re: Sharpening a shun chefs knife ?

1) Don't buy a knife you don't know how to properly care for
2) Even using my knives professionally i only sharpen them 2 times a year. Rarely 3 times a year.
3) Exactly what the poster above said.
4) Buy a whet stone and a cheap Asian knife from Vinh Phat or somewhere like that to practice on.