Setting up to sharpen a friend's slicing knife, I'm soaking two Japanese stones, and setting up the bar mat to catch all the water I'm about to throw around. Should I tighten up some of our duller knives? By duller I mean not razor. Not dull by normal people's standards. :)
@perigee Definitely. I'm a mere sharpening dilettante (I use one of those 'Lansky sharpening system' things, having good reason to have no confidence in my ability to sustain a consistent sharpening angle) but even I find it difficult to resist sharpening everything in sight once I've got myself set up. Cooking is always easier and more satisfying when your knives are really sharp.
I'd be willing to bet that you went ahead and sharpened your knives soon after posting this. It's irresistible.
@howfar weirdly I got really into polishing all (and missed some) of the nicks in this friend's knife. My partner is thrilled anyhow saying our friend will be terrified. But it was a weird energy day. Anyhow that knife is razor except the belly which is just very sharp.