hey

one good thing about the sharpmaker is you can use it to learn how to sharpen freehand.. every time you use it just imagine turning it so the stone is flat and the knife is at an angle.. when you can visualise that try it with a whetstone of some sort.. if you mess up go back to the sharpmaker again..
do that a few times, quite a few, and you'll be able to sharpen spyderco angle knives freehand.. and from there <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

cheers

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