What do you sharpen your RAT with?

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Winter Tyrant

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So I am curious to find out what you all are using to sharpen your RAT's with?
I use the 6 inch DMT stone kit in the wood case, its the coarse(blue), fine(red), extra fine(green) these stones are used to sharpen up my Izula and my RC-4 and will be used to sharpen my Sebanza when I get it. I want to get real good with flat stones before moving over to a system because stones can be found and used anywhere in the world provided that they are flat.

So what do you guys use?
 
I have a couple coarser DMT benchstones for the rough work, a couple Spyderco bench stones for some finer sharpening, and use a leather strop loaded with some compound for final sharpening and regular touch-ups.

In the field I use a Spyderco "fine" pocket stone.

Used to use a Sharpmaker a lot, but I much prefer stones now.
 
So far, I've been able to keep good edges on mine using strops with green and black compound. RATs keep their edges remarkably well.
 
I use what ever is handy. I have DMT Diafolds which I really like for the field. I have a Sharpmaker which I honestly don't use much. I sometimes like to use sandpaper and sometimes arkansas stones. Sometimes a strop is all that is needed to revive an edge.
 
Currently I have enough credits to order a strop with compound from KSF...I just need to get around to doing it...I did want another knife though......
 
DMT Aligner - I have the Blue, Red, Green & Tan (EEF) hones, but the Black (X Course) and an XX Course hone have been ordered.
 
DMT Diafold Coarse/Fine. Thinking about getting the Fine/Extra Fine, but I do not know if I will or not.
 
Right now I use the Lansky system with diamond rods, if I have more time I'll run them across my DMT diamond blocks. Once the grinding is over I strop my blades on 400, 800, 1200, and then 2000 grit sandpaper. Then on the leather strop, one side grey compound and the other is green. When I'm done they're SCARY sharp. Stroping mine on the sandpaper and leather givs them that convex edge that'll slice through most things like butter. Usually I don't need to do anything but strop them on the sandpaper and leather for them to be in great shape. I'll only use the diamond stones if I happen to really run one really hard and it needs some real grinding.
 
At home Sharpmaker and then an old belt for a leather strope. Those idiotproof 1095 Rowen blade can be kept razorsharp even by a drunk chimp.
(I got a friend of mine who is not gifted to sharp anything and is able to put a keen edge on his Izula and turns his Endura into a butter knife !)

Got an arkansas pocket stone and some ceramic and diamond road and always find some cardboard when away from home.
 
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