I happened to read a reprint of one of James Kernov's articles in the latest FWW issue. In his article, Kernov discribed the first wooden hand plane he built as a teenager, and the effect of that experience on the rest of his career as a woodworker. I was especially drawn to his comments about sharpening his plane blades. Kernov admitted that long periods of time pass between sharpenings, and he is/was not very fussy about touching up the blade. Everything he says about sharpening reflects my experience and practice. The small chair-makers plane I built and use may get sharpened once a year if it's lucky. My lathe turning tools get an occasional touch up on my belt-sander. Why waste valuable time at the lathe getting an over perfect edge on the tool when there is work to do. Years ago, I got a call from my then current editor at FWW, Zack Galken, asking about my sharpening techniques. The conversation was abruptly concluded when I discribed my frequent use of the belt sander. That technique did not make into the how-to article. I should found a school of heritical woodworking. Any way, it was facsinating that James Kernov mirrored my thoughts on sharpening. Vindication at last.