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Originally Posted by vash

no need for confusion. the knife is fine, but it takes to much effort. at say, a campsite, I am not looking for anything that takes real work to get sharp. I like "cinderella" steels. it took two sessions, maybe 3 over two days to get my VERY dull knife back. but I did thin it up, which eats time.

I dont need gobs of life on an edge, not if it sacrifices too much ease at the stone. I dont want to ask myself before it cut something, "is this cut worth risking the edge?". I prefer, "oh, I got this easily.

I won't buy anymore steel like this. too much effort.

Magnacut is the front runner right now for me.

Got it. Good knife, just too high maintenance for camping/bush work.

Originally Posted by jyl

I am getting lazy with age and have two dozen kitchen knives so stone honing takes a lot of time.

Anyone use a bench grinder to sharpen their knives? Pros, cons?

what I've heard is that bench grinders are too fast, and more likely to create too much heat which is why the dedicated sharpening grinders (Tormek?) run at lower speeds. I assume that if you go slow, you can keep from heating the blade to the point that you cause problems with the temper.

Originally Posted by pwd72s

Sort of a bench grinder...called a Chef's choice, electric, diamond honing wheels. Not the edge I can give my pocket or hunting knives on an arkansas oil stone, but it works quickly and gives the kitchen knives a good working edge. Cindy insists on cutting on ceramic plates..dulls 'em quickly. This was my solution..

https://www.amazon.com/ChefsChoice-EdgeSelect-Professional-Sharpener-Sharpening/dp/B004UGUNFM/ref=asc_df_B004UGUNFM?tag=bingshoppinga-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=80195681205823&hvnetw=o&hvqmt=e&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=108259&hvtargid=pla-4583795269719000&th=1

Yep, America's Test Kitchen likes them. I had one for several years and it worked well. I have seen some stuff on the Internet that shows that some folks can be ham handed with them and can "over do it" to the point that they chew up their blades. I never noticed any issues when I had one.

Originally Posted by wdfifteen

I need a tutorial on stropping. I don’t understand the theory or what you’re trying to accomplish on a microscopic level.

Stropping is a final high level polish.