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I use the MKII honing guide I prefer it above all that’s available. Does it get some getting use too yes it does because if you don’t apply equal pressure and if you do follow the manual your blade will not come out square. Once all that is out of the way your blades come out square and pristine sharp. So now I’m used to it and actually cannot really sharpen without one. In my view using a honing guide hasn’t taught me any muscle memory only dependability on a product. Having said that Tom Fidgeon uses one all the time so it’s completely up to you. It’s not a bad thing to use one and doesn’t take long to set up either and if you like to have a secondary bevel it’s a sinch with or without a guide.
But surprisingly though I have managed to mimic Paul’s figure out free hand on my scrub blade. I actually thought it would be difficult but I got it only after two strokes. In this case it was much faster to do it free hand because I would of had to pull the guide apart and install the camber wheel.