Very Spyderco like folding sharpener

[jzmtl]

Just thought this is interesting:

http://www.leevalley.com/en/wood/pag...38&cat=1,43072

[Pneumothorax]

Interesting. Wonder how it might work as a field sharpener for knives?

Sal/Kristi, did you guys license the use of the Spydie hole to them? Makes no mention of it, but it certainly looks Spyderco like.

[ChrisM]

That would be cool if it held a utility blade. Properly licensed or produced by of course.

[jzmtl]

Sal/Kristi, did you guys license the use of the Spydie hole to them? Makes no mention of it, but it certainly looks Spyderco like.

Very much doubt it, LV doesn't make the sharpener, they just buy stock like any other big box store.

[2cha]

Very much doubt it, LV doesn't make the sharpener, they just buy stock like any other big box store.

Certainly looks like they bought that tool, but they design and manufacture a bunch of their own too under the brand Veritas. I have a marking gauge and a plane or two from them, they are very, very good--their adjustable mouth block plane, in particular, is excellent.

[The Deacon]

It's not a folding knife, and none of Spyderco's sharpening tools have ever featured a round hole, so technically, the trademark issue doesn't come into play. As for the tool itself. From what I read, it works by scraping steel off the blade. That's the same principle used on those carbide V sharpeners most "knife nuts" consider a barbaric way to treat a decent blade.