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I still think a guide for plane blades makes all the difference. I use DMT diamond sharpeners for plane blades with a veritas guide and a Tormek for chisels. It suits me very well, even my masonry chisels are sharp. I can't really see the advantage in going the extra mile to get mirror finishes on blade edges because they don't last like that for very long in use.
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Scary Sharp was the name I couldn't recall. I just used a piece of MDF as a one off trial (do not do this more than once as I'm sure with even the one off I probably put some kind of curve in with the wood deforming). The big changer for me was the leather strop. I used an old phone case (made from heavy leather) with the suede side up.