Tungsten edge holding technique

[A.C]

Ive used tungsten to hold my knife edges for quiet some time now rather than using cold stone or wet stone for that. Its a relatively small pencil sized rod that holds an amazing edge for long periods of time. I started using this out of curiosity and got hooked ever since i purchased a knife from Http://www.morkltd.com has any of you used tungsten before? what cons have you found using it?
Is tungsten one of those edge holding material that can only be used on a select make of steel such as high carbon?
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[Jeff Clark]

I'm confused a bit by your terminology. I would guess that you are refering to "honing" (sharpening) where you are using the term "holding". I would also guess that the tungsten rod that you are using is steel with a tungsten carbide coating or insert.

Tunsten carbide sharpeners usually shave or scrape material off the blade when they hone. This leaves a sort of roughness to the edge that slices through material very effectively. The disadvantage is that they remove more material from the blade than some other approaches. Mork knives are rather inexpensive and I wouldn't see any particular problem with using a tungsten sharpener. You may find that after a couple years of use you need to remove a lot of material to get the edge taper back to where you want it. At that point you will need a grinder or belt sander to do the work. I suspect that you could also send it back to Mork for rework at that point.