If you only could have 1 sharpening stone or Paper

[mymindisamob]

I have my sandpaper, mousepad and 2 diamond stones in a bag that I do/would grab on the way out the door.

 

[mtnfolk mike]

i have been using a fallkniven DC-3 , double sided stone.... it has a fine ceramic stone on one side and a diamond plate on the other.... they work great.. and are very small...:thumbup:

 

[Gossman Knives]

My Eze-Lap Sportsman model diamond rod in the brass rod. I can resharpen a blade in no time with this one. I love it.
Scott

 

[Trent Rock]

I have THREE DMT shrapeners
The gree plastci, the red plastic amd the sliver "extra coarse"
This post said which ONE would you take
So I took the green "extra fine"!!
I figured in a survival situation could just use the "extra muscle" required since it's a "extra fine"

 

[Ragnar]

I keep a credit card sized diamond plate in my wallet, so it's not an issue. I've got some 9 micron film glued to the back for final polish.
It started out as a fine, but after 15+ years of use it's more like an
an extra fine now. I keep my knives pretty sharp so this works well.
If I think I'm going to be working on knives that are a bit dull I add
a 4" X 1 1/4" x 1/16" two sided diamond plate in medium/fine. This
would probably be my choice if I had to choose one for everything.

 

[lotoblades]

I have several sharpening stones, etc but if I could only have one, 3 sided hewlett jewel stick. I have used it for years and it's still going strong.

 

[1Tracker]

Nice across the board selection guys; I note the DMT emphasis, then the sandpaper folks, then the EZE pen and then all out sharpeners. Seems fine to medium is a choice too here.

 

[redsquid2]

If I could only have one stone it would be my DMT Extra Fine Diamond "keychain" sharpener

I'll second that, but I would take the fine (red) vs. extra-fine (green).







I'm not good enough at sharpening to use the extra-fine to its full potential, and I get a good-enough edge with the fine.

I'm a light backpacker, so this piece of equipment is ideal, at 1.6 oz.

 

[Snakedoc]

4 year old thread??

 

[Nightfly]

Depends on what knife I would need to sharpen....
A DMT diafold hone would probably be my best bet.

 

[MIKE MACINTOSH]

I'am another Fallkniven Diamond/ceramic user. DC-4 for me.

 

[adam0321]

I made one of these and love it. I think this guy has some great ideas.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkuF1dljmjE

 

[hollowdweller]

Sandpaper.

Since I started using it I hardly ever use anything else.

 

[Tim the Slugman]

My medium India oil stone.

 

[imaginefj]

Medium grit 6x2 DMT Diamond stone

 

[neeman]

If I could only do one....

I'am another Fallkniven Diamond/ceramic user. DC-4 for me.

 

[Razorsharp-Travis]

I would grab my sharpmaker, If I could only have 1 stone from it, it would be a medium rod

 

[crafty]

I'am another Fallkniven Diamond/ceramic user. DC-4 for me.

Me 2!
Sometimes I bring my little leather strop loaded with some compound as well. I always wear a leather belt, so no need for the strop, but it makes sharpening easier. Even used my leather shoes with great success, got it back to shaving again.

 

[GingivitisKahn]

Sandpaper works better for me and is lighter than stones, but a decent diamond stone will last longer. Accordingly, if I could have only the one, I guess it would have to be the diamond stone.

Either should keep your knife sharp enough to deal with zombies or zombie threads.

---
Beckerhead #42

 

[Myal]

Id grab the axe stone I use for pretty much everything , its an oddball round stone with a fine and coarse side .
I usualy have my belt on my pants , so I have strop . if there is civilisation anywhere nearby .. there will be cardboard , glassy paper , maybe a glass bottle .. all good improvised sharpening stuffs . Its kinda hard to stick to the one sharpener ...