The science of blade sharpening goes all the way from spitting on an arkansas stone and slatherining
you blade around to "we're going to Mars" technology.

Almost anyone can get a blade reasonably sharp with the simplest of abrasives if they.....

Keep the abrasives clean.
Hold a consistent angle
Chase a burr
Strop to finish.

Making blades and sharpening them takes some time and effort to get good and good is a never ending
progression to great (which few ever achieve)
There are plenty of makers and users out there way past my skill levels, but I have found a relatively
comfortable level for myself and intend to still make personal improvements but not loosing sleep while
on the journey.

Have fun and get proficient enough to please yourself, then.........


"The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them."
Albert Einstein

At Khe Sanh a sign read "For those who fight for it, life has a flavor the protected never knew".