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Small blade like a Mercator can be stropped using the meaty side of the palm of your hand, being a chippy we do this to remove the burr on chisels.

[QUOTE=Mauser308;1218089]Ahhhh, realistically blunt?



I had one very expensive stainless filleting knife that was an utter cu*t to do anything with - tried everything to keep it sharp but...

Always struggled to keep my Mercator sharp, own several used to put a very fine edge on it with an oil stone.
Have been using a lansky knife sharping system and for the Mercator the middle stoning...