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I have definitely decided to stick with my oil stones for now, although I have added a leather strop and that strange green Veritas honing compound to my latest LV order. Possibly in the future when...

Oh, thanks. That's very informative if I do decide to make the switch to water stones.

Jim and Phillip and John -- I've been curious about the Scary Sharp system for a while. It certainly seems simpler than everything else, and more customizable as well. But I did some searching on...

Oh, spectacular! I can't afford those kits right now, unfortunately, but they may well be the answer to my prayers (in the money-including future). Thank you!

(That is one difficult to navigate...

Having read a bit more about oil stones, I'm also pretty sure mine are of inferior quality -- not likely to make a difference on kitchen knives, but probably a hindrance to getting that...

Alas, I have neither! As mentioned above, I do everything in my tiny apartment, and power tools beyond my cordless drill are beyond my capability, both in terms of space and noise (and dust...

Certainly the flattening problem is one of the things making me hesitate before switching over; I sometimes sharpen two or three times during a work session if I'm doing something heavy-duty like...

My father taught me to sharpen his kitchen knives on traditional Arkansas oil stones, and I've continued to sharpen my woodwoorking tools on the two (soft and hard black) I inherited from him. But,...

Brian -- are those spokeshaves comfortable to use over extended periods of time, e.g. when planing square stock round? The "handles" look a little small. Or are they primarily for...