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I sharpen quite a bit of VG-10 and S30-V, would the blackstone shorten the sharpening time on blades with that kind of steel? What about AUS-8? I basically just need a way to shorten my sharpening times with the Tormek. Go from say 2 minutes per knife to one minute per knife. Thanks!

I sharpen a lot of knives and find that the regular stone is great for almost everything, but because of volume I would like to reduce my grinding time if possible. Is the Blackstone good for sharpening pocket knives, kitchen knives and such? Or should I stick with the original grindstone? Thanks look forward to hearing from you all! Thanks!

Thanks for the response! Should I find the original angle of every knife I sharpen before sharpening it? I've been sharpening most kitchen cutlery at 20 degrees, should I first find the angle it's already at? Thanks again!

I was wondering how to find the original edge angle before beginning the sharpening process? Is it necessary on all knives? or does the 20 degree angle work for most knives other than single bevel knives? Thanks!

Perhaps some advice using the regular knife jig? Any advice on reshaping? It seems that it's very easy to be left with an uneven edge while sharpening knives, especially kitchen knives.

I've been sharpening knives on the tormek for a while now, and sometimes I have a difficult time keeping the bevel perfectly straight. I've messed up the geometry a few times, I've been able to re-straighten the bevel but only after taking off a lot of material. Any suggestions on how to keep it perfectly straight during sharpening as to avoid having to take off a lot of material? Thanks!

Thanks for all the great advice guys! I also wanted to know if you sharpen a serrated blade with the same angle as you would a regular knife? will 20 degrees be good on a standard serrated blade? Thanks again!

So grind the back side of the serrations and hone the serrations themselves on the leather honing wheel? I'm not quite understanding which side of the serrations should go on the grinding wheel. Also is there a youtube video of anyone doing this? Thanks a lot!

Hi guys, I needed to know exactly how to sharpen a serrated knife on the T-7, I've read that it's possible, but I wanted to know if there are any techniques or steps that are different from sharpening a plane edge knife. different for fully serrated and partially serrated? Let me know, thanks