The Best Worksharp Precision Adjust Setup??

This is a great budget setup that can produce great results over the stock WSPA. All for around $100.
PLZ READ!!!
I spoke with some reps at Gritomatic, as they are the US supplier of Venev stones, they are currently out of stock of the Venev Dog series stones. However they expect them to potentially be in stock in November. That is not a guarantee however as there are many factors including production lead time and international shipping challenges. I will add a link to the scorpion stones as a temporary substitute, it's not as budget friendly but they do offer better performance.
This is my first video, and first time editing. I hope it's ok!
Links
Worksharp Precision Adjust
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Venev Dog Stones (Currently Out Of Stock)
www.gritomatic...
Venev Scorpion Series (price starting at $22)
www.gritomatic...
Angle Cube
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LE Stone Holder for WSPA
www.gritomatic...
Gunny Juice
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Strops and Other Compounds
www.gritomatic...

[@Brewhound77]

Very well done, I learned a lot from you, especially about rechecking angles between stones

[@voodoo7008]

I’ve got one of these coming today. I cannot free hand, and never been really good at sharpening a knife. I hope this one does the job. I’ve learned a lot in advance of delivery of this sharpener.

[@samzayas3377]

I put together this almost exact setup including the angle finder. Great minds are thinking alike man ✊️

[@karinaj.bradley6566]

Amazing! Can’t wait to see more of your work on here!

[@akquicksilver]

Just got my Elite model a couple days ago and have sharpened a few pocket knives and a couple of very rough kitchen knives. The pocket knives just neede a little fine stoning and a good stropping and both kitchen knives had to be completely reprofiled. The stock stone selection in the Elite kit worked great. I was pretty impressed with the performance and the ease of setup/adjustment. Thanks for the stone and holder suggestions.

[@StropsandStones]

The elite kit is an improvement for sure. I still think they could have done just a hair more for a more refined edge but none the less for 75% of people it will be perfect. I'm glad you are happy and are enjoying sharp knives!

[@boboleec4939]

Hello to you ! I learned a lot from watching your video. I didn't know there was a stone support. Special kudos for the sharpening method. It's all good. Thanks again, and big thumbs up! Hello from France! Translate with Google

[@r.d.1056]

Very good video and tips. I have basically the same set up, but I also have the KME 50 grit diamond plate for the reprofiling and chip repair and the lapping film kit from eBay to really put a super mirror edge. The ange cube is definitely mandatory though, if you use the stone holder the angle changes drastically and you are no longer able to use the guide marks on the sharpener.

[@cfltitan]

Those Civivi knives are really nice! Hell of a nice higher end budget knife. I need to grab a couple. There’s 2 or 3 models that really catch my eye.

[@sanman187-]

I was listening and watching closely, until we got to 7 minutes. Then your hat got in the way. Thanks for the great video and the great links!

[@StropsandStones]

Thank you I’m working on getting my videos to be better quality. I believe this was my first video if I recall correctly!

[@cornpop9262]

Nice edge man. I just got this system. Haven't had time to use it yet. Thanks for the video

[@Practical3DP]

I make an alternate stone holder and brace to stiffen the clamp arm. If you’re interested let me know.

[@ewong415]

I got the new plastic version of this stone holder and Mr. Keaton’s. Mr. Keaton’s can fit DMT and KME/Venev Stones. Gritomatic does not. Just FYI

[@wyattbreymeyer4033]

after being in the hobby for a few years and sharpening alot, i can without a doubt say, alot of manufacturers do not heat treat their m390 right, especially after seeing people do it right

[@leksasdf]

Great video, might want to get one of those universal holders from Hapstone, but goddamn I hate those blades with the big divots, you can see just how much that thing is flexing, I believe if you say that thing's got a good and steady edge but I doubt that's good in the long run. Never had that kind of flex with any of my knives.

[@whocares3986]

Looks good. Would you consider doing a stone and strop collection video? Angled systems too of course.

[@Murdock_]

Damn bro this video was super helpful. if i was a newer sharpener this would be a game changer. Keep it up!!!

[@lyssaisgangsta]

$18? That's not a deal, that's a steal! 😉

[@alvaroperalta8455]

Thank you very much. Enjoyed your video and has a lot of great information and tips.

[@torqueguy1]

Hey man, nice precise concise review. Lots of detail and thanks for the info on grit grading. Owe you a shot and a cold one!

[@GertTown]

Looks like their prices have gone way up. I use the same stone holder with dmt 4 inch diamonds. If you leave the bottom o ring off, you can get a longer reach on the stone.

[@jdbaker82]

Very nice video thank you so much I learned alot and that's after already watching 40 other videos and reddit posts this week

[@StropsandStones]

Awesome Jon! I really am glad I was able to give some insight that wasn’t mentioned elsewhere, that’s literally my goal every time I make a video. If you have any follow up questions just let me know!

[@sphill_edc]

That Odium looks familiar 😁

[@shawnpahl]

Nice bro!!!

[@skaterXYZ]

$18 is insane. Right now they are $64

[@Sergio-ef5pz]

ikr... why the price jump? I just bought gritomatic carbide 4" stones for 13 each :/

[@elzippo488]

@@Sergio-ef5pz Joe Biden Economics. Vote TRUMP!

