Quote Originally Posted by alpinmack View Post
No. I'm one of those stubborn newbies who want to do it themselves. And yes, I've heard from everyone that I should have a perfect edge to start with. I know, but I still want to do for myself first. I guess that means I don't have a good excuse huh?
hmm, this sounds a lot like me, when I started not long ago. To your comfort, I did manage to get a shave ready edge by my self, but in the clear light of hindsight(?) it may have been to some help to have a benchmark edge to compare to.