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Originally Posted by ramonesfreak

nice thing about the guided system is how easy it is to slice off the burr. i’ve never been able to do it with spyderco sharpmaker. you simply face the blade burr side up and slice it off with a few long lengthwise strokes and move on to the next stone. this is a revelation to me .

Yep, it's almost effortless.

For me the key at the very end is a couple of super light strokes on each side.

On a related note, watching Paul Sellers sharpen the blade from a hand plane is impressive. He gets a good burr, then he'll put a little compound on his strop and knock the burr right off. He's actually able to pick the burr up and put it on camera like a super fine wire at the end. And he does it free-hand.

Many, most of the woodworking guys can shave paper like you would with a razor blade when they sharpen their planes. It's crazy.