tiecollector
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You might want to get another opinion. I just bought a stone for my MAC knife from a great Japanese hand tool and knife speciality store and they were very adamant that I never use a steel ceramic or otherwise. I have been led to believe that with the Japanese knives you are in fact honing the edge and due to the somewhat brittle nature of the steel you don't want to steel it at all. Are you in the Bay Area? If so stop by Hida tool in North Berkeley http://www.hidatool.com/ If you like high end hand tools they are awesome. Well worth a look 'round.
I've heard about them, I will call them up tomorrow. I'm actually in Sac. I've been reading things all over the map... do this... don't do this... frustrating, I'll just have to settle on a method and see what works best. I've been ordering my knives from www.sonomacutlery.com