Hmm, I don’t know, maybe my problem was mixing them up? I was mainly using edge-leading strokes to knock off burrs. And they would dull my edges. I stopped using them and the problem went away. I also consider edge-trailing strokes to be safer. I sharpen a lot slower than a lot of people I see in videos as well. Slapping the stones to the blade and using very fast strokes may be the biggest problem that some people are making. I know that I’m not good enough to sharpen that fast But I’m still learning and may be wrong, though it works well for me. Part of the differences may also be to how we hold the stones. Also, how much pressure we use. I’ve found that a lighter pressure on the stones work better too.
