I touch my knives up several times during the process. A good rule I use is: Every time I have to wash the blade (& my hands, etc.) during the task...I hit the blade 3 or 4 times on The Spyderco! Works for me...Hope this helps, Capt. Chris
I've seen him do it this way and can attest to it being a "best" practice for sure. Just made the job a lot easier, start to finis.
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