Pocket Diamond Stone Recommendations?

Buckaholic

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I don't have any diamonds for my Lansky (except for a medium for serrated).
Not having diamonds for the Lansky makes sharpening the premium steels a booger (at least for me).

Had I'd been smart, I would've put the diamond kit on my Jesus' Birthday list instead of the delux stone one.

Maybe I'll get the diamond kit someday.

Two questions:

1> After I get a full diamond Lansky set, will my stone set be obsolete or should I keep it for 420HC?

2> Is the Buck pocket stone decent? Note that it is "fine": http://www.buckknives.com/index.cfm?event=product.detail&productID=3023

Any suggestions/recommendations for a pocket diamond stone?
 
Keep 'em Goose.
I bought the med and coarse diamonds and added them to my kit.
If you don't want to buy the diamonds just send me all of your Buck exotics and I will sharpen them for you....course it will take a few years.:D
 
As far as pocket stones I couldent live without my E-Z LAP pocket diamond stone.
Had it for years comes with a nice leather pouch. Great for quick touch ups
 
Buckaholic, 3E is right just purchase the additonal diamond stone for your Lansky, those sharpeners are fool proof. Bigfish as well is correct. Only that E-Z Lap 1x3" diamond stone is thin and during sharpening fingers get cut. So, get a piece of inch thick wood and glue it to this giving it a backing to hold to positioning fingers out of the way. This stone is good for touch ups as I have several. Your carbide stones are fine you'll still use them. I find the course to med. diamond stones delievers greater edge retention for skinning but doesn't cut paper well (the micro serrations are too large). The fine or a worn medium grit cuts paper better. So, test it yourself to learn about them. Enjoy. DM
 
I prefer rods to stones for diamond abrasives. My favorite is the EZ Lap that has a brass handle into which your screw the rod, then reverse it when you want to carry it. In addition to getting better results with them than with flat stones (especially for knives with recurves), they are more compact for carry.

I get the best results using a rod that close to being worn out, then finishing with another rod that barely has enough left to remove any metal, sort of like a steel.
 
Thanks to all for the replies :)
Gonna get a med and coarse diamond for the Lansky and shop around for a pocket diamond stone based on the recommendations here.
Thanks again...
 
Goose, if you have a Gander Mt. they may have those Lansky diamond in a hanger type display where you can look at the actual surface.

I have all three, and I swear that the fine and medium are bass ackwards from what is printed on the hone.

But I am sure it is something I just don't understand. In other words, the fine hone acts like a medium, and the medium acts like a fine.

There is a noticeable difference when I work them.

For whats worth, I have had my Lansky clamp system with the regular hones since at least the early 80's.

Those diamond hones took me some getting used to.
 
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