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I wanted to give my newly acquired Sebenza 31 a proper edge so I decided to give it the Rolls Royce treatment using my Grid Viva sharpening system. Arguably one of the best sharpening systems on the planet. The tolerances and workmanship of the Grid Viva is absolutely insane - which pairs up nicely with the tolerances and workmanship that a Chris Reeve Sebenza is also known for.
Grid Viva makes a one-stop sharpener that sharpens just about anything with an edge - without the need to buy any accessories. It also includes a magnetic platform as standard.
DeadboxHero
posted about it here for those interested :
www.bladeforums.com
I used my Venev Orion³ Series stones and sharpened to a new edge of 15 degrees per side. The factory angle was decent, but not consistent enough for my liking. Original factory angle was between 22 and 17 degrees per side, varying from heel to tip.
I'll have to do a few posts as I can only attach 10 images per post.
Let's start with some pics of the Grid Viva system :
I love these clamps, they can adjust to conform to just about ANY knife grind:
Carbon fiber, Titanium, stainless steel and aluminum bliss :
It even has an adjustable "ramp" to match the stone mounted in the clamps so you don't slam the end of the stone into the knife by mistake :
Not just plain old spring stoppers, they add an o-ring so the spring stoppers are smooth and has a soft stop:
This is one of the only sharpeners that actually has a real usable and very accurate mechanical angle guide with no parallax error (I do still prefer digital though) :
Bearing assembly for the sharpening stone arm mounted perfectly in the centre of the pivot, with the angle guide needle mounted right in the middle of the arm :
Engraving on the Carbon fiber table top, on the knife guide (when using the magnetic knife mount part of the Grid Viva:
Fully adjustable knife clamp assembly, and even a slightly wedged stop for the rotating assembly so it centres perfect and solid when your knife is flipped over:
Grid Viva makes a one-stop sharpener that sharpens just about anything with an edge - without the need to buy any accessories. It also includes a magnetic platform as standard.
DeadboxHero
posted about it here for those interested :Grid Viva, Bladeshow 2021, Gritomatic
@Gritomatic Anything more to share? This was the coolest gadget at bladeshow by far.
www.bladeforums.com
I used my Venev Orion³ Series stones and sharpened to a new edge of 15 degrees per side. The factory angle was decent, but not consistent enough for my liking. Original factory angle was between 22 and 17 degrees per side, varying from heel to tip.
I'll have to do a few posts as I can only attach 10 images per post.
Let's start with some pics of the Grid Viva system :
I love these clamps, they can adjust to conform to just about ANY knife grind:
Carbon fiber, Titanium, stainless steel and aluminum bliss :
It even has an adjustable "ramp" to match the stone mounted in the clamps so you don't slam the end of the stone into the knife by mistake :
Not just plain old spring stoppers, they add an o-ring so the spring stoppers are smooth and has a soft stop:
This is one of the only sharpeners that actually has a real usable and very accurate mechanical angle guide with no parallax error (I do still prefer digital though) :
Bearing assembly for the sharpening stone arm mounted perfectly in the centre of the pivot, with the angle guide needle mounted right in the middle of the arm :
Engraving on the Carbon fiber table top, on the knife guide (when using the magnetic knife mount part of the Grid Viva:
Fully adjustable knife clamp assembly, and even a slightly wedged stop for the rotating assembly so it centres perfect and solid when your knife is flipped over:
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