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After a weekend pounding the dog snot out of my Beckers, I treat them only to the highest tech and most advanced sharpening techniques. By using only the most exacting devices and finest stones do I manage to render the truly scary edges that I demand.

Get a Norton Combo Quick Cut - maybe $9, a Sharpie and a rock solid base. My base is a jar of mixed nuts.
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Carefully align the stone on your base - this gets tough, as watching Top Chef will make you hungry, so you end up opening the jar a lot - so watch your angles.
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These are not polished to .00005 microns, but they will absolutely shave hair. Besides, I am not spending 4 hours polishing blades that are used for splitting frozen wood and digging in the garden.
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Brothers - you don't have to spend hundreds of dollars on a sharpening 'system' - learn how to match your angles and get a nice edge. Instead of worrying if your blade is truly 'hair popping sharp' - GO OUTSIDE AND BREAK SOMETHING!!!

My life will never depend on being able to whittle a hair with a 1/4" thick blade.
 
can i get the same results from a jar of cashews?:)
no really, what is the jar for? raising it to eye level?
 
I agree with you on that. Learn to sharpen on a stone first, you are much better off in the long run. I made it a point to not buy any sharpening systems until I could sharpen on a stone. Now that I feel I am finally proficient in sharpening, I still stick with the basic stones.
 
slapper said:
can i get the same results from a jar of cashews?:)
no really, what is the jar for? raising it to eye level?
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The jar gives a convenient level to work on when sitting on the living room floor.

I just think that sometimes, with the nature of the boards here, that folks get a little wrapped around the axle with sharpness. Practice will get you sharper knives than equipment. If you can get a shaving edge with the above, you could probably get close with a smooth rock.
 
yeah, i typically buy a new knife and refrain from using it, bc unless i get lucky that is as sharp as it will ever be. i would feel like a putz taking it to get sharpened, so i buy a new one(i guess its a man thing, like asking for directions). with the Feb. Becker challenge and the hardness of the wood i chose, i had to resharpen a few times. i only used a fine arkansas stone because i felt like i could improve the sharpness w/o making matters worse. You have inspired me to work on my angles, and for that i thank you.
 
My 9" Norton DuoStone sees more action than my Lansky, by far, but I do like symetry on my edges. I keep mine in good working condition, no doubt. TO THE WOODS!!!!

Moose
 
I got a norton 2 sided stone , but somehow I'm getting way better results with a coffee mug , also with my kitchen knives . I also got 2 mugs for this - medium and fine .
 
I believe that hair popping, scary sharp edges are over rated. A good usable working edge is much easier to obtain with a stone than some people will lead you to believe. Practice is key though.
 
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