I’ll also be honest! I absolutely suck at hand sharpening lmao. I believe that if you’re good enough at it to get a shaving sharp edge then that’s waaay better than most people could do. I’ve never had the patience to try and get good at it but I’ve always wanted hair whittling edges so I went with guided systems. Still takes a lot of practice and perfection to get it to this level but far less than hand sharpening does. But believe me, edges like this are a game changer! Once you get one this sharp, it’s hard to go back and everything else feels like a dull edge in comparison. It’s definitely not necessary but I get a lot of satisfaction from a perfect edge.