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I think Spyderco knives have a 15 degree grind and a 20 degree micro bevel (per side). That’s the impression I get after watching their sharpening video.

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It's the measure app that comes pre-installed on any iPhone. Not sure about Android or any other cell phone manufacturer. That said it's easy to get an angle finder from Home Depot, etc.

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If you have an iPhone it’s the Measure app then you choose level.

I know klein tools has a digital protractor set it up at 20°

So, most Japanese knives are at 10 degrees or so. German knives are at about 14 degrees or so. Wasabi's are at 20 I guess. I work on a bandsaw and scroll saw so I have a digital angle finder. Set it on the blade - zero it. Then set it on the cross bar that holds the wet stone and set that at your 10, 14 or 20 degrees. Simple this way. You can set the angle any where you want it.

Frustrating no app that isn’t paid to just get the angle

Whats the app called

iphone has built-in called Measure.

If you have an iPhone, there is an app called measure that is automatically incorporated with your phone

@@primosp1983 do you know what it's called for android

@@ashleymackenzie1432 I’m sorry I don’t. I would imagine you could search “level” in the App Store and there will be a bunch of them show up

No they can be used without being soaked.

Any app store, there are many available. I don't believe Wasabi makes one for the sharpener.

It‘s the quality that matters. We put a lot of afford to get a precise angle and high quality stones. If you have cheap stones or a bad quality product you won‘t get the results you are looking for. Our sharpener is the best tool to get your knives razor sharp straight out of the box.

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Imposible.. This is useless.. Better buy bench grinder.

What app do you use????

Sí, varias publicaciones aquí mencionan eso. La solución es poner cinta adhesiva en la placa inferior para igualar los ángulos.

The kit comes with plastic faceplates for between the blade holders with some double sided tape to hold it on. 👍

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Ur right. Going away from the blade edge is wrong

Any app that shows the tilt of your phone will do. The point about the 15° angle is that the knife is already tilted at a +15° angle. Therefore you need to take that into consideration to achieve the desired sharpening angle. Example : target 20° sharpening. then the whetstone needs to be tilted an additional +5° to get to 20° (15+5 = 20). If the target is 12°, then the whetstone should be tilted -3° (15-3=12)... etc... etc... its pretty simple maths actually ...

@@jamc666 thanks capt obvious…now what app is the video using? I can’t seem to find one that allows me to have vertical tilt…

On an iPhone it is the measure app in utilities. My sharpener just hit the airline to the US. Can't wait to get it.

Thank you everyone. I had fun sharpening the knives, but after a while the wheatstones get this dark residue from the sharpening procedure and can’t seem to get it off easily. Any ideas other than wiping them down with water and a cloth?

@@jrtrejo495 Get a flattening stone

Yes. Also the jump from 15deg stone angle to 5 really confuses me. Why does the level suddenly change in the next shot without moving the slide. 1:20 - 2:00 ish.

@@cryptocred5754 ... the guy in the video holds his phone upside down. The top of the phone should be facing away from you to get a correct reading ... thats why the displayed -5 is in reality +5.

My written instructions are terrible. I was so frustrated trying to understand which digital protractor to use, and how to align the angle. I have it on my counter but haven't gotten started yet.

Many routes to a destination is what the old timers would say

The cutting stroke should definitely be TOWARDS the knife and NOT away from it. I would like to see how the strop is used and also WHAT is the hard green stuff that comes in the kit used for???

I had this problem too. The black handle needed to be slid down in my case in order for the stone to fit.

Angles on both are the same.

@@wasabiknives can you go lower than 15 degrees?

@@wasabiknives no they’re actually not. Currently trying to figure out what I’m doing wrong and by the look of the comments I can’t fix my problem unless I buy the knifes you guys sell. Joke company

​@@christopherohl1509 All you have to do is bend the side of the clamp that doesn't have the 3 screws to loosen across the middle of it. That one is slightly off from the other by about 2 degrees. Some guys have shimmed where the screws are with washers or whatever, but I found I could just bend the metal enough to make it match up on both sides. Just keep going back and forth with an angle finder, it's a pain in the ass because you'll have to keep tightening things down to check it, then check it again with a knife clamped in and see which way it needs to be bent, but eventually if your patient and make small adjustments, then take the time to properly clamp it down and check the angle with a good angle finder app, you'll get it so it reads within a 10th of a degree on both sides. Not the best set up straight out of the box, I had to fix the clamp between the stone holder handle and the steel guide rod too, but with a little preventative tweaking it can be made to work very well and be pretty damn accurate.

Bend it a little and keep retightening and checking until both sides are the same, and also check both sides with a knife clamped into it. Some guys have added small shims where it screws on but I found that a slight bend in the right direction trued things up to within a 10th of a degree difference from one side to the other.

Yeah, at least that's what the written instructions that came with the tool said.

@@dosgatosdesignsllc848 Hey mate. I've been using it with the push rather than pull motion (as per instructions) and it works really well. This is a great sharpening tool. I have to warn guests who help with dinner to be careful because the knives are sharp, dangerously sharp to those who aren't used to them!

I use the level part of the measuring app on an iPhone. If you tap it you can zero the angle to the clamp then just adjust your angle 215 to 20° or whatever you like

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We also offer them in our store :)

Depends on what the knife is for. If it's something that you would be using like a woodsman's knife you want a large angle so that the edge is stronger but less sharp. If you want something like a razor you want a smaller angle so it's as sharp as possible (But the edge will be weak)

I would recommend around a 12-13 degree angle for kitchen knives, up to maybe around 21 degrees for your sturdier outdoor blades.

A guess at doing it without measuring it would be that if you are depending on the 15 degree angle of the frame, you would set the arm horizontal, ie, parallel to the table, since the two angles between parallel lines bisected by a diagonal line are the same. But that's just the way it seems to me.