i personally wouldnt use the 220 for anything but lawnmower blades... deffinately not knives of any value...

i keep my knives in check, to where i only need to sharpen them for about 5 minutes on my Norton, or if i borrow a friends Shun, at the beginning of the season, and maybe touch them up 1 or 2 times throughout (i have several knives, so i dont always keep them all tip top sharp, just my nice ones)...

speaking of that, i have some sharpening to do

Andy, thats one of the only tools i own that i dont know how to use correctly... could you possibly show me the correct way to use it some day? it as well is an old Chicago Cutlery from the 60s, when they were pretty much the elite of the elite.... ive just never gotten the hang of it, same with a Strop, id like to learn that process effectively as well... the Norton works great, but i dont like carrying around 60 dollar stones to the river with me, a small stone and small Strop to me sounds a bit easier to store if i ever do need to sharpen on the river if something happens or whatnot...