I have my late Father's Lansky, but, seldom drag it out. I find it simpler to just hit my Schrade+ (that Dad gave me for Christmas, a long time ago) with a set of Smith ceramic rods in a V block, usually every day. When the edge gets really rough, I stone it by hand with a medium and then a hard Arkansas flat stone, and then proceed to the Smith ceramic rods.
If you take a minute or two every day, the stainless sharpens right up with the ceramic rods. When I have to break down, and head out to the shop to find the stones, it is my fault, not the blade. Stainless gets dull quick, but, it sharpens quick, too.
Dad was a perfectionist with his blades, and you could shave with them. Mine are tools, and I use mine harder than he did. It would never have occurred to him to use his pocket knife to cut plastic box strapping, I do that several times a day with mine.
Best,
Ted
