INDIA STONES???... Sharpening knives in the field??

[Wild Willie]

An American mutt pocket stone fro. FortyTwoBlades would work well with some water. I can honestly say that I could go through life with nothing more to sharpen a knife/machete and be perfectly content.

 

[David Martin]

Wille, what grit is the mutt? DM

 

[T.M.A.]

An American mutt pocket stone fro. FortyTwoBlades would work well with some water. I can honestly say that I could go through life with nothing more to sharpen a knife/machete and be perfectly content.

Sweet! Went to the website and only $1.50!

SNAP!

-T

 

[Wild Willie]

Wille, what grit is the mutt? DM

It's a mixed grit, made from the leftovers of other stones. I would imagine Benjamin FortyTwoBlades would be better equipped to say what the range is.

 

[FortyTwoBlades]

Yes, because they're made from recycled material they're more akin to a natural stone in that they have no defined grain size to them. They're best used with firm pressure to prevent glazing the stone, as they're a fairly hard bond (necessary to keep the different abrasive types together as they don't normally play nice with each other in a single binder) but they cut quickly while leaving a finish that's finer than you'd normally anticipate for something of their level of aggression, though they're definitely in the "coarse" camp.