Silly question (I hope) re: Adjustment Brush in LR3

For some strange reason, my Adjustment brush is not working for "Sharpening."  All of the other functions (i.e. Exposure, Clarity, etc.) seem to work just fine....only the sharpening is causing me headache.  Does anyone have a suggestion? 
For the record, I currently have my sharpness set at 44, Size 23, Feather 16 (i have adjusted this down to 0...still not change), Flow 87, and Auto Mask is checked.
Thanks a bunch in advance!

Hit "O" and see if you are actually getting a mask.  Then make sure you're looking at the image at 1:1.  Then check your detail panel settings as those are what are used by the brush too.

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