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I grabbed a whetstone from one of the cook shops on shaftsbury avenue, a 5er, they had a global stone for £45 (the rapha of the knife world methinks). I wanted it to along with a steel. A steel will only straighten out an edge, if that edge isn't great then there's onyl so much you can do. Want to get my knifes up to hair shaving sharp. Oh and my knife collection is 2 of the ikea ones mentioned above, one 365+, one slightly better (the shame). They get used loads, and sharpened loads on a steel, think they need the grinding treatment.
My parents had the global sharpener you mention (velomancer) and it broke. Good idea but made of plastic so lasted only a month. Perhaps you have a better quality one but the plastic one was poo.