My Field Sharpening Kit
I hate having to use a dull knife. It takes longer to do things and more effort to do things. Whereas a sharp knife is a joy to use and makes me look for new tasks to take on. In short I like to keep my knives that I use sharp. This of course requires the occasional sharpening and although I like to do so with my full home kit sometimes it is just too big to take with me so I have put together a smaller field kit. The first part of this kit that I purchased was the DMT Diafold Double Sided Sharpener. Mine came with a blue coarse side and a red fine side. I like the size, durability and the fact that you can use it wet or dry. However the handle does get in the way sometimes, it takes a steady hand to get good results and the fine side still leaves a fairly rough finish. I have marked mine with a C and an F so I can see at a glance what side to start with as I can never remember what red and blue stand for. Also if I have a flat surface to use it on I find it works well wit