Field knife sharpeners

[Skyvalhunter]

What are you guys carrying in the field for knife sharpeners weather it be wet stones or pull thru sharpeners

[ghosthunter]

I have both. Stone in the butcher pack.
And a small pull through in my day pack.

[Bluemoon]

I have gone to Havalon knives.  No need to sharpen just change out the blade as needed.

[Archry]

Been using havalon. Now have  outdoor edge these are a lot stronger. Gutless method

[WapitiTalk1]

Man, I’ve got a stack of them  .  Diamond rods, two sided flat critters, etc. For my fixed blade knife in my pack, I eventually settled on one of these (link below). I find it works just fine to rekindle an edge when needed and it weighs nothing. Oh, and it works on broad heads also. Yes, I carry a replaceable blade knife also (OEdge) but gotta have my fixed blade with me for the majority of the work breaking down an elk.

https://www.amazon.com/Smiths-PP1-Pocket-Multifunction-Sharpener/dp/B000O8OTNC/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?imprToken=oyrc42rcImdWQh38Nmj5.g&keywords=Smith%27s+PP1+Pocket+Pal&linkCode=w61&qid=1574222968&slotNum=5&sr=8-1

[Dan-o]

I have also gone Havalon.

[fowl smacker]

I use a Lansky quad sharp

[jeffro]

Havalon for detail work and Outdoor Edge for the heavy work.
Used to have a Kershaw blade trader with 4 blades and a saw
Never needed to sharpened even after 3-4 animals

[pianoman9701]

I won an outdoor edge sharpener somewhere. I use it all the time. It's the best field knife sharpener I've owned.

https://shop.opticsplanet.com/outdoor-edge-cutlery-edge-x-pro-4-step-sharpener.html?_iv_code=9R-KNS-EXPRO-EXP-200&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=plusbox-beta&gclsrc=aw.ds&&gclid=Cj0KCQiA5dPuBRCrARIsAJL7oejsiLpMrTm02kaphA93lkZfNZ8gtCh3rSK9Z0Am-QmL7RIRtVqk_tUaAuGOEALw_wcB

[Bofire]

Whet stones. Have tried many, have havalon also. Nothing compares to good knife and whetstone.
Carl

[j_h_nimrod]

This is all I use,

https://www.amazon.com/Diamond-Machine-Technology-DMT-F70C/dp/B00004WFT6/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=dmt%2Bdiamond%2Bsharpening%2Bstone%2Bcompact&qid=1574305852&sr=8-5&th=1

I’ve used most types of knives over the years and now primarily use a Victorinox 3-1/2” paring for everything from varmints to elk to bear.  I never understood the need for a heavy spined knife for anything except splitting wood I occasionally use my Havalon or other fixed blades, just because I have them primarily.

[Stein]

I can't imagine hauling a good stone into the field.  I use replaceable blades but have one of these for my 6" butcher blade at camp.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00004VWKQ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

They are fast and accurate with the only downside being they pull off a fair bit of metal.  That said, I can still get 6-8 years out of a $15 Victorinox boning knife.

[HawkCreek]

If I take a sharpener it's probably a Gossmn sharpening steel. Very similar to the old Scherade sharpening steels they used to sell.

[Tracker0721]

I carried these in Afghanistan, hunts in like 4/5 states, and now have 1 in the truck, one in each pack, and one in the kitchen drawer. Best sharpener I’ve used for any type of blade. I’ve got the worksharp ken onion belt sharpener for at home stuff. With both of these all my blades stay shaving sharp. I had to buy new plates for my one I used in Afghanistan. I made $5 a knife sharpening everyone else’s blades and made more that way than actual combat pay hahaha


Oh and some green jewelers rouge on the strop! I bought a big stick 3 years ago.

[elkboy]

Ditto on the Worksharp. Awesome tool. There is one sitting on my table as I write this, in fact.

[huntnfmly]

Another vote for the workshop best and easiest I've ever used

[KFhunter]

I carry havalon for smaller game up to deer, and outdoor edge for bear and elk hunts.   Why?  I dunno 


for my worksharp sharpened knives I use this

[cooltimber]

This is all I use,

https://www.amazon.com/Diamond-Machine-Technology-DMT-F70C/dp/B00004WFT6/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=dmt%2Bdiamond%2Bsharpening%2Bstone%2Bcompact&qid=1574305852&sr=8-5&th=1

I’ve used most types of knives over the years and now primarily use a Victorinox 3-1/2” paring for everything from varmints to elk to bear.  I never understood the need for a heavy spined knife for anything except splitting wood I occasionally use my Havalon or other fixed blades, just because I have them primarily.

            I use the same

[Okanagan]

At times I have carried a very small hard Arkansas stone, a factory second I picked up at a country store in Arkansas.  But for many years I haven't carried a sharpener in the field on day hunts, only on multiday hunt.  My Buck folder holds its razor edge plenty to gut a deer or elk and even one time to skin and quarter a moose with no need to touch up the blade.  It is HARD steel.

Those little triangular fine diamond stones with a plastic cap on each end are small, light weight and good for when I do carry something.  I keep one in my fishing vest, along with a cheap knife.  Got that vest from Stein!  Thank you!  It has seen some fish....

IME Gerber blades sharpen easily and dull quickly.  My personal preference is for hard steel that may be hard to sharpen but holds the edge.

[Threethirtyeight]

I just started using these they have different angles so that you can use one appropriate for the style of knife you use. I have the 40° use it on pocket knife, outdoor edge and fixed blade work way better that any of the other field sharpeners I have teied.

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[Alchase]

I always like a wet-stone to put an edge on my knives. There is something cathartic about it, especially while sitting around a campfire in hunting camp.

Having said that, I just bought a Work Sharp last week. And in five draws each side and I had a knife sharp enough to shave with, in about three minutes.
Of course I then went through my gear and sharpened every blade I own including all my Leathermen. After those, I sharpened all the kitchen knives as well.
I was so amazed how fast and efficient the Work Sharp is, I ran out of things to sharpen.
LOL