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Just curious, how did you guys learn to sharpen?
I began when I was in boy scouts. I had a little dual grit pocket stone, and it made me angry that no matter what I did, I couldn't shave hair.
I then bought a little x sharpener, which, of course, didn't work. Then I got in to stones, figured stuff out by feel, and gradually gained equipment at the pace money allowed. Now I don't consider myself too bad. I'd say I'm fairly advanced at freehanding, which is all I do, but I still have a lot to learn. I can shave and whittle hair now, though, so I hit my boy scout goal. It only took 6 years, haha.
How did you guys start out?
I began when I was in boy scouts. I had a little dual grit pocket stone, and it made me angry that no matter what I did, I couldn't shave hair.

I then bought a little x sharpener, which, of course, didn't work. Then I got in to stones, figured stuff out by feel, and gradually gained equipment at the pace money allowed. Now I don't consider myself too bad. I'd say I'm fairly advanced at freehanding, which is all I do, but I still have a lot to learn. I can shave and whittle hair now, though, so I hit my boy scout goal. It only took 6 years, haha.
How did you guys start out?