Originally Posted by
Warren Mickley
I do a full sharpening always. The same thing every time: full bevel, flat grind, polish, strop. About 35 seconds for carving tools, 70 seconds for chisels, 90 seconds for plane irons. That is because I want to get rid of the wear. If a stropping or honing on a fine stone is helpful, then probably either 1) you are beating up the edge and then straightening it out without removing wear, or 2) you are honing at ever higher angles and eventually have to start over.
With saws, I joint the saw occasionally, not every sharpening. If you were to sharpen perfectly, there would be no need for jointing, so the frequency of jointing is dependent on how skillful your sharpening is.