The Snuffer Tamer is NOT the only way to get a Snuffer or for that matter any 3 blade sharp.
It is best not to deal in absolutes, there are PLENTY of people that can get a 3 blade razor sharp and there are many methods.
SOME people
THINK they are not razor sharp for 2 reasons:
1. You can't hold a 3 blade at the same angle you can a 2 blade to shave hair off your arm.
2. The 30 degree angle that is built into the "standard" sharpening method of the Snuffer is much "thicker" than the 22 1/2 degree angle the snuffer tamer changes it to. This is also similar to the edge of the two blades that people think are so sharp. The 30 degree angle is much tougher and more durable that a more acute angle. A razor is a razor and just because a thinner angle "feels" sharper does not make it so.
I use a bench grinder on my 3 blades, remove the burr with a course stone, and then polish with a fine stone and cardboard for a razor edge.
The guy that DESIGNED and originally built the Snuffer wanted a tough, durable razor edge; I'd like to see you tell him the Snuffer Tamer was the only way to go :eek:
The Snuffer Tamer cuts into the copper brazing and weakens the tip...you might want to give the people that make them a call and ask what THEY think of the Snuffer Tamer.