I shoulda known when I first read the forum, to hightail it for the woods!!! I'm now the proud owner of three knives that cost more than my first car ($75-'53 Buick)...and I'm realizing that this is just the prelude to a Sebenza and that I'm screwed!........anyway are any of those electric sharpeners advisable? I do sharpen my own wood chisels and have a selection of stones and guides etc.....OK I've realized this was a stupid question to begin with and that soon I'll find myself in the shop mumbling away and sharpening my knives by hand!