sharpening in the Field

[Siberianfury]

what sort of sharpener do you use when out in the Feild or at camp?



Personaly i use a Fallkniven DC4 for everything.. adds a hair popping edge and is great for all types of grinds.

 

[gregorach]

My DC4 tends to stay at home, in the field I carry a small Smith's Arkansas stone.

 

[sxmolloy]

At home Waterstones, out and about DC4

 

[Forest fella]

I to take a Fallkniven DC4 and if I'm taking a Big Blade or Axe and I'm staying out for more than a couple of days I take a cut down Combi Water stone

 

[Shewie]

DC4 but it doesn't get used much, I can usually wait until I get home.

 

[MartinK9]

Schrade Honesteel for me.

 

[Shewie]

Schrade Honesteel for me.

Show off

 

[Stuart69]

Used to use a DC4 but now one of Shep's excellent waterstone kits Link

Superbly made and put together, a pleasure to use and gets a perfect edge on any blade I've tried it on.

You can probably tell I like it a lot

 

[Graham_S]

I either have a DC4 or a set of DMT DiaSharp files and a strop.

 

[JonathanD]

Gransfors axe puck. For longer trips I take a Sharpmaker now.

 

[HillBill]

Schrade Honesteel for me.

Same here mate

Schrade honesteels are the dogs danglies. Easily sharpen anything (even serrations) and does it faster than a DC4.

 

[Dave Budd]

I don't bother taking any field sharpening device with me when I'm out and about. I never find I need to shaprne my knife if I'm only using it for a week or so Normally my everyday knife only gets sharpened when I'm showing somebody how ot do it. My carving knives get touched up more regularly and that is a bit of wood with wet n dry on one side and leather on the other

 

[FGYT]

always had a red blue DMT duo fold small and light and a green DMT hone

but to be honest never use them when out but they are there

tell a lie ive sharpened others knives who brrought blunt ones out

got a DC4 of teh BCUK GB but again dont really use it

ATB

Duncan

 

[dwardo]

DC4 here too.

Usually used for touching up an edge if carving a lot, also handy incase you put a little ding in an axe on the first day out . 5 minutes on the ding straight away will save a lot of time and steel later on..

 

[Wilderbeast]

DC3 and 3 cheap diamond stones and a small strop with buffing compound on!

 

[British Red]

Red Blue DMT Duo fold or a "hunters hone" for me

 

[big_swede]

Never ever sharpened a knife in the field. Never really needed it either.

 

[Boreas]

All I ever bring with me is small strop. A small 2" by about 5 " piece of wood with leather glued on both sides and some green and black sharpening compound (bark river). After I use the knife(s) for a while or at the end of a day I'll give them a strop. To be honest I barely ever end up having to use the black (courser grit) compound, it's usually a few passes on the green. My edge always stays razor sharp and tidy. Now most of my knives are convex ground, keep that in mind.

As an aside, has anyone used white sharpening compound or even jewelers rouge? I'm thinking I might try them out.

 

[Chinkapin]

Small Arkansas stone.

 

[PeterHW]

For my convex edges I have the Bark River compound as well....I just use the green....never needed the black....I cut a square of hide and coated one side with the green compound...the square fits in an old tin of small cigars...cafe cremes...and simply take it out and use the tin as a backer and I have lashing ties already on the leather so can strap it to my thigh for a fixed position when sitting and touch up the edges at the end of the day.

I also carry an Eze Lap model M diamond steel...it's the brass one where the steel unscrews and fit's into it...this is great for steeling out "burrs" if I hit a small stone cutting foilage or whatever....works good on an axe as well for the same thing....
and rather than carry my Sharpmaker....I got a pipe cleaner and folded it in an "L" shape modelled on the angle for the 40 degree inclusive rod position....when unfolded and straightened into the L shape it acts as a good guide for the right position to use the steel like a Sharpmaker to lightly touch up a micro bevel on my Scandi bushcrafters. It does'nt take long to carve a simple set up for the steel so it is anchored like a Sharpmaker...

This stuff is easy to put in the pocket or keep in a pouch on my belt.

Usually I have in my Bergan the Gransfors round double sided stone for emergencies should something weird happen and I needed to restore an edge....never needed it so far but it is there just in case.