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Don't get me wrong - I'm not knocking the bench grinder - and, yeah - if you can shave with it, that's a pretty good indicator of sharpness.
First time round with a whetstone may take some time.
I hone both of my knives roughly once a fortnight - or when I notice the edge is no longer keen - I don't think it takes me much longer than 5 minutes - ah! I've just re-read what you've written - "under a minute" - as you were ;-)
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With the bench grinder I can get kitchen knives sharp enough to shave with in under a minute. I am more than happy with that. I have also used it to overhaul an axe left by the previous owner of our house. Whetstones are great for people with time and patience but I am not one of them.
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