Double Stuff or is it Triple?

[Longden]

Just got a Spyderco Double Stuff pocket stone for Christmas and have used it already to resharpen a bunch of knives around the house.

The dual-grit hone comes in a leather sheath, which I've found useful (for small <3" blades) as a strop. Put the stone in the sheath, hold the sheath (logo-side down) by the flap on the end (the top of your thumb butts against the bottom of the stone), and strop (carefully!).

Puts a nice final polish to the edge after the fine grit is done.

Also found that the edge of the stones work nicely on the recurves of some blades (tho not the serrations).

Takes longer than the 204 (which I also have), but you get that special feeling from taking your time on a freehand stone. Tho that feeling can turn to pain if you're not careful, since the stone is small. Another poster's suggestion was to hold the end of the stone with the end of the sheath. I alternated between two methods 1) laying the stone on a table mat and 2) holding the ends of the stone with my fingers (tho this actually doubles the risk of a cut

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A great little accessory if you have knives that aren't too dull, or too big ... and some time on your hands.

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Longden Loo - Ventura, CA
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[Dannyc]

My favorite topic: Spyderco Sharpeners.

I also have the Doublestuff (doubled-stuff, coz it broke during transit) and I use the leather pouch for stropping (thought I was the only one to have noticed this capability).

My dad, though, doesn't like the idea. He said it'll ruin the beautiful sheath that came with the doublestuff. Who am I to argue? hehehe.. As long as it works for me.

I find myself using it, and my Profiler, for sharpening my knives more than I use the Sharpmaker.

Dan

 

[Longden]

Yeah, I liked being able to strop a bit, even if there wasn't much runway so to speak.

Could use an old sliderule case to keep the stones and ProFiles in, how about that?

Makes me wonder if maybe I could just glue a piece of leather on the top of the 204 case and use that as well.

I know what your dad means, but heck, I'd rather have a worn sheath than a dull knife. Easy to accidentally slice into the grain if you're not careful. Definitely not for those who are into keeping things super pristine