Which sharpener would you carry for survival ?

[wetdog1911]

Actually what I would suggest for a purely survival situation,ie.. a bug-out bag,,, is the two sided DMT diamond stones, course one side, medium, the other, the covers fold around like a butterfly knife..


B.G.

Sounds good, or the DMT credit card sharpener on the back of the sheath.

Rob

 

[numberthree]

I carry a DMT fine diamone stone (red) and a gatco triseps. The DMT, though labelled 'fine' is coarse enough to reprofile a damaged edge in a reasonable amount of time, and yet fine enough to put a working edge on a blade. The gatco is somewhat like the spyderco sharpmaker's gray stones, and provides a finer finish to the edge. I carry this combo EDC, and it will put a shaving edge on anything from my SAK to my CPM440V Military...

In my pack, I have one each of the spyderco white and gray sharpmaker stones as backup sharpeners....

 

[UnknownVT]

The DMT, though labelled 'fine' is coarse enough to reprofile a damaged edge in a reasonable amount of time, and yet fine enough to put a working edge on a blade.

numberthree is right on - I too have found that diamond stones (DMT or EzeLap) cut/remove material surprisingly fast even on hard premium steels.

So the diamond stones marked fine are as fast or faster than traditional medium stones, and might even give a rougher/coarser finish.

I certainly wouldn't even consider a Coarse diamond stone.

I do like the credit card sized diamond stones - the DMT does not come with their regular holes for these - and look remarkably similar to the EzeLap ones - I personally would look at the fine diamond stone.

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[the possum]

Though I certainly agree that diamond hones are more agressive than traditional stones, I'd personally want to bring a very coarse stone. On the farm, I used a very coarse alumina stone (maybe around 120 grit) 'cause it sharpens so much faster. The finer stones and strops are much easier to improvise in the field, and if your edge is seriously dull or damaged, (we are talking about a survival scenario, right?) the finer stones just take way too long.

About every time I use my big Bowie for coons, it needs attention when I get home. I can have the edge restored in less than 10 minutes with the coarse alumina stones, but I tried using my medium diamond hone (I figure it's maybe around 600 grit- and it's about a foot long butcher steel type deal) a few times, and it took dang near an hour.

 

[yobbos1]

EZ Lap all the way!