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I was thinking of getting a whetstone - the steel is pretty useless for sharpening the smaller knives i have. I wasn't sure if a whetstone would be any good for taking the edge back past the notches, though.
AlexD-
You'd need a coarse stone to re-profile the edge, then work up through progressively finer grades to get to a fine level of sharpness. I've got a few sharpening stones but the Lansky system (or knock-offs) is the one I find has the best ease of use/edge quality balance. There may be other systems out there which are better.
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What General_Strike said. Although it depends on what grade stone you get. If you could find something with say a 600 on one side and then something in the '000s on the other I'm sure with some work the 600 side Would take most of it off.
Otherwise you could always see if you can pay someone. If its just putting it back to good enough nick so that you can go back to just maintaining the edge with a steel it might be easier and more economical..
General_Strike
hugo7
I'd just buy a whetstone TBH.
They last for ages and it's a useful thing to have.
Or you could get a lansky system copy from aliexpress. They're pretty good - although not the be/end-all they're made out to be. I still have mixed feelings about mine.