Have you ever tried one one of the WorkSharp sharpeners. I'm the same and have tried all kinds of stones and sharpeners with so-so results. I was kind of skeptical but it will quickly put a nice edge on all my knives. Even quickly put a very sharp edge on my old Buck 110 which takes forever to sharpen with stones. They even have a diamond belt kit if you need to repair/sharpen ceramic kitchen knives.PT7 wrote: It's also helpful to know this steel holds an edge well. I'm not overly skilled at sharpening knives, so this quality is a real plus.
Appreciate the follow up post!
PT7
http://www.worksharptools.com/sharpener ... pener.html
I will only use the very finest abrasive belt on my Benchmade but I don't use it for heavy duty cutting so only have to give it a light touch up. One thing neat about Benchmade is their Lifesharp Service, send them your knife and they will put a factory edge back on it and pay return shipping back to you.