Pocket sharpening stone

Hotshot10

Hotshot10

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I'm looking for a pocket-sized (or slightly larger) medium/fine stone. I'd like to keep it in my car so that I have it when I go fishing.

I had a Fallkniven DC4 a while ago and liked it, but I am open to other suggestions as well. Any recommendations?
 
A bunch of choices, especially since you are keeping this in a car and not in your pocket.
There are folding diamond sharpeners. Better for edc knives than anything longer. I think they have double sided.
Sharpening supplies also has a pair of DMT double sided 6x2 stones in a case where the bottom also works as a stone holder. Fine for a glove compartment.
 
Hotshot10 said:
I'm looking for a pocket-sized (or slightly larger) medium/fine stone. I'd like to keep it in my car so that I have it when I go fishing.
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For what steel(s) ?
I'm thinking you want it for stainless but just guessing.
I was unaware of the Falkniven stone until your post; sounds really great for your purpose :thumbsup:
I too have been focusing on small portable stones of late. Mostly for the simple / milder alloys. My super steels get me through for so long I never touch up away from home.
Personally I keep coming back to the EZE-LAP paddle sharpeners. All I really need is drill bits and box knife blades. Like the Falkniven my EZE-LAPS can get by nicely without water. I have been experimenting with very small oil stones of late. I'm not experienced enough to even suggest stones there but the need for break-in is kind of frustrating. The EZE-LAPs might need a little break in but they come in very fine grits so it is easy to refine an edge once apexed.
As far as what diamond paddle grits I find useful : Black handle = coarse, Blue = "super fine" .
If these two don't cover your needs throw in a Green extra coarse or a Red or Purple for something medium.

I'll be interested to hear what works best for you.
The suggestions to just carry the six inch Edge Pro stones is a good one. I might be a little concerned with really high temps if your car gets very hot sitting in bright sun. The water stones might crack or come off the aluminum backing. Where I live high temps in parked cars can be a problem. For instance a bicycle tire left in the car can explode if in the sun under a window etc. Kid's marbles left in the seat have caused car fires. (do modern kids even know what a marble is ?)
 
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Just got a dc4 myself its ok for tiny knives my arkansas stone got broken .any suggestions for a sharpener for a hogb8 or any larger knife
 
For big knives I like scythe stones or paddle sharpeners. Bring the stone to the knife like a file.
 
Depends on the steel you want to sharpen ... but I can recommend the Arctic Fox field stone for most steels ... or if you are sharpening steels that require more the DMT Diafolds are hard to beat.
 
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Thank you for the replies, all. I'll be doing some research this weekend.

I'm not sharpening anything crazy at the moment. My collection mostly consists of Moras, of which I have several in stainless and several in carbon. Those Scandi grinds are very nice for hand sharpening.
 
Ourorboros said:
A bunch of choices, especially since you are keeping this in a car and not in your pocket.
There are folding diamond sharpeners. Better for edc knives than anything longer. I think they have double sided.
Sharpening supplies also has a pair of DMT double sided 6x2 stones in a case where the bottom also works as a stone holder. Fine for a glove compartment.
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I'm definitely okay with a bench-sized stone. The one sort-of drawback of the Fallkniven stone for me was the fact that it was pretty small.
 
Hotshot10 said:
Moras, of which I have several in stainless
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A new stone (to me) that I have been trying out (and am impressed with because it is so hard yet cuts) is :
Boride T2 Series 6" x 1" x 0.25" Sharpening Stone with Aluminum Mounting for Edge Pro 150 Grit

These are easily recognizable because they are dark blue. It is particularly recommended for stainless. I got mine from Gritomatic and it is made in the USA.
Maybe they make larger ones; I think I saw them somewhere.
 
Wowbagger Wowbagger I have a T2 in F320 and find it good but not outstanding; the AS-9 (old Edge Pro 320) seems to cut similarly but stays wet longer so I tend to reach for it instead. What other low grit stones do you have to compare to the T2 150?
 
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