Nary an apology needed Kerry. I take it as good as I give it and actually don't mind a well placed jab if done in the right spirit. Just good natured banter. :)

Your probably right about the plastic carbide sharpeners removing to much steel. You can literally see it curl right off the knife. I hadn't considered that before. I have used whetstones before and it seemed like it took all day to get anywhere. I like to get down to business like right now so they didn't work for me.

I'll give what you and ST suggest a try. Any advice? I read the reviews and it sounds like it doesn't come with instructions.

I'm not completely ignorant concerning cutting tools. I have several years experience running a radial drill, lathe and bridgeport so I get cutting tools and angles. (probably why I gravitated to carbide knife sharpener). But any advice you have I'll certainly appreciate it.