So I bought an extra coarse diamond hone to help me get the blade down to the angle I wanted. It still took a little while, but it definitely went faster than if I had stuck with the normal coarse stone.

After that, I went through all the stone stages from coarse to fine, and I think it looks pretty good. It's gotta be as sharp as a surgeons' scalpel now. I've decided to make it my medium sized skinning knife; means I'l have to make more room in my hunting pack for another knife! LOL!

I may have to start working some more on my leather stropping skills and see what I can do to make it even sharper! LOL!