Mini PSK question

[bladeNUT82]

Hello,
I was thinking of adding a small piece of fine grit sandpaper or a cut piece of emery board in my altoids survival kit. This piece of kit would be to sharpen my knife blade in the case that i didn't have a steel, ceramic rod, or stone. Does anyone know if using sandpaper or an emery board will work to sharpen a knife?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Rupestris]

Hello,
I was thinking of adding a small piece of fine grit sandpaper or a cut piece of emery board in my altoids survival kit. This piece of kit would be to sharpen my knife blade in the case that i didn't have a steel, ceramic rod, or stone. Does anyone know if using sandpaper or an emery board will work to sharpen a knife?

Thanks in advance.

Sandpaper - yes. Emory board - in a pinch, yes. TheEmory board isn't going to last long and if it gets wet, it'll pretty much come apart.

I'd suggest a piece of 500 grit wet-or-dry sandpaper. A little coarse for some but we're talking about last option and you don't want to be there all day.

 

[powernoodle]

My dad has gotten by just fine for the last 78 years using nothing but sandpaper to sharpen his slipjoint. :thumbup:

 

[hollowdweller]

I can sharpen a knife using wet/dry sandpaper 3 times as sharp than I can with a stone. Not knocking stones mind you just easier for me.

Even with the scandis I like to lay the sandpaper on a strop on the leather so the oily leather kind of holds it in place and use it.

I usually carry a small 3 sided strop with me. Smooth leather on one side, Rough on the other and a 1/2" strip of mouse pad on the other. Then I have a film canister with strips of 600 and 1500 and a little bit of steel wool. :thumbup: