So, I bought a few sharp pointy damascus things from Mad Mike... And while they were pointy, they're not all that sharp. But they're still pretty... 1075 steel, folded with nickel...
I hate using whetstones (takes patience, takes time, squirrel!), and I'm a bit of a tool whore... So I picked up a $50 1x30 bench sander at my local China Fright, and ordered a pack of decent belts, including a leather stropping belt, and we're gonna see how this goes... I like one of the little knives I got from him for every day use at work (tends to not be pretty sometimes...), and the 1075 steel should survive that where D2 or other steels would crack or chip... I also have a bunch of other knives that need work... Funny, but the Chicago Cutlery knives that I picked up at Wally World cut MUCH nicer than the Calphalon set...