Bobbyv46

I never understood why every sharpening article I saw said to put the blade to a grinder, I see why now. However, since doing the back and forth thing instead of a figure 8, which I learned MANY years ago, I have not had any problems sharpening freehand (not that I had any problem with 8 I do both). Of cource I am not a professional so I have plenty of time and am never in a rush to sharpen

I agree with carlosalberto