Hi from PDX

[Athame]

Hi Folks,

I'm an advanced home cook in the Portland, Oregon USA area with a lot of German and American steel, but just purchased my first Japanese intro blade (a Tojiro santoku).

I sharpen my knives with an Edge Pro Apex. I can no longer sharpen freehand, RA has weakened and malformed my hands. There's a real place for rig sharpening. Way more consistent and sharp than what I can now get freehand with stones. It's also almost as satisfying to have a razor sharp knife after a session with the Edge Pro as it is after a session with stones. There's still mental and physical involvement as opposed to countertop motorized sharpeners, and it's cheaper than sending them out.

There's a huge amount of knowledge in this forum. I'm glad I found it, and glad to be here!

 

[daveb]

Welcome

 

[cooktocut]

Fellow guided sharpener here… I love my wicked edge pro and I don’t regret not going down the stone rabbit hole. Maybe one day I will, but for now, the edges I get are outstanding and I’m not dumping money into stones. I can confidently sharpen a $6 knife or a $6000 knife, so I’m happy. Welcome to the forum!

 

[Qapla']

Athame

Welcome. What kinds of athames do you most often sharpen?

 

[Athame]

Welcome. What kinds of athames do you most often sharpen?

Only one, made from a simple kit four decades ago. Only sharpened once. It isn't usually used for cutting.

 

[einstein4pres]

Welcome from a fellow PDXer! (well, neighboring suburb, in any case).

 

[Matt Jacobs]

Welcome from Just north Vancouver, WA but from PDX myself

 

[chiffonodd]

Welcome from a former PDXer, now south coast

 

[Athame]

Welcome from a fellow PDXer! (well, neighboring suburb, in any case).

I'm actually in Forest Grove

 

[Athame]

Welcome from Just north Vancouver, WA but from PDX myself

In Forest Grove actually. PDX is just easier to get across.

 

[Athame]

Welcome from a former PDXer, now south coast

Forest Grove actually, where on the south coast did you land?