How do you keep 'em sharp?

Fanglekai said:
Get some queen D2, reprofile the edge, strop when necessary on leather or cardboard.
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That hit pretty close to home. I am finishing up a kitchen install and working on the trims now. I am a big fan of Queen's D2 and am using the new 4" stockman I received at Christmas as a final trimming tool to get the perfect fit I want on crown moldings, etc.

The sheepsfoot is perfect for that. I use the knife all day long, so much in fact on this job that I have left it open next to the miter saw for easier access. It is less sharp than a razor around lunch time after whittling off a pile of shavings from hard cherry and birch trim/molding.

At lunch, or if I am going to trim a small piece of delicate trim, I simply strop the knife on a piece of cardboard. I never worry about using (or losing!) this strop and it is easy to make several to keep around. I cut myself a couple of pieces of heavy cardboard about 2" X 12" and charge them with green Harbor Freight compound and toss them in the tool box. The razor edge is back on the D2 in about 4 - 5 swipes per side.

By the way, this disposable strop can be made any size, folded, and taken anywhere you go with no worries of losing any of your good gear if you are traveling.

Robert
 
knarfeng said:
Ummm...to be honest, if your knife cannot go more than 24 hrs without sharpening because you use it that much, I'd go find something with steel having greater edge retention. That's one of the reasons I prefer Buck over Case. The Case alloys don't last long enough for me.

However, If I were needing something for on the go, I'd look at one of the DMT pocket stones.
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Not really what's happening. It would be more like if I got to work and found my knife a bit dull. Something cheap and easy that I could keep at work so I didn't have to bring my $80 Chosera all the time. Maybe just a cheap Arkie would work.

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I usually don´t sharpen my knives, while "on-the-road". That´s why I use to carry more than just one knife with me...

But if I need to sharpen it (vacation etc etc) the leather belt on my pants work great. Maybe I gonna get medium/fine water pocket stone for "on-the-road"... Would be a nice idea. But a ceramic coffee mug is mostly somewhere around, so in case of emergency I could also use this...
 
This is my main sharpening kit. I've actually been able to reprofile a Buck 119 with just these few tools.

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I'll also use sandpaper strips on top of a leather belt on top of my Norton Combo stone. I've found the Norton doesn't really cut the way I would like it to, but it makes a nice platform for my setup.
 
My knife doesn't get that much use...so I don't need to carry some pocket stone around. Yet it's interesting to hear what you folks carry :)

Fausto
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Many of my knives have convexed edges which I sharpen with sand paper. The ones that are not convexed get sharpened with a Sharpmaker. They all get stropped on a homemade strop with green compound.

I don't carry any sharpening utils. On longer expeditions (aka, camping trips) I carry the Sharpmaker with only the brown stones to save weight, and a small strop.
 
When I go away for a longer period of time I usually have a Spyderco Double Stuff or a Fallknives DC4 with me. I use them at home too. They work great for keeping a knife sharp.
 
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