Sharpener

skammer said:
Quality sandpaper can be used wet or dry and is fine for trips less than 2 months, perfectly durable.

Been using the same paper for 3 months but it has to be quality.

Leather belt as a strop and you have a sharpening system.

Skam
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ok, A belt I've used but not a bit of paper, sorry.
 
Dylside. I think you will like the edgemaker. Its so simple and works so well that its almost a shame:D. I saw an old fellow at a Gunshow about 16 years ago. He was selling them and sharpening knives for people at his table. I looked at them and thought what a joke, like that thing is going to work. Well I was amazed and bought the full set of three on the spot. I seldom use the Blue one because I never let my knives get that dull. However, you start with a good edge and give it a pull through the yellow one four or five times after you use it and it will be like a razor again. Doing it this way, I never take any steel off the blade that I can see. Sometimes a thing can be so simple that people scoff at it like I did the first time. The down side is every hunting and fishing trip I go on, the whole crew wants their knives sharpened.:) I have my son who is a Chef using them on all the knives in the restaurant where he is the kitchen manager. Most of the guys who work for him have already bought their own set.
 
1x30" grinding (sanding) belts are strong enough to make knives, I'd think they'd hold up pretty well in the wild. Thanks for the idea. It's a handy width and you could cut them to fit in whatever your survival kit is.
 
I recently bought a Gatco Tricepts Diamond Sharpener. Its compact and it also can sharpen serrations and was only about $18.
 
I recieved me Edgemaker kit yesterday. HOLY SH!T! This kit is great. I had a lot of fun last night putting terrific edges on everything. I definitely recomend this product!
 
A small india stone and a Gerber steel. The one that looks like a chisel. Can also be used as a wedge and pry bar.
 
I have a small Norton fine India Stone 4" X 1" x 1/8" that I carry , but I really use my leather belt as a strop to maintain the edge after each use. As long as you never let the edge go to dull, the fine stone will be more than enough. I have also carried a very smooth quartz stone that I found out on my treks that I used occasionally. It can put a nice-rough edge on a knife in pinch. Although, some of the knives that I use are not always super steels either. That when a multi Diamond stone comes in handy.
 
I like those folding dmt stones. They do a good job.

If you aren't far from your truck or jeep or whatever, you could always sharpen it up on the edge of the window. I do this if I need to touch something up at work and can't be bothered to dig out a stone. The edge it gives is very good and the glass cuts quite fast.

I am not a big fan of the sandpaper idea (although sandpaper does work well) just because if you find yourself having to take a nick out of anything, you are stuck hunting up a good rock to do the big grinding. I like the dmt stones because they are very cheap, very easy to use, last forever, and you can take off a ton of metal in a short time if you like.

Hopefully you don't wear jeans in the bush but I often do at work, and sometimes in the bush as well if I have gotten lazy or cocky - they strop quite well. If you wear canvas pants (which again I often do at work, and in the bush, and particularly when working in the bush, even though I know it's not a terrific idea) they strop really well.
 
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