OK, Here's where I have to 'fess up and admit to power use.  I have a
water-wash glass grinder that is near as old as I am, that puts the
edge on without damage from heat.  Then the final edge is applied
through judicious use of the ceramic sticks.  I know this isn't the
traditional way of sharpening using the fine carborundum, then the
soft Arkansas, then the hard Arkansas and finally the hard black stone
I used to use, but when you sharpen for all the ladies in the family,
time is more precious than tradition.  And the edges stay good for a
surprising amount of time, even when abused by cutting on glass.  Hey,
I made major progress years ago when MLW stopped putting them in the
dishwasher.  I was pleased to get that concession.

YMMV
Bruce Z.
Des Moines, IA