First of all, I know this might make many of you cringe. Please don't hate me! :-) I ask because I am truly curious and could not find anything by searching the forums.

Behold this product:

razorknife.com

I have this sharpening wheel system and it is a wonderful knife sharpener. Three short passes on each wheel and my pocket knife will shave an arm. I know several people who use it and they all love it. All my knives in the future (kitchen, pocket, hunting, etc.) will be sharpened with these wheels.

Can you use something like this to sharpen a straight edge? Is the blade on a straight edge too delicate? Would it tend to just disappear under the speed of the wheel?

Again, please don't banish me from the forums for asking. I like this place. :-)

Jonathan