No shame there--many of us made some unwise early choices. I still have a Kriegar and 2 Gold-Dollars...which I use as "hobby knives" in my shop. I didn't even try t learn honing on them.

When I taught guitar lessons, i urged people to buy the nicest guitar they could afford. A pro can make any piece of junk sound good. But a beginner needs a good instrument, one that won't sabotage the project.

Likewise a pro honer could make almost any blade shave. You and I, though, need to start with something really good so that the only variable is our technique.

Quote Originally Posted by captainmark View Post
i wish id found this forum first, i think i would have just got a dovo, they seem to be very reputable, i suppose theres no harm in having 2 blades is there but i would have liked to save the cash