Any good sharpening stone/ puck for axe?

[JayGoliath]

Hi all,

I'm looking for one that i could use in the field, gives a good convex edge and easy to bring around.
Will use it to sharpen a hawk, a goosewing and a viking axe.
Trying to look away from GB version.

Should i look for diamond stone?

Thanks
Jay the Noob

[jwaj]

Jay,
Lansky makes a puck sharpener as well. There about $7-8 USD. I've always used files and wet stones but have been thinking about picking up a puck.
Jim

[G-pig]

I have a lansky puck. Frankly, not enamored with it. I use it after filing to smooth the edge but it is not good for actually getting a very keen edge. I use a hard arkansas after and then finish with an austrian surgical stone to get that sweet keen edge. The puck is fairly useful though, considering it runs less than a tenner, and the edge the fine side gives is certainly usable.

[markv]

man i don't know, i use a cheapo Harbor Freight diamond stone to fine tune an edge.
if you have bevels to thin out you will need a file or something aggressive.
i have a puck but never use it. a combo Carborundum is more useful imho

a professional sharpening guru once told me he got more use out of a carborundum stone than most of his sharpening equipment, and he had the stuff too.

buzz

[bearhunter]

I like my lansky puck. It works fine IMO for touching up an edge or following up a filing.
I like to strop after I used the fine side of the puck.
I can shave with them after this, so I suppose that's good enough for me

[Square_peg]

I like my Norton 3" x 5/8" round stone slightly better than my Lansky puck. I think it cuts a little faster and produces a finer edge. The Lansky puck is a little safer to use because it's larger and the beveled design keeps your fingers a little further away from the sharp edge.

[bearhunter]

I like my Norton 3" x 5/8" round stone slightly better than my Lansky puck. I think it cuts a little faster and produces a finer edge. The Lansky puck is a little safer to use because it's larger and the beveled design keeps your fingers a little further away from the sharp edge.

I like my lansky, but I may have to check out one of those nortons.
Does anyone make a diamond puck?
I'll have to look.

[JayGoliath]

Does anyone make a diamond puck?

Ah i see light now.

Diamond puck would def be a good idea!

[cckw]

I know you are looking for an alternative, perhaps due to price. But the GB is not expensive because of the fancy label. That round stone is a great field piece, heavy rubber grip thing & quality stone. For a backpack or etc it is my choice regardless of the high price. It took me a long time to get one, then I understood the why it costs so much. very fitting piece for the axe quality.

[fervens]

Pretty much anything can give a good convex edge, circle motions are key. There is very little i have used that could not be sharpened with a blue dmt diafold and a 4 inch smith's soft arkansas stone. They are also easy to pack. But to be honest, i have never used a puck, so i couldn't compare.

[mossyhorn]

I like to use the Lansky puck and then use a Falkniven DC4 combination diamond and ceramic whetstone.

[klammer]

I use a Falkniven DC4 also, its not going to take out nicks but it maintains the edge well.

Another good option is the diamond plates ragweed forge carries:

http://www.ragweedforge.com/SharpeningCatalog.html

600grit on one side and 1800 on the other - and at 4"x"1.24"x1/16" = a very light but effective tool for edges (yes, One Sixteenth of an inch thick). they are easily half the wight of the DC4...its not going to take out large nicks in the blade, or give you a shaving polish but will give you a very nice edge for its size / weight. He now has one that is the same size but 270 grit and 600 grit. I made a leather pocket pouch for mine, with one loaded with rouge.

The credit card size cards he carries in different grits can be glued to other stones, leather, etc to come up with pretty much any solution you want if you are creative. add a ceramic stick, leather case with compound as a strop. Sky is the limit.