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Just found this:

http://custom.simplemachines.org/mods/index.php?mod=1525

Seems to do exactly what we'd need. Might be worth taking a closer look at.

[What do you think?]

Hi all,

being a Noob it proved difficult for me to understand all the names and designators around Tormek and its addons. So when I have looked up some Jig name for the umpteenth time to understand what the post was about, I thought that a nice glossary would be really helpful. What do you think? I've seen extensions for that on other sites. The general idea is to automatically detect words which have previously been put in the glossary and highlight them in the post. When the reader hovers the pointer over that word, the description is shown as a tooltip. Could also be click-activated to reduce annoying popups. For Tormek jigs this could be a little tooltip containing the picture and a short info about the purpose of the jig.

Might seem irrelevant, a lot of the forum users here seem to be very proficient at getting their tools sharp, knowing all the DBS-22s and RB-180s out there by heart Think of all the silent readers though. There may be many, just like myself before I registered, who are wading through tons of stuff they never heard of before and keep wondering whether it will ever make sense to them.

(just added an attachment with an example)

john,

what makes a good steel? I do have one in my kitchen, but never really got into using them.

Erivan,

while I am not satisfied with my results, I am far from feeling sorry To say it with Confucius' words. The path is the true destination. The two knives I showed you are safely put aside, until I feel confident enough to work them over.

Ken,

thanks for the suggestion. I will check out the Boos boards, but I can't promise that I can justify the purchase of one. They are very pricey. How about making a board myself? Getting a decent piece of maple should be feasible. And since the whole endeavour got started by the attempt to get my woodworking chisels sharper it seems fitting. For the knife there is no shortage in the kitchen. I shall select one and follow your advice.

Well, you answered the question I have :  "so, now what are you going to do?".   

Simple, I will practice the sharpness and beauty out of many a blade until finally I succeed in getting it back to where it belongs 

Haha, brilliant 

For the way they look they still are remarkably sharp. Here's a preliminary list of errors I probably made:

1. Impatience. I underestimated the time it takes to do a nice job
2. I seem to have pushed too hard, which makes sense considering 1
3. It seems the pressure applied was also uneven resulting in that nice wavey look 
4. I read about the technique regarding the lifting of the handle when you get to the tip of the blade. But I did so only after I had done this already.

What do you think? Any additions?

Yes that absolutely makes sense. I certainly should have done that, too. I was just to eager to get something sharpened. Here is a few shots of the knives. Should be fixable with some Tormek quality time. And isn't that really what we want?

Thank you john,

Its probably bestif I upload a photo to show what I mean. The knives are sharp enough for most purposes. Its just that the edge isnt pretty. Just a lack of practice. Once I get the hang of the motion it should get better. Luckily for my favorite pocket knife it looked quite nice. I know my priorities. 

Let me post a photo once I am home and I'll be happy to get some advice.

Hello Forum,

since this is the general questions area I figured I might use this to introduce myself and thank you all for the amazing amount of information and great community on this site. As a Tormek noob I have been reading here for the last week or so and already learned a lot. I never knew there was so much to know about sharpening 
Thankfully I can take my time and hopefully soon make the best out of my new T8. I had an eye on this thing for the last 3 years, since I saw it on Steve Hays youtube channel. However, since we had a lot going on I couldn't make myself buy one. Until now, that is I have already ruined pretty much every kitchen knife in the house and at least got a decent enough edge on my chisels in the workshop. Still a long way to go until I get the perfect edge on anything other than a chisel I guess.

Anyway, just wanted to say hello and thank you for all the work that has gone into this forum.

braincramp