Like you Benson I'm a little torn myself. Somehow over the past couple of days I managed to read/skim this whole thread while trying to decide on the Blackstone or the Wissota. I'm leaning more and more towards the Wissota as they are local, and I don't use FBV. I don't have any experience sharpening so I also like the fact I can pick the sharpener up in person and get an in-person tutorial on how to use it. Let me know what you end up with!