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Originally Posted by ramonesfreak

I use Arkansas oil stones. I get them here:

https://www.bestsharpeningstones.com/category_details.php?category_id=59&gclid=Cj0KCQiAwP6sBhDAARIsAPfK_wa_85H9ToNEYpA7fSAg d-YIz_0EtDjfhztb9v1aJE_UmL4HS8bcqBAaAsmlEALw_wcB

For my wife’s kitchen (Wusthof) knives I use a KME

I spend about 45 minutes per blade

Me too...only have one oil stone, bought decades ago, from an ad in Field & Stream magazine. Carved a cutout in a 2X4 to hold the stone in the vise. Never did bother with a special honing oil...just use a cheap 10-30 dino oil. I hold the blade at 20 degrees, like trying to cut a small slice from the stone. A small oil wave will show in front of the blade, tells me the angle. Mine a uniform gray color, so guessing medium hardness? Has worked well on my pocket & hunting knives..