Thanks for getting back to me Clay. I'm glad to hear that it's not the system, but rather the user that's at fault here. I'll definitely have to go out and learn some more about how to use the system.

Thanks for the suggestion, I was actually planning on dropping him a line tomorrow.

Hello everyone!

I finally jumped on the bandwagon and ordered myself a Wicked Edge. I decided to go with the F&S since it was a little more portiable. So far it has been ok, but not what i expected (i put this to inexperiance). I have come up against two main issues:

1. The 12° and 14° angle settings are pretty much useless for any knife that's not a 3" wide cleaver. The stones hit the base of the clamp and not the edge. Additionally, Unless i have the bottom most screw on the clamp in all the way, the stone hits that too. Am I missing something or doing something wrong here?

Paramilitary 2 at 14°


Another unexpected thing I've found is a little amount of play in the clear plastic brackets at the base of the arms. There's probably 1° or 2° of play in them (more on one then the other). Will this really effect my results? Lastly i've noticed there's no adjustable depth gauge for clamping your knife, as well as no "ruler" to show where on the blade to clamp it like on the original WE. Does any one have any tips on how i can clamp my knives down repeatably?

I apologise if these problems are caused by my complete incompetence, but I just haven't found any instructional resources on the "simpler" F&S clamp. Thanks in advance!