My New Field Sharpening Kit (pics)

[Magnaminous_G]

This might be a dumb questions but do you really need a x-fine stone in a field kit? It would seem like a course/fine should be enough!

Hi Mike Not a dumb question, at all! My "field" where I use my field-kit is the city, heheheh. My "field kit" basically just fits in my sling bag so I can take it with me everywhere, so I'm not out in the woods bushcrafting. Also, DMT "fine" actually isn't very fine. DMT Fine is about the equivalent of 400 - 600 grit water stone. DMT X-Fine is only around 1200 grit water stone.

Just checking back to say that I tried hot working BRKT white compound into one of my smaller strops. I used olive oil as Magnaminous_G described. I also heated the strop in the oven (on very low heat) a couple of times while working the compound in. I didn't use a massive amount of compound, just what I normally use. It seems to work great. The strop becomes black very quickly now, which I take as a good sign (metal coming off evenly). Another benefit is that there's no longer any dust. That strop was kind of dusty when used before.

Sounds awesome, glad it worked for you.