I'm kind of a knife junkie... I got into Japanese carbon steel kitchen knives about 10 years ago and I've never looked back. Here's my most recent acquisition...
And this is probably one of the BEST resources on the web for sourcing kitchen cutting-steel and sharpening equipment...
http://www.chefknivestogo.com/
And this is how I sharpen mine...
I could talk for hours on end about kitchen knives....