Well, It’s definitely going to take some practice lol. I bought a couple of cheap knives to play with. The one I just sharpened had 440c steel. I took my time and set the angles with my angle cube. Took it to 18. Worked it down starting with the 200 grit. I worked a burr on both sides and progressed up to a 1000 grit. Managed to cut myself twice. 🙁 Nothing serious, but I definitely have to learn some better muscle memory and slow down. The edge will shave hair and do smooth cuts on paper, but I have done better edges with my other systems. I know this is just me learning the system and the stones wearing in. I hit the edge with my ceramic rod and got it sharper so I see that the strops are going to be needed for the system. I just have work on my technique a lot. So far, I like it.