I use an old oil stone that I got from a machine shop lubed with gun oil, followed by a few scrapes across a steel.
I’ve found that Patients and experience are the best. A good guy with a crappy stone will get better results than a fellow who’s impatient with a good stone.
Get a decent stone, and turn on a good movie, and take your time.
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