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I have said before but it is worth repeating that for those that struggle with keeping a consistant angle on an oil stone or similar then the angled stone is the best option. Set the stone at a fraction steeper than the ideal 20 degrees ( so the crock sticks set at 20 degrees will hone the wire edge off) for the vast majority of knife sharpening needs and a set of crock sticks in place of a leather honing strip will bring very good results.
For my own knives untill I started selling knives which necessitated a change to the unbeatab;e scary sharp system this angled stone was how I kept an edge up to what I demanded of my knives.
I use a fixed blade stanley knife for all my leather work and give the blade 4 strokes on each side on the stone and then 4 strokes on the crock sticks before I start cutting out the sheaths and just recently changed to another blade as the previous one had worn almost completly away over the last 4 years or so. I have seen leather workers reccomend changing the blade every session and while the blades are cheap there is no need to when it is such an easy way tokeep them almost better than new sharp.
I have my set-up screwed to the corner of my leather working bench so I can work either side of the blade easily.
For my own knives untill I started selling knives which necessitated a change to the unbeatab;e scary sharp system this angled stone was how I kept an edge up to what I demanded of my knives.
I use a fixed blade stanley knife for all my leather work and give the blade 4 strokes on each side on the stone and then 4 strokes on the crock sticks before I start cutting out the sheaths and just recently changed to another blade as the previous one had worn almost completly away over the last 4 years or so. I have seen leather workers reccomend changing the blade every session and while the blades are cheap there is no need to when it is such an easy way tokeep them almost better than new sharp.
I have my set-up screwed to the corner of my leather working bench so I can work either side of the blade easily.