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[Jcsixx01]

Why don't you post a picture of it? That would probably help.

This is it.
https://www.amazon.com/Sharpens-Best-Round-Poker-Sharpener/dp/B07PTSTSB4

 

[danbot]

Assuming you don't have a pocket stone, a smooth river rock will do the job slowly, but it will do the job. A rock is generally still harder than even M390 steel and it will cut and sharpen. This is also why sometimes a good quality, but less wear resistant knife can be a better choice. Years ago traditionals were the way to go and they were easy to sharpen but still held their edge fine.

Oh great! Now I have to find a river too!?!

 

[Danke42]

Me every time.

 

[MarkN86]

Oh great! Now I have to find a river too!?!

Just depends on whether you want a toothy edge or a polished one

Once I was at an RV park in Boulder, WY and I found a small fist sized rock that had an absurdly hard and smooth finish sitting half buried in the ground. I washed it off and finished a knife on it and it was like a mirror finish, which was a lot finer than the pocket stone I took with me on the trip. I think I put it in the car and kept it as a souvenir.

 

[danbot]

Just depends on whether you want a toothy edge or a polished one

Once I was at an RV park in Boulder, WY and I found a small fist sized rock that had an absurdly hard and smooth finish sitting half buried in the ground. I washed it off and finished a knife on it and it was like a mirror finish, which was a lot finer than the pocket stone I took with me on the trip. I think I put it in the car and kept it as a souvenir.

I find a toothy edge works best for cutting farmer's fences in the wilderness.

 

[JD Bear]

I wish I could help you, but I'm all out of smartass answers...

 

[Jcsixx01]

I wish I could help you, but I'm all out of smartass answers...

He could always make/forge a new blade while out in the wilderness Tommy Lee Jones/Benacio Del Toro style.

 

[Feca10ne]

Here...you can drink your own pee afterwards

 

[Eli Chaps]

You use the M390 knife to kill the bear that will of course eventually attack you.

Then you dig its claws out and use those for slicing and the teeth for stabbing. Probably could cut some sinew and secure them to different sized sticks. Just be sure to baton and whittle the sticks before the M390 gets dull.

 

[GatorFlash1]

Hey, I have another idea. If you still have the ceramic "Let's Go Exploring" coffee cup you were drinking from, with a little Irish Whiskey in it, when you wandered off, you could sharpen your knife on the bottom of the coffee cup. Ceramic is much harder than any steel knife made. Just wait until you sober up a bit so you don't hurt yourself.

This way you won't have to search the ice cold stream to find a flat rock.

 

[PirateSeulb]

Now that your lost you will have to resort to cannibalism I recommend utilizing the bone remains to fashion some simple more disposable knives keeping your M390 blade for absolute emergencies.

 

[PRNDLtech]

I find a toothy edge works best for cutting farmer's fences in the wilderness.

So THATS where you find the wire.... I shoulda known

 

[A.L.]

If you were out in the woods walking the dog or hiking or what ever and got lost, how could you sharpen your M390 or some other super steel folder if you did not have a sharpening stone with you? I know they were stay sharp a long time, but what if you had to cut some wire or what ever? Don't get me wrong, I like the new steels, but was just wondering. I just what First Blood. Lol

My life is way too repetive and filled with daily habits to think of that. Most times I just have my keys with SAK classic. Death in woods would be relief, if there was no dog to love and care about.

 

[22-rimfire]

Why wouldn't you have a sharpening stone with you?

I see the super steel sharpening to be a big problem if caught out in the woods without a diamond stone. The only time I would ever carry a sharpening stone is if I intend to spend more than a week in the woods and I know I will be using my blades a lot.

 

[22-rimfire]

Order a new knife with next day shipping.

 

[DMG]

Carry your car door with you. That way you can sharpen your super steel on the top edge of the window. And if you get too warm, just roll the window down.

 

[Steely_Gunz]

Have you seen the state of most kitchen knives in America? Cheap war clubs that haven't been properly honed since HW Bush was a vice president. They manage to mash and press through any number of chores well enough that folks don't give them a second thought.

A high end super steel may be nearly impossible to hone to perfection, but I would think you could press one into service enough to survive until you were found.

A cheap insurance policy is a small loaded strop and/or a ceramic rod for edge maintenance. Even still, I think it would take me a LONG time to need to mess with my edge. I will far exhaust my survival skills before I blunt a quality steel enough to need care.