Using Expert Voice I was able to get a good deal on this sharpener system. I ordered them but they haven't shipped yet (it's a weekend) and now I'm wondering if I should have dome more research.
Background: I absolutely SUCK at sharpening knives. I've tried various stone sets, knives come out duller than when I started. I had a Lansky set back in the 80s and sucked with that. More recently I had the best EdgePro Apex set I could find. Both of these options didn't work for me because they seem to rely on the knife having a flat profile along the spine in order to clamp them in, and not all my knives had that (or the flat area of the spine was too small to use). So I gave up on clamp style sharpeners.
Now I have the Spyderco Sharpmaker set, but don't trust my good knives to it because the blade angle is ambiguous- seems to depend on your viewing angle and ability to determine vertically "straight" with just your eye.
As a result, my good knives are getting dull.
So,
if you have the Sharpmaker Ken Onion sharpener, please send along your tricks, tips, and hints about using them. If you have the Blade Grinding attachment even better!
I ordered it, it's coming, so telling me I should have gotten X product instead isn't going to help. I would love to hear from users of this sharpener.
EDIT to add the pic, as we all love them.
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