Phil, I pound raw steel over a forge at times and make up some good knives, but never, and I mean never use a grinding wheel in sharpening a knife. Take it from a dumb cluck like me, what I do is use a fine belt sander and hone a razor edge useing the ceramic crock sticks. This is a poor mans way of doing it, but living here in the bush I am into function and not fashion.<img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>