Um, I honed my first pocket knife today. I think I did OK with it. I am sure it is not as sharp as it could be but what is a good benchmark? I am guessing as long as I get a good TPT that is fine. So I feel the 'teeth' along the edge. Heck I am not even sure if I got a good bevel with it. Btw, I used a Norton 220 and 1k. I had to redo the the bevel since I let someone use it. They destroyed the edge.