Good simple field sharpener for izula?

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I used to sharpen my own knives when I was younger, but was never terribly good at it. Decided to relearn if I can as I love how sharp my izula is after a few weeks of good use, and would love to learn how to sharpen it.

Simple, and something I can keep in my bag would be best, commercial or sandpaper on a dowel, whatever you guys recommend I just want to learn how to sharpen.

Thanks.
 
i've carried a gerber sharpmaker for the last 20yrs or so, i don't think they make them anymore but i'd look for something like it. its a slide out design with fine diamond on one side and ceramic on the other. works on the izula to the junglas.

take it easy
cricket
 
I use my DMT duo fold ?? Blue & red folds up.. works great
or I also have a EZ-lap rod that works good
I also use a Leather strop
 
I'd say go to the Army Surplus pick you up a small stone with sheath and you're good to go.. for about $5..

Other then that you could sharpen that bad boy on the concrete and use newspaper to strop it with..

and no I'm not joking..

Watch a few vids on hand sharpening you'll get the hang of it, myself I sharpen till I can cut paper/shave hair then I polish the blade...by stroping
 
Forgive me for being noobish, but how do you sharpen it using a rod? I have seen my grandpa do it wayyyy back in the day he used to be a butcher, but I never learned quite how he did it?
 
Slack,

google it and see if you can find a video, or goto youtube and check it out..

myself I've never used one, and probably never will.. that's just me..
 
For my ESEE's i use the my Spyderco Double stuff. The medium side can fix most rolled and dulled edges and the fine side makes it shaving sharp, just like the sharpmaker. Just gotta love their ceramics. When i get home i finish with the UF rod and it whittles hair.
 
I want one of the Fallkniven DC4 sharpeners. Flat and has diamond on one side, ceramic on the other. I think Mistwalker has one that he likes and has posted pics of.
 
DMT duo sharp (blue and red) is good. I use the Black (extra course) and Red so carry both as I sharpen and reprofile a lot of knives. As for how to - lay knife flat on course stone, raise the back edge up slightly so that you are not regrinding the whole width of the blade, create a burr on the side not on the stone (does not matter how- circles,back and forth motion etc). Repeat on other side using same angle (its forgiving to a point). Think of the burr as a speed bump on the opposite side you are grinding on. Next use fine stone (red one), again lay blade flat on stone and raise up back slightly more than you did for the other stone (keeping angle under 25 degrees), alternate one side then the other with very little pressure about 15 times finishing with very lite(blade weight only) strokes on the last few passes. For really sharp, finish on a smooth steel (no ridges ) or ceramic rod with blade weight only. I used to be good but since doing it this way my blades are scarry sharp and I cook for a living. Not tooting anyones horn but the instructions can better be found at the www.razoredgesystems.com
 
roll down a car or truck window halfway and use the edge of the glass. :D

or use the ESSE HEST sharpener, which is the exposed/unglazed ceramic on the underside of the HEST coffee mug!
 
Eze-lap sportsmans rod resides in all my bags. I found it better than the aluminum tube Gerbers and such.
 
I picked up a Meyerco Sharpen-It for about $15, before buying a Sharpmaker. Doesn't sharpen as finely as the Sharpmaker, but it's almost as universal and will put a sharp, working edge on a blade in about 20 seconds. You really can't screw up using it, either. I keep mine in my external frame pack, just in case.
 
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