the knife very well. I was sharpening a Red Horse Knife Works Hell Razor P Series knife and the blade wasn't straight or flat enough for this jig so I returned it. For that much money I should be able to put the knife in the holder and sharpen it all the time and with this product I couldn't do that. If you're wondering where I am on my knife sharpening journey, I currently have a KME sharpening system and it's pretty cool so far. If I had to do it over and over again and I knew what I know now. I would probably go with the Wicked Edge WE100 which is the best selling product they have. I would also check out hapstone V7 from gritomatic dot com, hapstone is good especially if you like the apex jig format, hapstone just does it better. One of the reasons the Wicked Edge WE100 is great is that the jaws move in parallel, which is more important than you might think, and it has a system to set the knife the same way every time. Also, as with the KME and any sharpener other than diamond stones, you can sharpen MANY knives with the stones you are given, and all you have to do is add stones of progressively finer grit for a shinier edge. One thing KME can do is incorporate a convex edge like the WorkSharp Ken Onion Edition if you have a convex or curved stem. WorkSharp does this because of the backlash in the sanding belt. This makes an edge that lasts much longer. Another one worth seeing, but I don't have it, is the Tormek. You won't get a raised edge, but it will be a very sharp edge. If I went down this route I would go with a fake version like the WEN cylindrical grinder and maybe add Tormek wheels. You can get decent wheels and wheel bricks that are smaller. Finally, you can simply send in your knife to be sharpened like you never dreamed of, and at a fraction of the cost of what you would ever pay for a sharpener. I had a bit of fun sharpening knives, and it was kind of a challenge for me.

Pros
  • hand tool
Cons
  • faded