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Re: How do you sharpen knives in the field?
« Reply #30 on: October 19, 2015, 01:59:50 AM »
I carry a Work Sharp Field Sharpener.


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Re: How do you sharpen knives in the field?
« Reply #31 on: October 19, 2015, 02:27:55 AM »
I like the Smiths brand diamond sharpener.  I had one for years and loved it.... I lost it last week in WY! Going to be looking for another
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I used one to touch up my blades when skinning and quartering my daughter's buck today.  My cheap old Smith's has served me very well through many years and many critters.

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Re: How do you sharpen knives in the field?
« Reply #32 on: October 19, 2015, 11:39:27 AM »
 For field touch up it's just one of the simple little plastic crossed ceramics with a coarse and fine set of rods in it.
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Re: How do you sharpen knives in the field?
« Reply #33 on: October 19, 2015, 11:44:23 AM »
I carry 3 knives... ;)

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Re: How do you sharpen knives in the field?
« Reply #34 on: November 01, 2015, 04:55:36 PM »
I act like I don't have a knife and use my buddy's . that way my unopened Havilons stay clean . :chuckle:
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Re: How do you sharpen knives in the field?
« Reply #35 on: November 01, 2015, 05:01:28 PM »
I've never found a need to. I have cleaned, quartered and skinned two elk with one shaving sharp knife with good steel. I do carry a Havalon just in case. It's just as light as a sharpener. :twocents:
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How do you sharpen knives in the field?
« Reply #36 on: November 01, 2015, 05:15:00 PM »
Havalon Piranta. I carry 6 or so blades with me. I did my whole deer from the field to the freezer with my Havalon. Took me about 3 blades but I was switching them sooner than I probably needed to. Don't pry with them and you'll be fine 99% of the time.
I do carry a Benchmade fixed blade just in case.
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Re: How do you sharpen knives in the field?
« Reply #37 on: November 01, 2015, 05:18:35 PM »
Havalon Piranta. I carry 6 or so blades with me. I did my whole deer from the field to the freezer with my Havalon. Took me about 3 blades but I was switching them sooner than I probably needed to. Don't pry with them and you'll be fine 99% of the time.
I do carry a Benchmade fixed blade just in case.

Dang I would have guessed you were carrying a Schrade Sharp Finger.

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Re: How do you sharpen knives in the field?
« Reply #38 on: November 01, 2015, 07:21:26 PM »

Havalon Piranta. I carry 6 or so blades with me. I did my whole deer from the field to the freezer with my Havalon. Took me about 3 blades but I was switching them sooner than I probably needed to. Don't pry with them and you'll be fine 99% of the time.
I do carry a Benchmade fixed blade just in case.

Dang I would have guessed you were carrying a Schrade Sharp Finger.

No sir. Those are in the safe.

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Re: How do you sharpen knives in the field?
« Reply #39 on: November 01, 2015, 07:27:17 PM »
I act like I don't have a knife and use my buddy's . that way my unopened Havilons stay clean . :chuckle:
Still trying to get that goat out of my Leatherman.   :o

Gee, how'd that happen?  :chuckle:  who would use your Leatherman and not clean it after using it, that's just mean, just mean. :chuckle:
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Re: How do you sharpen knives in the field?
« Reply #40 on: November 01, 2015, 07:38:55 PM »
I act like I don't have a knife and use my buddy's . that way my unopened Havilons stay clean . :chuckle:
Still trying to get that goat out of my Leatherman.   :o

Gee, how'd that happen?  :chuckle:  who would use your Leatherman and not clean it after using it, that's just mean, just mean. :chuckle:

Sounds like that guy left his bone handled obsidian knife at home.  :chuckle:
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Re: How do you sharpen knives in the field?
« Reply #41 on: November 01, 2015, 07:40:40 PM »
I've never sharpened a knife in the field. I usually carry two knives, so if one gets dull I switch to the other.

I always sharpen up all my knives at home before hunting season.

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Re: How do you sharpen knives in the field?
« Reply #42 on: November 01, 2015, 07:44:29 PM »
Havalon, and never look back!    Although I keep a swingblade with me also..

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Re: How do you sharpen knives in the field?
« Reply #43 on: November 01, 2015, 07:46:02 PM »
I bought a cutco knife 3 years ago. Haven't needed a sharpener since I purchased it. Little spendy but worth it!
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Re: How do you sharpen knives in the field?
« Reply #44 on: November 02, 2015, 08:46:48 AM »
crock stick in the field.

The only reason I needed to touch up the blade in the field is it was my first caping job and I kept cutting too close to the skull.  That dulled my blade.  Next caping job a couple of years later I did with the same blade.

 


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