[Joeaksa]

Scott,

If you want it really sharp, you can do like I was taught as a kid. I worked summers in a nursery, grafting trees and rose bushes. On your knees and grafting long rows of plants and the knife had to be razor sharp.

We took an old piece of leather from a used horses harness. About 2 inches wide and 5-6 long. Used the knife to slice the top part of the leather about 1/4 inch deep for half of the length of the leather. Then put valve grinding compound in the slices. Used it this way the same way that the old time barbers did for their razor, dressing the knife back and forth when needed.

You really could shave with a knife after that but it took a bit of work.