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I haven't owned this Tormek T7 for very long but I was asked to sharpen a partial concave carving knife.  This was totally frustrating.  I knew this was going to be a problem and had asked this at a seminar but was just told you can do it.  Never thought it was possible but I attempted anyway. 

Here is what I did.  I realized before I tried that I couldn't do the sharpening the traditional way because of this concave issue.  The concave could only be sharpened at the edge of the stone.  If I did this it would take a chunk out of the blade and would most likely make knife jump during the process.  This would be extremely dangerous.  The only safe way is to go with the stone and not against it.  So I put the universal support on the other side.  This way I could use the edge safely.  It did work and yes the burr wasn't great at all.  Honing wheel didn't really do a thing.  So I had to take a mini stone the size of my thumb and go against the edge.

P.S.  I hate these concave knives with a passion.  Here is a photo of a very similar knife but mine was more concave near handle.

http://ancientpoint.com/imgs/a/f/s/y/u/fm_whiting_sterling_silver_handle_14__roast_carving_knife_flower__scroll_fws33_1_lgw.jpg

Dealer in Vancouver B.C. Canada said it won't work.

The SVP-80 attachment for moulding knives seems like the best bet for clipper blades.  All depends if it can hold the blade properly. I sent a message to a dealer to ask.