What sharpeners do you take into the field?

hey udtjim and all the guys other guys that support the edge maker if i were to get the 4 step sharpening system do you think it would fit my half a centimeter thick Ka-Bar?
 
I have used it on the Next Generation Kabar fighting knife and the Kabar Warthog. I have even used it on my full sized hatchets. The Kabar knives that I have are a bit over 3/16 thick and there is a lot of room to spare.
 
I only take a little 400 and 600 grit wet/dry sandpaper. Works great!

Kev
 
I'm a recovering ounce counter. If I have reason to expect a sharpener will be needed, it's an EZE Lap diamond rod the size and shape of a small pen. It will do until I get home. Lately, I'm doing convex for the final edge so right now I have a square of 3M sandpaper in my wallet. I guess the recovery is kind of slow.:)ss.
 
i have used a diamond rod that fits in the handle and have now taken to carrying a carbide sharpener, bought it at lowes in the garden section near the pruning shears and such. corona make it cost about 6.00

http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=70443-63731-AC8300&lpage=none


if you use it edge side down it will work on a very dull blade, if you use it edge upyou can hone the edge, works on any sharp thing, axe knife and for 6 bucks if i lose it so what.
alex
 
Lately i've been carrying one of those (sometimes two) DMT credit card sized sharpeners.
Before i got those i used a Spyderco Doublestuff double-sided (fine/coarse) sharpeners for years and years.
Actually i still end up using the Spyderco most of the time anyway.
The DMT works fine and is more compact but i just like the Spyderco better i guess.
 
I've mostly carried a cheap pocket-sized, medium grit artificial hone stone - maybe an inch wide and 3.5 inches long. Sometimes I carry a small triangular file in my plastic 'possibles' jar in my pack.

Since I've been skinning possums on a trapline, I've taken to carrying a short ceramic rod. It is quick to use like a sharpening steel...but I've found that I don't need to use it much.

My latest acquisition is a small diamond sharpener. It is a cylindrical rod with one narrow flat side and the whole surface (flat and round) of the working portion is covered with diamond grit. Amazingly I found that one of the cheapest sources for these was in my own country for a change !! I bought a few of them....and they cost less than NZ$9 each. They'd seem even cheaper converted to US dollars. I got them via the internet from a place called Gr8pics. Here is some info on them:

http://www.gr8pics.co.nz/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=94&osCsid=ec1617187ce1a234bac066b5bf7b5faf

I think the diamond grit is around 600 grade. It doesn't make a highly polished edge, but it seems fairly ideal for field sharpening where a moderate amount of metal may have to be removed. It also has a groove for hook sharpening, but I can't see myself using that often.

Best wishes for the holidays..... Coote.
 
Unless it is a few weeks out camping, I never need a sharpener. My BOB has a small ceramic though. If I was to carry something it would most likely be some 400-800 grit paper.
 
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