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Cohan

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hey guys i am actually really new to bushcraft and i want to know what the best stone setup for sharpening would be do i want a wet stone or ceramic or diamond there are so many choices and there are no stores in my area to even look i have to do it all online and i really need professional opinions i just bought a kellam Wolverine seems like a really nice knife but i want it razor sharp also any suggestions you give me could u plz tell me a brand name that would be good and maybe a link on best place to buy it if not google will work lol but i need some thing to go from so i dont buy crap needs to be semi portable if possible so i can take it with me cant have a sharp knife in the bush if i leave my stones at home thx guys im really greatfull plz excuse my noobness :D
 
cohan, newbness excused :D

as to the stones, almost any that you pick will work fine as long as you know how to use them. if you know how to use a stone, but just don't have any stones, i might recommend diamond or some japanese waterstones. if you haven't done it before, i suggest getting a mora and one of these basic sharpening stones at your local hardware store. pick one out that is very flat on both sides, or else you will have to flatten it before use.

i also suggest getting a stick of green rouge or tripoli at the local hardware store and using it with a piece of cardstock as a strop to remove the burr from your edges, getting them very sharp.

use these to practice sharpening on if you don't have much experience. once you are getting razor sharp edges with this, you will be good to go farther. this will also give you a good idea of what you are looking for in a sharpening system.

for compact travel, you might just carry some of the smaller diamond products like the DMT credit cards or the diafolds.

try googling "how to sharpen" and "sharpening" and read the first few, they all basically say the same thing but it is good to read them and glean what you can. also try a youtube search, there are several videos showing the use of a stone and strop.
 
thank you for the quick response Siguy :) ya i have already watched lots of vids and spent the last week trying to choose a knife that will best suit me everyone seems to have so many favorite knives i really liked the style of the kellam wolverine. like i said im new to it all but it is carbon steel which seems to hold a better edge and its a single bevel which seems to be the preferred choice for bushcraft due to its ability to get razor sharp and probably less chipping you have no idea how many times i have changed my mind over and over about what knife i was going to buy lol but i ordered that one and im sure i will be really happy with it if nothing els a great knife to start with but anyway thank you very much i did not know i can get stones at a hardware store there are a few of those close by
 
cohan, general sweeping statements like carbon is better than stainless and that scandi grinds get sharper than any other grind can be misleading...

but a well treated carbon steel from a reputable maker should give you no problems and a scandi grind is probably the easiest to learn to sharpen on, since the bevel guide is built into the blade.

i suggested a mora to start with because like many others, your first time sharpening will probably be messy and may end up marring up the knife pretty badly. the kellam knives are sweet, but a little pricey (for me at least) to learn sharpening on. once you feel good about sharpening the mora, then i would suggest sharpening your "real" knife.
 
Cohan,

I have good look with a diafold setup.....light, fast form of sharpening. Siguy had the right of it as far as learning on a cheap knife.....Also, lol, please put some punctuation in your posts so I can give my brain a chance to breathe while reading lmao. Just giving you a hard time.
 
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