Do a few cheap knives that you don’t care about before you attempt sharpening your good blades. You’ll probably find that it takes a bit of getting used to the motion and a bit of practice to get a knife mounted the way you want it.
Definitely. I have a few older beater folders, fixed blades and kitchen knifes I’ll be practicing on and while breaking in the stones.
Once I get my technique down and happy with the results going up to 1000, I’ll then take a look at the 1500/Glass Platen or maybe the ceramics.
Suggestion: I’d start with the more straight forward kitchen knives then move on to the folders when you have developed a technique and learned some basic skills.
Good idea. I’ve got a few to 'sacrifice". I’ve got an old Buck 119 that needs a good edge on it as well.
Take your time with the 119 clip point. There are many YouTube videos out there with a ton of information to gain on sharpening with the Wicked Edge.