For years I used wet stones and Arkansas stones then moved up to a diamond hone. I was curious about the work sharp and got one with an assortment of different belt/grits. It’s become my go to sharpener, fast and easy. I have to be cautious using it with a coarse belt because it’ll remove a blade tip or thumb stud right now and in a hurry which I found out to my disappointment. I even used it to shape the rear of a 1911 extractor to match the contours of the rear of the slide.