Uh, oh. I'm losing my reason for passing on these things.
All my life I've been attracted to bells and whistles. But at the same time I have to admit I generally go overboard....I will ring the bell but rarely get to the whistles. My Ford truck is way smarter than I am these days.
In most of my years of bowhunting (2-blade Bears) I used vertical "V" crock sticks with great success. However, the single bevel doesn't do so well on those. I've tried stones, and diamond hones. Still don't like the edge.
The single bevel maker (the one I use) says to use the little carbide-v "scrappers" and I have but I feel like I'm cheating the game I hunt. I have to admit though, nothing I've hit in the boiler room has been able to tolerate them for more than a 35-150 yard run.
Thanks, with Mother's day around the corner, my wife may need me to sharpen a couple of her knives? Don't worry, after 38 years I'm not going to get buy with that excuse!