O.J.

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President Minuteman Section MBCA
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We have 5 Stars and love them. However, I also have this set from Lee Valley Tools, and they're very good too...

http://www.leevalley.com/garden/page.asp?SID=&ccurrency=1&page=45520&category=2,40733,40738,45507

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John Shellenberg
1998 C230 "Black Betty" 240K

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I don't know about automatic sharpeners but the proper edge on a good knife is one that is at ~22 degree angle. I do my own and if you want to one way to find the proper angle is to take small square piece of paper and fold it in half from point to point making a triangle then fold it again so the edges line up. It bascially goes from 90 degrees to 45 degrees to 22.5 degress which is close enough. The error in the degrees while pushing the knife along the stone will nulify any error in folding the paper. Then use the steel to finish and then be very careful about your fingers. I have a flat spot on the left ring finger tip because of an accident prepping food at a restaurant. Ouch.

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dtf
1994 E320 Wagon (Died @ 308,669 miles)
1995 E300 Diesel (228,000)
1999 E300 Turbodiesel ( died @ 255,000)
2006 Toyota Tundra SR5 AC 4X4 (115,000 miles) rusted frame - sold to chop shop
2011 Audi A4 Avant (165,000 miles) Seized engine - donated to Salvation Army
BMW 330 xi 6 speed manual (175,034 miles)
2014 E350 4Matic Wagon 128,000 miles
2018 Dodge Ram 21,000 miles