Thank you, gentlemen. This is a fun thread!
I have a couple of sets of Arkansas stones, including the "surgical black" that have served me well over the decades.
Mike Ramay, aka Sixty Megacycle Michael, an ex-underwater sailor with whom I worked on Long Island a long time ago, taught me how to sharpen knives. You can
always shave with the edges he achieves. Mine too, usually.
I believe Mr. Dick Burg expressed my feelings on this subject best and I am going to "reward" him by stealing his edge marking technique.
Thank you, sir!