hey raker,

go to page 2 on this forum and scroll about half way down until you see a post named SHARP!!!!.

in their you will find a great link to a post rick hinderer made.rick is a highly regarded custom knife maker.....[i'm sure you know that]....and he really knows his stuff.

i have read a lot of stuff about sharpening and to me,this one is the best.it not only describes it the best,i also think it is the best method.

i have spent so,so,so,so many hours wasting my time sharpening the wrong way.i have spent hundreds on the wrong equipment but i was paying my dues the hard way.i was determined and it will pay off.i'm still not their yet but will be soon.

2 things......

if your going to collect the best blades in the world that are also a bit pricey
.....[as far as knives go].....you,as do i,need to be able to sharpen them properly and efficiently.

your going to have to spend some cash.you need a belt sander.a lot of people have the harbor freight and it will do the job.i have one myself and cant complain.

dont do what i did and buy all this other crap because i didnt want to spend money on a belt sander and i didnt want to take the time to learn how to do it well.i was looking for an easy way out.if i'm gonna spend $300 on a knife i need to take care of it.

good luck.