01-12-2004, 07:36 PM
[cool][size 1]Hey, FFM, whatever gets you through the night...with a sharp edge on your knife. I offered my insights and personal preferences, but I would never think to tell someone else that they are doing it wrong if it works for them.[/size]
[size 1]As I stated in my dissertation, it is generally better to use the stone for primary sharpening and the steel to finish off the rough edge. A steel is usually not rough enough to do much real sharpening, but it can help restore a flattened edge so that it seems like it is sharpening. As long as you can keep from making little ones out of big ones, you ain't doing it wrong.[/size]
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[size 1]As I stated in my dissertation, it is generally better to use the stone for primary sharpening and the steel to finish off the rough edge. A steel is usually not rough enough to do much real sharpening, but it can help restore a flattened edge so that it seems like it is sharpening. As long as you can keep from making little ones out of big ones, you ain't doing it wrong.[/size]
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