Registered: 02/23/07
Posts: 1735
Loc: California (southern)
Originally Posted By finallyME
Or some fancy angle keeping deal.
like the Spyderco Sharpmaker. It will sharpen your Classic and just about everything else in sight. I was a whetstone guy for years and years, but I pretty much do every thing on the Sharpmaker now.
like the Spyderco Sharpmaker. It will sharpen your Classic and just about everything else in sight. I was a whetstone guy for years and years, but I pretty much do every thing on the Sharpmaker now.
Yep, that would be a good example.
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Registered: 01/22/09
Posts: 60
Loc: Texas Hill Country
Do a google search for Lansky. Select the "Standard Sharpening System Kit" in the shopping results. You can get one for around $20-$25 that will put a razor edge on just about anything.
Registered: 02/23/07
Posts: 1735
Loc: California (southern)
I just looked online and it seems to go for $55 now, up a noticeable amount from what I paid a few years ago. Between the kitchen, the workshop, and my outdoor stuff, the Sharpmaker will do a very fine job on just about everything - there is a special setup just for scissors, for example.
Something that would be a bit more appropriate for your situation would be a medium diamond sharpening steel and any of several fine grade hones. With a bit of practice, you can get a keen edge and you will have something you can carry in the field, a place where I do not carry my Sharpmaker.
Registered: 02/07/07
Posts: 3917
Loc: Ozark Mountains in SW Missouri
I use one of those white rods on my knives. (Is that ceramic?) I've also used it on scissors, but not tiny ones. I suppose it'd work good for those. And I've got a small whetstone that I use too. The blades are always sharper than when I started, but I never get them razor sharp.
Which Spyderco Sharpmaker? The one(s) I've seen online is/are around 4-5 times the cost of my knife.
??? All the spyderco sharpmakers I found online were around $60. All Victorinox multitools are around $60 or more. Are you sure you are talking about a multitool, or a pocket knife?
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