I use a Dozier and I prefer a toothier edge with his D2. It will still shave but it's not as hair popping sharp the way I sharpen it. A really hair popping edge is smooth and will dull easily. I prefer a toothier cutting edge. It will bite quick and keep that edge a long time.
I use a Red DMT diamond. It only needs touching up every couple deer.
Here is a library of informative videos from a Japanese doctor who is a knife looney. I have found his videos both entertaining and helpful.
"All that the South has ever desired was that the Union, as established by our forefathers, should be preserved, and that the government, as originally organized, should be administered in purity and truth." – Robert E. Lee
I like my Lansky and I don't care for a stone past "medium". I like a Toothier edge as does R H Clark!
A pair of Readers to be sure I've got the blade contact I like is important too, I ain't old but I'm not a youngster either...
"Camping places fix themselves in your mind as if you had spent long periods of your life in them. You will remember a curve of your wagon track in the grass of the plain like the features of a friend." Isak Dinesen
I have been working at getting better at hand sharpening.
So far I have been using a diamond bench stone with some water.
Picked up an Arkansas two sided stone for use with oil. Will try that later.
Seriously thinking about getting one of the smaller Norton three stone setups.
Sometimes I get lucky and can shave with one when I am done....which is pretty good. I have very fine arm hair.
Thinking a paddle strop might be what I need to get to the next level.
I would like to get better at hand sharpening before I get a machine. One neat looking, but expensive machine is the Russian device that WranglerStar showed in a video on the YouTube.
"All that the South has ever desired was that the Union, as established by our forefathers, should be preserved, and that the government, as originally organized, should be administered in purity and truth." – Robert E. Lee
The Spyderco Sharpmaker works great for me. It's about the easiest to use and still get good results. I liked the worksharp too but the Sharpmaker is easier to pack and can be used on a hillside for a quick touch up.
You really don't have to sharpen as much as people do. Go to a butcher shop and watch them. A good steel will bring back a lot of blades. Sharpening takes away steel, using a steel brings the edge into alignment. Learn to use a steel and save your blade.
