Yep-edge pro is my choice too, especially sharpening custom blades that have the good hard steel that I also don’t want scratched badly.
I thought I was getting somewhere after years of free free handing with flat stones
Nope- I was sharpening one side of the blade at a different angle than the other side. That kinda worked until using any device that sharpened the same angle on both sides. Took me a long time to figure that out
Now once I get both sides even with the edge pro I keep the edge with just a light stropping. Like War Eagle, I prefer an 8”x3” strop
If it needs more than an occasional stropping I give it a few light passes with ceramic sticks in an angled stand
Don’t let those harder steels get dull. Touch up the edge early on with an edge pro or your favorite system and maintain that edge before it becomes a butter knife
If I need to sharpen harder steels, Im glad I have DMT diamond stones that fit the edge pro. I no longer enjoy sharpening marathons.
Last edited by rd7fox; 12/31/22.