[@Sergio-ef5pz]

Hey! Nice video, what you said about doing one long stroke instead of a sawing motion makes a lot of sense. I was wondering if its possible to do something like this in a 7/8 inch kitchen knives. Do you have any idea how to preserve the apex in that case?

[@frederikmare9002]

26:00 the knife is sharp, you are bleeding!... 😉👍👍👍

[@harveybeekerthegreysquirre8262]

I just wish there was a wider clamp for the blade for thicker Blades .

[@HollywoodTacticool]

pro tips! thanks for that!

[@AlirezaMoeini]

Hi Thank you for your good video, how long does this knife sharpener usually work? And after how long should it be replaced? Question 2: I do not have an electronic angle meter, and without using an electronic angle meter, how do we know what angle number to use for each type of knife, such as 15 degrees or 17 degrees or 20 degrees or 25 degrees or 30 degrees?

[@sanman187-]

What, exactly, were the two stones you used? I found the prices on the links to be higher, although I do like the four grits you spoke about. The links showed quite a few choices, and were mostly a bit more than $22. P.S. one link was dead, Venev Dog Stones (Currently Out Of Stock).

[@StropsandStones]

Yeah this video was made before Russia invaded Ukraine and thus increases on tariffs lead to increases on the cost of these Russian stones. I likely used the f80/f150 and the f240/f400

[@jaffutemeslames]

Nice video 👍

[@sphill_edc]

Gunny Juice.....Hell yeah

[@EastTactics]

What is the gunny juice used for, you never used it here.

[@know1knowsu210]

Hey what did you mean about the 25% abrasive on the stones you said they only use 25% abrasive on their stones? Does that mean that the over all thickness of the stone is 25% abrasive per side or does it mean that they only put abrasives in 25% of the bonding resin

[@StropsandStones]

They only put 25% abrasive in the bonding resin, great question!

[@GABI59042]

Hi , i think this type of sharpening systems are not sharpening a blade on the original angle but on a forced angle and only if the blade is perfectly round with the same radius on the whole lenght of the blade this kind of system will work and i said not this sysytem but all the systems with only a pivot point. If you are not in accord with me, you can make a video to show with the electronic angle meter to show everybody in different spots of the blade it is a different angle and that can damage the blades and messed up your entire angle of the blade because when you haveTHE SAME HEIGHT BUT DIFFERENT DISTANCE, THE ANGLE BETWEEN THE BLADE AND STONE CHANGE, and THATS NOT GOOD FOR THE BLADES. After few sharpening sessions with these kind of systems you will have on a single blade a mutitude of angles that VARY with the shape of the blade, the more curves or chages of a direction of a blade has the more angles you'll have because, LIKE I SAID BEFORE, THE DISTANCE AND ANGLES ARE INVERSELY PROPORTIONAL then as one quantity increases, the other decreases.

[@mi_cheap_guns2925]

You really went out of your way to make sure you put this comment on every fixed angle sharpening system video on here. Impressed with your extreme thoroughness.

[@Thor7]

Where can you get the stone holder?

[@EDGY12345]

Your hat was in the Way !

[@StropsandStones]

I'm so sorry about that, I'll keep that in mind

[@harveybeekerthegreysquirre8262]

Are the Scorpio stones dual sided as well ?

[@ewong415]

Do these Venev stones need to be lapped or flattened? Because normal diamond stones don’t need to be I think

[@StropsandStones]

great question, they do, but it's very very rarely. You can go dozens, if not 100+ sharpenings without the need to lap

[@harveybeekerthegreysquirre8262]

Do I need to use any water with those sharpening stones ??

[@StropsandStones]

Yes you do, just a minimal amount. No soaking needed

[@lindboknifeandtool]

$18 is insane I paid $60 total lol

[@kurtglo]

This thing was a complete disappointment to me that I sent it back. It wouldn't hold my knives tightly nor would it rotate properly nor could I get an edge on any of my knives. A complete disaster.

[@StropsandStones]

Sorry for such a late reply, so I haven't had any issues with rotation, but as far as holding the knives tightly I've experienced this. if you just tape the part of the blade that inserts in the clamp it really helps. If you want something better you'd have to increase your budget significantly. I'd strongly recommend a TSprof product.

[@wyattbreymeyer4033]

also shame on venev , tripled in price

[@EDGY12345]

Where can I buy those stones ?

[@StropsandStones]

you can always check gritomatic.com Hapstone.com and occasionally amazon

[@cornpop9262]

@@StropsandStones hapstone is legit? I got worried because they are less than half price of gritomatics venev stones. Gritomatics are 36$ and hapstone was 16$.

[@GG-ml3vr]

Take your hat off next time please👍

[@frederikmare9002]

Reminds me of the song... "You may leave your hat on..." 😉

[@troubletyme5561]

Shaving away the life of that poor civivi.. lol my spyder co s30v steal doesn’t even need that much effort for as long. 😂🤦🏻and how many people are learning the wrong way

[@1-Nice-Guy]

Nice job blocking the view with your hat.

[@r.d.1056]

Very good video and tips. I have basically the same set up, but I also have the KME 50 grit diamond plate for the reprofiling and chip repair and the lapping film kit from eBay to really put a super mirror edge. The ange cube is definitely mandatory though, if you use the stone holder the angle changes drastically and you are no longer able to use the guide marks on the sharpener.