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Posted: 1/14/2005 1:55:11 PM EDT
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What do you folks use to polish up the edge on your knifes? I've heard good things about the Spyderco Tri-hone. Any other suggestions? It'll be use on the kitchen knives, skinning knives, as well as a couple of benchmade folders, and with a little practice, I've got a Chris Reeves Project 1, and will have a Randall model 1 by the end of the year. Also, should I pick up a leather strop for polishing. |
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I bought some diamond sharpeners from dia-sharp. My favorites are the size of a credit card but I got some that are on a plastic handle. The handle is about the length of a tooth brush handle the the sharpening part is a bit bigger than the head of a tooth brush. All my oil stones and larger diamond impregnated sharpeners have been sitting in a drawer for a year or so now and I see no need to get them out. I sharpen smaller knives by moving them over the sharpener and for large bowie knives or my hatchet or axe I move the sharpener over the edge. These things come in 3 or 4 grits, I have rough and fine and extra fine. I should get a strop but have never used one and am pretty happy with the extra fine diamond sharpener. One reason I like these sharpeners is they are easy to pack with you so I am always touching my edges up while using them. And I use them for everything from the kitchen cutlery to the ax. |
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