start with your lowest grit hone and put a black paper clip thing on the back that will hold your angle. get the knife started on that then get a coffe mug and flip it over use the bottom ring as a ceramic hone. run the knife across it in small circles and flip and repeat do this about 8 times and it will be shaving sharp, all i have is a smiths hone and coffe mugs and my knifes are sharp enough to skinn a coon or buck.