Originally posted by Kingwouldbe:
Curve, I've used 3 out of the 4 the gatco and the lansky are about the same thing.
I think KME is by far the best construction and precision, the stones are the week link, so after I wore out the stock stones ( they beveled ) I replaced them with higher quality stones.
The KME jig is the best.
I just got the KME broadhead sharpener, but I have not mastered the thing yet LOL ( I need wider stones 4" wide )
Dave,
Which stones bellied out? With the exception of the extra coarse silicon carbide, all our stones are guaranteed for life. (all SC stones cut fast but also wear fairly quickly).
The coarse and medium are aluminum oxide, and the fine is a hard Arkansas. None of these should belly out unless you sharpen 8 hrs a day for years.
Again, the blue/black silicon carbide X-coarse will belly but, its a grinding stone that's basically an "extra" we throw in for occasional use to get
very dull blades started.
I have been using the same coarse, medium, and fine stones for a couple of years and have never been able to belly one even slightly. My brother sharpens knives for people at the shows/shoots we go to and has sharpened close to a thousand knives over the same time period... his are still going strong too with no sign of wear.
Part of the reason that our sharpener costs more than the the others is because we insist that every component is the absolute best quality we can get, including the stones. Everything is American made and unconditionally guaranteed.
Do you still have the original stones? I'd like to see them because, while I have no reason to doubt you, I've never received a single complaint about the stones bellying before.
As for the BH sharpener, heck get it out and give me a call. I'll walk you through sharpening a BH right on the phone.
Ron