I use this pocket sharpener to touch up my blades if I’m out and about and have used my knife. Not ideal but works well in a pinch.
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philco
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Re: Pocket Sharpener
I'd much rather use the bottom rim of my ceramic coffee mug or the top edge of my driver's side window to touch up a blade than to use that pocket sharpener. I've found they tend to cause the blade to skip as you pull it through producing dips in the edge. Personally, I think they do more harm than good.
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Re: Pocket Sharpener
I agree with philco I have tried this type of sharpener and screwed up my blade , took me 15 minutes to get it back to a useable edge again. 
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Re: Pocket Sharpener
The carbide pull through sharpeners never worked for me. But the pull through ceramic ones are handy on the boat or lakeside for fillet knives.
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Re: Pocket Sharpener
If I’m honest I touch up my blades using the diamond rod as a steel. Like I said it’s not meant to get your blade to a razor sharpness, but after an hour breaking down boxes or feathering wood for a fire, this sharpener has done the job of restoring a decent edge until I get home.
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Re: Pocket Sharpener
I have a pocket diamond sharpener, and have used it a couple of times, but it is by no means my favorite.
I did use it to sharpen a co-worker's knife that had a blade steel that was so hard I couldn't get an edge on it with my stone!
I did use it to sharpen a co-worker's knife that had a blade steel that was so hard I couldn't get an edge on it with my stone!
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Re: Pocket Sharpener
Same for me. I managed to ruin a Swiss Army knife blade with such a sharpener. Fortunately I'll be able to send it back for a new blade, and it looked awful when I got it.
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Re: Pocket Sharpener
I would suggest, in the situation you're describing, that is, in the field and needing a pocket sharpener, that this pocket sharpener which is 5"x 2"x 3/8" would be your best choice in your kit.
Some folks may not be skilled at sharpening a knife on a stone but if you found yourself with a dull knife and this somewhat coarse sharpening stone was the answer to getting you back to work you're skills would improve dramatically.
I say "loose the gadgets".
Some folks may not be skilled at sharpening a knife on a stone but if you found yourself with a dull knife and this somewhat coarse sharpening stone was the answer to getting you back to work you're skills would improve dramatically.
I say "loose the gadgets".
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