[aigel]

I got the chef's choice 130 after reading this thread. Does an awesome job. And fast too. I don't have time to fiddle with knife sharpening and elaborate systems. I am busy using knives mos the time! This really does the job well and I can not say that the machine is tough on the knives if you stay away from the coarse stage until the knife really needs it - like after de-boning a whole large critter.

George