I just got the latest A.G. Russell Catalog and noticed a particular knife that had diamond sharpening stones embedded in the insides of the handle slabs. One was coarse, and the other one a finer grade. That is too ingenius! Of, course, I wonder how practical that is in real life or in a survival situation. Any comments?
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Sharpening stones embedded in handle slabs?
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Its a real novel idea, but I too question the practicality of such a design. Is it on the AG Russell website? I am picturing the stones embedded in the scale like where you grip the knife. This might make for a real uncomfortable grip when using the knife.
Another thing that comes to mind is that for the stones to be of any real use you would need to have another knife to sharpen with them, unless they could be removed somehow. And in a survival situaution you might not have a second knife, which would make non-removable stones worthless.
Another thing that comes to mind is that for the stones to be of any real use you would need to have another knife to sharpen with them, unless they could be removed somehow. And in a survival situaution you might not have a second knife, which would make non-removable stones worthless.
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The scales come off the knife using a dime or a peeny to remove the scales when the scales are attached the diamond hones are inside against the tang.
Actually I thought it was a good idea 10 years ago but they were out of my price range back than.
I'm thinking of buying one of them now.
Actually I thought it was a good idea 10 years ago but they were out of my price range back than.
I'm thinking of buying one of them now.
Here is the link to the website where you can clearly see the insides of the handles and see the sharpeners. I don't think it would hard to remove the handles, because I usually have a Swiss Army Knife on me somewhere, or at least a small coin. But unless I was stranded with only that knife for a long time, I probably wouldn't bother with sharpening it with the insides of the handles, much less worry about using both coarse and fine sharpeners.
The knife blade is made of Sandvik 13C26. I believe it is supposed to be slightly harder than 12C27, but not significantly. If the knife was made with a harder steel, you wouldn't have to worry about field sharpening as quickly.
Still, a very cool concept that could come in handy in some situations.
The knife blade is made of Sandvik 13C26. I believe it is supposed to be slightly harder than 12C27, but not significantly. If the knife was made with a harder steel, you wouldn't have to worry about field sharpening as quickly.
Still, a very cool concept that could come in handy in some situations.
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May not be a bad idea, but it's not for me. I like my knives without bells and whistles. I can hardly stand those extra pockets attached to sheaths capable of carrying sharpeners/flashlights etc - even though most people love 'em, let alone Rambo-type hollow handles. But that's just me.