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https://www.amazon.com/Work-Sharp-Pocket-Knife-Sharpener/dp/B07CW6CNFR The essentials, Barebones, no nonsense, light weight which is nice since you guys already hump too much gear. Thanks for your service, be safe Good recommendation. I also really like this one. https://www.amazon.com/Work-Sharp-G...

One idea I had for the sharpmaker was to make extra wide stones for it. Stones with a base the same size as a regular sharpmaker stone so they fit in the base, but after the first inch or so, they become as wide as a normal bench stone. Seems like a no-brainer. You get the benefits of the sharpmake...

Vivi wrote: ↑

Tue Sep 04, 2018 9:12 pm

8" is about the minimum I'd suggest for any bench stone outside of dedicated travel sharpeners.

Agreed. So a coarse 8" DMT diamond, and a medium and fine Spyderco 302. Anything else is gravy.

I think that sounds like a really good idea as long as you're able to get proficient with free hand sharpening. You may even skip the ultrafine at first and use the medium and fine. The fine leaves a pretty polished edge. Really the sharpmaker itself is a nice travel kit. Everything in the base set...

fwiw, here's my approach to stones: diamonds for reprofiling / forming the bevel, ceramics for honing the edge apex. . . . In fact you could skip the DMT fine and roll with an XX Coarse and a sharpmaker with no extra rods and have everything you need to maintain thin, hair whittling sharp edges on ...

Update (long): After more than a month of reading reviews and watching videos on just about every sharpening system under the Sun, I ended up ordering a Work Sharp Guided Sharpening System with the Upgrade Kit. It may not be where I eventually end up, but it's where I'm going to start. I've somehow...

Thanks, everyone. I haven't bought anything yet, but I'll report back here when I do.

Evil D wrote: ↑

Sat Sep 01, 2018 5:14 pm

I don't think I would even if I only used H1/PE. Even with diamonds or CBN rods I'm far too impatient and I like making factory quality bevels.

What do you use for sharpening?

I’m trying to figure out if a Sharpmaker with ALL Tri-Angle stones can be my one and only sharpening system, including for reprofiling. I’ll only be using pocket knives and kitchen knives (no axes, machetes, etc.). I’m currently leaning toward a freehand DMT 400 and 1200 diamond plate setup with a K...

Woohoo!!! Congrats to all the winners for their great art, and big thanks to Spyderco for a fantastic calendar!

The Lansky was my 1st serious sharpener and I could get very sharp edges with it. However, I will confirm the difficulties in repeating the bevels. Plus your angle choices are limited. The biggest limitation I came to realize was the rapid wear of the small stones. They dished in the center pretty ...

legOFwhat? wrote: ↑

Mon Aug 27, 2018 6:11 pm

Good info cptdean! Your earlier pics of your M390 Para 3 caused me to pull the trigger and order one myself. I was on the fence but that blue needed to be in my life!

Enabler! :D

Haha, you’re welcome! How do you like it so far? Mine is with me every day.

Spyderman91 wrote: ↑

Mon Aug 27, 2018 2:51 pm

Very nice man!

I sure love the boys at flytanium, and have recently taken apart my PM2 to install set of aluminum scales.

That looks sweet! Great color combo!

Last week I over-torqued one of the pocket clip screws on my M390 Para 3 and snapped the head off (which taught me to only use small screwdrivers for this type of work). The only way to remove what was left of the screw was to remove the liner from the scale so I could reach it. The only way to remo...

bearfacedkiller wrote: ↑

Mon Aug 27, 2018 12:22 pm

Freehand and the sharpmaker are all I use now. Within it's limitations the Lansky works well.

Yeah, I think this is where I'm heading. I'll get the Sharpmaker for sure, but I don't know which stones yet. I think I'd prefer diamond, but I don't know which.

I jist saw these on sale at Midway. I've thought about these. But between my sharpmaker and my KME it feels redundant. From what I've seen online, your KME system rocks, and is in a different league than the Lansky. I was considering the KME for its uniform edge, but I'm thinking that if I'll event...

JD Spydo wrote: ↑

Mon Aug 27, 2018 11:53 am

And the SkARB does a great job>> but you never hear of them anymore at all but their website is still up the last time I looked.

I had never heard of them until now. Pretty neat system!

I told my brother I wanted to learn to sharpen knives (I'm 50 years old and have never really done it), and this is what he brought me from a box in his garage this weekend: https://s22.postimg.cc/5jg1wg5oh/Lansky.jpg He swears I gave it to him with a bunch of other stuff years ago, but I couldn't f...

I would buy one...I would wait...and I’d want it to be a Para 3.

Then I’d do it all over again. And again. And again.

I don't mind the standard clip so far, but I can see where some customers might want a little more concealment. My young daughter has commented several days this week on the "pretty blue knife" (M390 Para 3) in my pocket. I doubt she would have noticed just a clip (or a black knife), but b...