Joey,all I do is hold knife on a surface and tilt the blade to the right angle,then run my diamond sharpener horizontally as it passes over blade across it,angle is perfect.

And why stones? IMO the diamond sharpeners are the cats meow,what cuts better than diamonds,why mess with stones,and yes,I have a couple stones,IMO the diamonds put em to shame.They sure cut down metal fast for a hand tool.

Now bearing in mind Im hardly an expert or knife guru.But my knives sure cut packages,wood or meat,all I need em to do.I shave with razors so havent tried that,BIC gets my 2 cents on that use.

BTW,took out my pruners yesterday,edge looked like it had been used as a bolt cutter,a few minutes with the diamonds and man,all the bent edges are gone and that puppy is SHARP,cant shave with it,then again,who wants to,LOL! Its NICE!

I think in this case diamond edges have passed stone technology by.