In field sharpening

[Brainflex]

What do you use to touch up your blades when out playing?

 

[Adi007]

I use a Fallkniven DC 04 ceramic/diamond combo. Small, lightweight, robust and does a good job.
http://www.tregor.co.uk/dc4.html

 

[TheViking]

A cheap 5£ two-sided stone. 8 x 3 cm. Depends if it's a long or short trip and what the transport is. If it's canoe, and a long trip, I will perhaps bring it. (also depending on the amount of cutting tools)
If it's a long hiking trip I won't bring it. If it's a short day trip, I will certainly not bring it.

 

[Andy]

I don't have to (don't get enough time to blunt it) If I did need to it would be a small ceramic rod. IMO these are the best if you have the skill to use one

 

[Nightfall]

Sharpening board and strop. If not that a small fine and medium grade stone.

 

[RovingArcher]

Leather belt for a strop, otherwise, I carry a small sharpener with each ruck or bag that's meant for the knife in the ruck/bag just in case the knife sees a lot of use. Those would be a diamond stick by Gerber, a ceramic rod sharpener by Gatco and an Accusharp. I also added some W/D paper to each.

 

[mal]

I plan to get a combination water stone 1000/6000 from axminster tools

 

[Andy]

I forgot to mention teh leather belt nad the famous hoodoo hone (do a search for it. It's very good for convex edges)

 

[Adi007]

For field work you might be better off with thier combination coarse/fine ceramic stone Mal. Lightweight yet remarkably strong.

 

[Moine]

Wet/dry sandpaper (600 grit most of the time). In the palm of my hand it makes a neat convex edge.

Cheers,

David

 

[tenbears10]

Mal

The axminster waterstones are great but they are a bit heavy to take out and about. I ended up cutting the last 3 inches of the stone off with a hacksaw. This left enough to use at home and made a small lighter weight field combo stone. It did take a couple of hacksaw blades but they were cheapo from a diy place.

The lightest field sharpener has to be a starkie or just the belt you have with you (sorry jake not wanting to suggest another piece of leather is as good).

Bill

 

[tomtom]

i carry a bit of 600 grit wet and dry and a starkie in my PP. :biggthump

 

[mal]

cheers for that Adi007 and tenbears10 i will look into both thes ideas
Mal

 

[PaulW]

I normally carry a DMT mini sharp, a Gerber diamond pen shape sharpener and a ceramic rod. They take up next to no room and hardly weigh anything.

 

[MartiniDave]

In the feild I use a small arkansas stone, the pouch has the legend "official sharpening stone of the boy scouts of america". About 4 x 1 x 1/2 inches. Large face for knives and axes, narrow face for the billhook.

Dave

 

[JakeR]

I use the DC4 sharpening stone for sharpening anf then the Starkie (don't click here) for polishing and bringing to absolute razor edge.

 

[Rod]

A small Buck diamond stone that has a belt pouch to hone & a stropping board (birch bracket) to polish

cheers

 

[Brainflex]

It,s interesting to see everyone's got something differant to do the same job.

 

[JakeR]

As long as it removes metal to a certain degree it will work!

 

[bushwacker bob]

As long as it removes metal to a certain degree it will work!

It worked a bit too well on your woodlore Jake! removed micarta as well ):