Haha. I just received mine two days ago. I have the Lansky pocket sharpener, but I wanted to be able to grind my own angles. I am also a novice, so I wanted simple to use. Tried out a buddy's at work, and ordered one that afternoon. For an idiot like me, it is relatively simple to put a good (better than decent, but not perfect, I am sure) edge on a knife. Immediately tried it on one of my wife's good kitchen knives, and got an impressive edge in no time.