Got one a few weeks ago and i really like it for touch ups, the other field sharpener of theirs is the top choice for more versatility, wider diamond plates and a strop but this thing does a great job and piece of leather would be a great addition but the ceramic will polish give and hair popping results, i love the angle guides and the smaller size is great for a shirt pocket or pants, cant go wrong with either one in my opinion, i just hope the plate and the ceramic stay bonded to the plastic and the ceramic does not get broken, so far so good
@@j.l.327 Thanks for commenting! I've been hearing a lot of good things about the regular field sharpener, and from what you say it really does sound versatile. I could probably do all of my regular knife sharpening with it. Do you find that with yours, that you don't really end up using sharpening stones etc. and mainly use the field sharpener?
@@Digimorphosis very much so, i have several SiC, india, and Arkansas stones that i only use every so often, more therapy for me than the knife, it mostly depends on size of the blade and the desired angle for the edge, i find the 25 and 20 degree guides on these two sharpeners to be very adequate for about anything and they are so handy and trouble free i cant recommend them any more but a solid grasp on the process is still the most important key
I'm sure you could glue a piece of leather to the side without the clip and have a strop on a tool that otherwise wouldnt have one. without adding any real size.
I was thinking the same thing, but instead of gluing leather straight to it, how about shaping a thin piece of wood or just the leather itself in a way where it can sit in the middle between the stones for storage, then taken out for access to either stone and put back in between the angle guides on top of a stone for actual stropping? One of my only gripes with the Fallkniven DC4 is that the leather for stropping is on the outside and as it rubs around in a pocket/backpack any compound i put on tends to rub off. ...I need to get my hands on one of these now!
Id like 300 and 600 grit. And a long conic sharpener for serrations. To be fair id go with Victorinox diamond and ceramic files and the said conic diamond sharpener (it looks like a pen). My main is WorkSharp Precision Adjust with premium files.
For anyone interested, I weighed mine & it’s exactly 2.0 ounces (before I added a leather strop). And yes, it’s a web exclusive, only available at Work Sharp’s website. I glued a 2mm thick leather strop to the side without the pocket clip.
It's still over a 1/4 lb so not sure any long distance hikers would use it, however some shorter trips where you might do some bushcraft for fun, sure.
@@toocleanpappas5397 fair point. I've not used it yet in any long distance hiking scenario but mainly for my EDC pack and it's nice to know that when I am out and about I have the ability to touch up my knife. Seems like it would be very handy for a camping trip also but for big hikes where one has to be very conscious about weight it may or may not justify itself.
@@Mike_Y. Fair enough and I appreciate that perspective. I've not used the original yet myself so that's good to know. Maybe I'll grab that one also. 👌🏻
@@GayBladez It's the Flissa 9-inch. It's on Amazon for $25 and it has D2 steel. If you're interested, I talked more in depth about it and another knife in this video: ua-cam.com/video/h8EqKyfu9Q4/v-deo.htmlsi=0ruBQw-hH_XSgfds
Looks like another winner from Work Sharp.
Got one a few weeks ago and i really like it for touch ups, the other field sharpener of theirs is the top choice for more versatility, wider diamond plates and a strop but this thing does a great job and piece of leather would be a great addition but the ceramic will polish give and hair popping results, i love the angle guides and the smaller size is great for a shirt pocket or pants, cant go wrong with either one in my opinion, i just hope the plate and the ceramic stay bonded to the plastic and the ceramic does not get broken, so far so good
@@j.l.327 Thanks for commenting! I've been hearing a lot of good things about the regular field sharpener, and from what you say it really does sound versatile. I could probably do all of my regular knife sharpening with it. Do you find that with yours, that you don't really end up using sharpening stones etc. and mainly use the field sharpener?
@@Digimorphosis very much so, i have several SiC, india, and Arkansas stones that i only use every so often, more therapy for me than the knife, it mostly depends on size of the blade and the desired angle for the edge, i find the 25 and 20 degree guides on these two sharpeners to be very adequate for about anything and they are so handy and trouble free i cant recommend them any more but a solid grasp on the process is still the most important key
I'm sure you could glue a piece of leather to the side without the clip and have a strop on a tool that otherwise wouldnt have one. without adding any real size.
@@MechanicallyMusical Good idea!
I was thinking the same thing, but instead of gluing leather straight to it, how about shaping a thin piece of wood or just the leather itself in a way where it can sit in the middle between the stones for storage, then taken out for access to either stone and put back in between the angle guides on top of a stone for actual stropping? One of my only gripes with the Fallkniven DC4 is that the leather for stropping is on the outside and as it rubs around in a pocket/backpack any compound i put on tends to rub off.
...I need to get my hands on one of these now!
I did that to the side of my WS pocket sharpener. Makes a very usable tool better.
@@aaronb7800 Awesome -- appreciate the feedback from you all here. I might give that a try myself!
Id like 300 and 600 grit. And a long conic sharpener for serrations.
To be fair id go with Victorinox diamond and ceramic files and the said conic diamond sharpener (it looks like a pen).
My main is WorkSharp Precision Adjust with premium files.
For anyone interested, I weighed mine & it’s exactly 2.0 ounces (before I added a leather strop). And yes, it’s a web exclusive, only available at Work Sharp’s website. I glued a 2mm thick leather strop to the side without the pocket clip.
It's still over a 1/4 lb so not sure any long distance hikers would use it, however some shorter trips where you might do some bushcraft for fun, sure.
@@toocleanpappas5397 fair point. I've not used it yet in any long distance hiking scenario but mainly for my EDC pack and it's nice to know that when I am out and about I have the ability to touch up my knife. Seems like it would be very handy for a camping trip also but for big hikes where one has to be very conscious about weight it may or may not justify itself.
Cool concept but I think the original is about the same size with more options.
@@Mike_Y. Fair enough and I appreciate that perspective. I've not used the original yet myself so that's good to know. Maybe I'll grab that one also. 👌🏻
@Digimorphosis it's on Amazon for about 35 bucks. Even has a function to sharpen fish hooks and serrated blades. Built in strop
What is the large fixed blade?
@@GayBladez It's the Flissa 9-inch. It's on Amazon for $25 and it has D2 steel. If you're interested, I talked more in depth about it and another knife in this video: ua-cam.com/video/h8EqKyfu9Q4/v-deo.htmlsi=0ruBQw-hH_XSgfds
DMT mini stones and the tan stone. much better.
I don’t see a point in this the field sharpener isn’t much bigger than this and has an additional diamond plate and strop.