RE: Lansky Knife Sharpener
I have several sharpening stones, regular to diamond and a lanskey kit. I wore the regular stones in the kit out and have replaced them with diamond ones. The regular kit is a good place to start if you know how to use regular stones. Without that knowledge of angles and judging wear as you sharpen then you'll ruin a good knife faster with a lanskey. it is very easy to hone off to much on one side if you don't follow the directions or get distracted. I have bought the extra fine grades of lanskey stones all the way up to 2000 grit. Then i finish with a leather strop using extra fine polishing compound on one side. When finished it is sharper than a razor. I'm picky about my knifes edge. If you get one don't try and start at the low angle setting, dulls quicker. I can get almost as sharp an edge at the 25(?) deg setting that will last a lot longer on normal knife steel.