Thanks,
Tha analogy makes perfect sense.

Biscuits

That shouldn't be too big a problem with 1095 or D2 should it?

Biscuits

Usually no.

I can sharpen a knife but sometimes I scracht it in the process of sharpening with a sharpening stone.I use now a device I found at WalMart for less than $3.00 made by Smith. It is yellow plastic square about 2" square and has two sharpening V's, one made out of carbide and the other of ceramic rods. I can get the knives pretty sharp. Maybe I cannot shave with them but they are sharp enough to de any kind of cutting I need out of them. Besides it is so light and small that when I go hunting it goes in my pocket.

I really enjoy using my authentic (some antique) original Arkansas sharpening stones: the cedar boxes, the smell, the feel, the process, the edge, the whole experience. My translucent white hard Arkansas stones are particularly pleasant to use. I made a strop saturated with green oxide polishing compound to polish the final edge to whistling sharpness.

call me old fashioned but i don't prefer the kit type sharpening systems. I have too many friends and co workers that swear by them then at work they ask to borrow my knife as theirs is already dull and they can't or won't sharpen them with anything else. I carry a diamond stone made by EZE Lap in my back pocket to touch up my knives after cutting gasket material, rubber, tape off of pipes and other things i run into at work. But to each their own. Also when there isn't much going on at work i tend to touch up my knives when there is down time. Considering i am quite blade heavy in my EDC (currently i can think of 7 knives) I find the task of maintaining them pretty easily because i carry a stone.