"Joe Cilinceon" > wrote in message
>
> Get some water stones and learn to sharpen a knife the proper way. If you
> must use a gadget then get the Edge Pro system which is water stones and
> polishing tapes. All of the other things are crap and will do more damage
> to your knife than sharpen it.

I have water stones and know how to use them. My wife, though, does not and
knives can use a touchup between sharpening. If you get say, 6 to 8 weeks
vacation, you can come over and teach her to use the stones.