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So I have followed what I suspect is an not atypical progression: Chef's Choice Electric -> Edge Pro ->Free handing but, just as I think occasionally combining my semi retired edge pro with free handing gives a better result in some cases (for example, I use an edge pro for the initial step in resetting bevels on asymmetric knives to new angles), I am now thinking that, for repairing badly abused - badly chipped knives - pulling out the Chef's choice is not necessarily a crazy idea. Yes it eats steel when used in the coarsest stage which is all I am using it for, but for major chip repairs, you will be using up a fair amount of steel anyway. After the chips are gone, I'd then do some thinning behind the edge and finally put a new edge on the knife using stones.
I tried this process on a badly abused old carbon knife that I got at a thrift store and the results were actually pretty good. So now I am thinking I actually have had something that works pretty much like a basic bench grinder sitting on my top shelf and I didn't even know it
But if somebody wants to tell me I'm losing it and if I try this on a badly abused J-knife that needs fixing, I'm going to end up with a butchered knife, feel free
TIA
I tried this process on a badly abused old carbon knife that I got at a thrift store and the results were actually pretty good. So now I am thinking I actually have had something that works pretty much like a basic bench grinder sitting on my top shelf and I didn't even know it
But if somebody wants to tell me I'm losing it and if I try this on a badly abused J-knife that needs fixing, I'm going to end up with a butchered knife, feel free
TIA