Reply by toddbeaulieu

Yeah, water is an awful mess. And that actually leads to me avoiding sharpening before it becomes a bigger project. I have to admit that.

COMO, I know money’s an issue. Don’t feel like you have to get to home base on the first try. I do think sandpaper’s the cheapest method to get started with and it does work really well. The jig I mentioned isn’t cheap. It’s also not required, but for newbies It takes a lot of variables and potential for messing up out of the picture.

I have a cheaper jig that I didn’t like as much. I can try to find it. If I think it’s worth shipping I can send it to you for free. I can’t remember what I paid for it. If it was super cheap it might not be worth shipping, but I’ll look.