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Big,I agree with you about the sharpening but to the average person trying to get a good edge with little knowledge,the Lansky system is hard to beat.
If you know what you are doing,a few stones and a leather strap can do wonders.
Totally agree....It takes time to learn how to freehand sharpen and those systems do work well. I would suggest to a beginner to get one.