field sharepening system

[Aaron Rushton]

hi all,
my birthday is coming up (6th of may) and i'm looking for a sharpening sytem i can use in the field. i have lost my DMT sharpening ksit, no idea where it's gone. I have no sharepening system right now and was wondering if you cna reccommentd one for under £30?
atb
Aaron

[Tony1948]

Hi Aaron, wot sort of knife have you got,as long as you have'ant got chips out the blade,in the field I'd you's a lether belt to strop the edge.......atb.........dont get eaton by the bears..............TONY.

[JonnyP]

Many folk go for the dc3 or dc4 for sharpening in the field.. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fallkniven-DC4-Diamond-Ceramic-Whetstone-/270357373927?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item3ef28e23e7#ht_1163wt_905
Personally I prefer to sharpen at home.
Like Tony says, just use the back of your belt if you need to get the zing back on your edge..

[Ben Casey]

Many folk go for the dc3 or dc4 for sharpening in the field.. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fallkniven-DC4-Diamond-Ceramic-Whetstone-/270357373927?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item3ef28e23e7#ht_1163wt_905
Personally I prefer to sharpen at home.
Like Tony says, just use the back of your belt if you need to get the zing back on your edge..

Something new for my shopping list thanks lads :)

[GwersyllaCnau]

For those of you that have been caught out like me by Evilbay http://www.thebushcraftstore.co.uk/fallkniven-dc4-combination-sharpening-stone-3986-p.asp

I am very interested in this thread as I have just bought my 1st knife after not having one since I was 16. I was wondering what you thought of this sharpening kit, and which is best.
http://www.thebushcraftstore.co.uk/lansky-standard-knife-sharpening-system-128-p.asp

Don't mean to hijack the thread.

[Notredame11211]

I use a DMT diafold and it works very well, I have also heard good things about the Fallkniven DC3/DC4 though. http://www.dmtsharp.com/products/diafold.htm

[JonnyP]

For those of you that have been caught out like me by Evilbay http://www.thebushcraftstore.co.uk/fallkniven-dc4-combination-sharpening-stone-3986-p.asp

I am very interested in this thread as I have just bought my 1st knife after not having one since I was 16. I was wondering what you thought of this sharpening kit, and which is best.
http://www.thebushcraftstore.co.uk/lansky-standard-knife-sharpening-system-128-p.asp

Don't mean to hijack the thread.

I have never used a Lansky, but I have heard they are good if you can get on with them, but some folk find them fiddly.

[BelfastBushcraft]

I use a dc4 and a flexicut strop with polishing compound. Gets it hair shaving sharp everytime.

[Aaron Rushton]

well my knfies are mora's and occaisonally my opinel and i think i'll go foir the dc4, one question though what is th difference between dc4 and dc3 sharpening stones and the differene between diamond and ceramic?
thanks for all your help,
Aaron

[BelfastBushcraft]

The dc4 is bigger than the dc3. I own both.

The diamond side is for rough work if your edge is very dull. The ceramic side is to get th efinal edge. then you can strop it to get a strong edge and remove the burrs etc.

Hope that helps.

[Aaron Rushton]

thanks! my knives have gone a while without sharepning so i'll get the double sided one.

[Adam Savage]

The dc4 is bigger than the dc3. I own both.

The diamond side is for rough work if your edge is very dull. The ceramic side is to get th efinal edge. then you can strop it to get a strong edge and remove the burrs etc.

Hope that helps.

Like he said. the DC3 is 3" long and the DC4 is 4" long

[paul standley]

I am not a Knife officianardo so I may be setting myself up to be shot down here...! But I use a Moral clipper stainless and an Opinal carbon steel knife and in the field I just use a piece of fine wet & dry paper which is glued to the back of my Mora knife sheath as the means to restore an edge on my knives plus a strop on the back of my leather belt.

[Adam Savage]

I am not a Knife officianardo so I may be setting myself up to be shot down here...! But I use a Moral clipper stainless and an Opinal carbon steel knife and in the field I just use a piece of fine wet & dry paper which is glued to the back of my Mora knife sheath as the means to restore an edge on my knives plus a strop on the back of my leather belt.

I've known a few people to do it that way. especially the opinel, as it has a flat grind. Plus the scandinavian grind of the mora is almost as easy to get an ok edge before the strop. In my opinion, if it gets the edge sharp and you don't upset the grind, it's perfectly fine.