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    Quote Originally Posted by Boaraxa View Post
    @Mohawk660 also something I don’t often see mentioned when it comes to sharpening knifes is a steel , steeling your knife correctly will keep a razor like edge on it , get a fine or super fine steel & give it a go , when you’re working your knife correctly it should feel bumpy or gritty if you can feel that your on the correct angle , if you can’t either your knife is perfectly sharp or the angle your on is incorrect .
    Suitability for steeling depends on the knife steel. Softer steels are fine, harder modern steels you will just ruin the edge by steeling.

    For the modern steels use either a strop or ceramic/diamond hone to upkeep.

    The electric jobs as a whole make sharp edges but are usually very aggressive and remove far more material than needed resulting over time in wedgy knives that need thinning.

    If you want to go electric somthing like a tormec wheel is the way to go
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