Quote Originally Posted by planeden View Post
Hey JellyJar,

You're right about the advise I'm getting. It is amazing how generous people are with their time and advise. For me, I found honing straight razors to be relatively easy compared to knives. Just lay it down and slide. No having to find and hold pesky angles. Not to say I am not still learning and improving.

By the way, do ever just get a knife that you can't sharpen? My girlfriend has a pocket knife that is just with my whetstones that I work on every time I pull them out and just have never gotten it to shave. It's a Moore Maker, so not like a cheap knife, we just don't get along.
You're right about having the honing angle built in being easier. My problem was (still is sometimes) too much pressure. It still surprises me how little it takes to flex the edge off the hone.

Yeah, I've had a few problem children with knives. I'm not very familiar with that brand, so not sure what steel they use. I can usually play with a lower or higher bevel angle to get them to behave. The real stubborn ones get a guide clamped onto the spine so I can be more consistent and control the angle better.