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   "RichD"  wrote in message   
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   I saw some of those carbide V type sharpeners   
   at a sports shop yesterday.  There seems to   
   be a wide price variation.   
      
   Is there any real difference between these   
   devices?  Don't they all work the same way?   
      
      
   --   
   Rich   
      
      
   First off, congratulations on being the first person to post an on-topic   
   post for quite some time on here.   
   I've got loads of the "V" type sharpeners, carbide, ceramic, diamond and   
   while they give a useable edge, I much prefer using either the Gatco kit (a   
   present from a friend on this newsgroup) or just bare diamond stones then   
   finishing with an arkansas stone or a waterstone.  Then a strop if I'm   
   feeling perfectionist about it.  As Greg said already, no angle adjustment   
   makes the "V" sharpeners of limited usefulness.  The only V sharpener I've   
   managed to get a shaving sharp edge from is the Boker Vulkanus, but it's a   
   wee bit more expensive than the pocket ones and a good bit bulker.  It's   
   also pretty hungry with regards to removing metal from the blade.   
      
   http://www.osograndeknives.com/boker/boker_-_vulkanus_hs002,_black_abs.htm   
      
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