Sharpeners and Camping?

[Diomedes Industries]

I stole a cue from Riley/Siguy and made a mini-kit out of an altoids tin. Just glued a piece of leather to one side (as a strop) and a piece of mouse pad to the other side. Carry your sandpaper grits inside the tin. Works quite well.

But I also don't have any blades with super-precise edge angles or anything, nothing that's like 'exactly 19.4 degrees' or something. I only sharpen using things that would work as well as field tools.

SP - Look again man - Siguy's is an Sucrets tin! Get it right man!

Rick,

Holy crap - what all is in that kit! It is a beaut.

How come it is that a ugly guy like you makes good looking stuff?

TF

 

[dextersp1]

I also have a Case Small Arkansas stone, but I can't freehand worth a darn.

I'm with you - if it wasn't for the Spyderco Sharpmaker I wouldn't own a knife.
Are there any good products out there for us for when we go backpacking?

I saw this - but I don't know if it is any good. Also, I usually use 40 degrees with the Sharpmaker. Gerber DF6 Compact Sharpener
http://www.rei.com/product/777028?c...-4C0B-DE11-96D7-0019B9C043EB&mr:referralID=NA

 

[brians]

Small ceramic stone for me. It does a good job on my carbons and 154CM:

 

[langston302]

In my duty bag I carry the 204....in my woods kit I carry diamond hone wallet sized steel I got from AG Russel's....along with ceramic sticks and a broken medium grit tri-angle from one of my 204 kits.

 

[C Bryant]

This will work for camping, but I do it at work most of the time. I use the file on my leatherman wave It is the original model wave, and the file has a very fine side that works great in a pinch. It is also good for working out knicks in the edge.

 

[CSG]

I carry one of the little Gerber pocket sharpeners with a course and fine slot. It will keep a decent edge but not great and weighs nothing.

 

[s7brad]

hunter honer

 

[HikingMano]

I carry a DMT Diafold Hone (Fine - 600, and Extra Fine - 1200) just in case and especially if I have a scandi along. I want to pick up an Extra Coarse and Coarse Diafold too.

I also carry a small double sided strop (previously use ones I made, but recently bought a couple from KSF and they're much better) loaded with Black and Green Bark River Compound, and cut-to-size 2000 grit wet-and-dry sandpaper for my convex knives. I tried out the tin method mentioned above, but it wasn't for me as the lid on my altoids tin wouldn't give me a flat surface upon which to strop (either curves inward or outwards). I love the concept, but i need to find a stronger tin that will keep the leather and mousepad flat.

 

[ratamahatta]

thanks for all the info.....I've concluded that I need one coarse, one fine stone, and some sand paper......much appreciated..thanks a lot............

 

[CShepherd]

Here are a couple of kits I put together. The first one is based on a double-sided diamond stone. I like the paddle types because of the built in handle. This kit includes a piece of leather for stropping, mousepad and varying grits of sandpaper for sharpening convex edges. Seems to work really well.

The second kit came inspired by a Ray Mears technique of using some small tacs to hold a diamond stone in place on a log or stump so he can sharpen. Basically I put together the same kit just used a diamond stone as the foundation. Haven't tried this yet but will next time I'm out. Forgot to mention. On this one I epoxied a section of mouse pad to the back for use with the sand paper for convex edges.

With these kits I can maintain my edges with just about as much care as I do at home.

Charlie