For kitchen knives, stone-n-strop every few months. Maintian weekly with a ceramic hone.
Sharpen on King Deluxe 300 splasher with angle guide from strop. Use Sharpal 205H or 204N guided strop. Then maintain (hone) with a Wedgek guided ceramic steel.
Hard big King Deluxe 300 splasher (500-600 grit finish, ~24$ Amazon). VG10 61 HRC chef knife. https://youtu.be/bprCz20iidY King Deluxe 300 Whetstone Review. This might be the only sharpening stone you'll ever need. Always Sharper. The King Deluxe 300 is a fantastic stone. Slow wearing, fast cutting, great feedback and inexpensive.
Paddle strop. https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B0B58SGZKG SHARPAL 205H Double-sided Leather Strop (Genuine Cowhide) 13.2" x 2.4" Kit with 2 Oz. Polishing Compound & Angle Guide... $19.99
11" smooth white ceramic steel (3K JIS grit, no ribs) with angle guides. https://youtu.be/TMVXfBW2SxA?t=216 Honing with Wedgek-The Secret to My Sharp Knives. Helen Rennie
India is for first time sharpenings. From then on u can cleanly (water) hone knives with ceramic and a strop.
Norton India IB8 combo oilstone (not friable, like ceramic) https://www.sharpeningsupplies.com/Norton-Combination-India-Stone-P69C72.aspx
12" smooth white ceramic steel https://idahoners.com/collections/clearance
OR Spyderco medium and fine ceramics (8x2" stones or SharpMaker kit)
Strop with compound (green, Unitec blue, or Mothers Mag polish).
Chisel on traditional stone-n-strop. Durable Norton India IB8 combo oilstone (8x2x1", 150/400 grit, nonfriable), mineral oil (odorless, food and skin safe), and green compound on denim strop is great for knives and tools. https://youtu.be/xlwKYeq909g CHEAP and SIMPLE Sharpening System. Brian Hilson
Using adjustable rubber stand and blue angle guides with IB8 combo oilstone. https://youtu.be/6gTML9ViW7E?t=214 Norton India Sharpening Stone vs Supersteel . Arik
Paddle strop. https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B0B58SGZKG SHARPAL 205H Double-sided Leather Strop (Genuine Cowhide) 13.2" x 2.4" Kit with 2 Oz. Polishing Compound & Angle Guide... $19.99
11" smooth white ceramic steel (3K JIS grit, no ribs) with angle guides. https://youtu.be/TMVXfBW2SxA?t=216 Honing with Wedgek-The Secret to My Sharp Knives. Helen Rennie
Spyderco ceramic stones, recommendations and cleaning. https://youtu.be/Q33lv0OXeWw?t=526 A Beginners Set up of Sharpening Stones. The Big Canucker. A Look a some great options for a beginner looking at hand sharpening knives. We look at some Spyderco Ceramic Stones, a [1000 grit] DMT Diamond Stone, an inexpensive stone, a King dual water stone and a Knives Plus Strop Block.
Deburring with Spyderco Sharpmaker ceramic rod and strop; checking with flashlight; testing on Bess machine: https://youtu.be/KsxE5QB4c6E Why your knife isn't sharp even after sharpening. A critical missed step . StroppyStuff