I have afairly good assortment of hunting knives. Today I was able to restore 2 of them to service. Both, through several "shaprpenings" at my hand over the years, had become so dull, the bevels on them were so rounded over I could never get them to that level of sharp I wanted, and even if I got close, they wouldnt hold an edge.
One wa my old Buck Crosslock. I've gutted and skinned a lot of deer with that one, but it fell by the wayside. I was never very good with a stone, and as Ive learned real fast, I needed a lot mor tiime with course stone than the assortment of fine stones I have.
The other is a special knife to me, its small fixed blade, and was my Dad's old hunting knife.
While Dad never was much good at huntin, and gave it up when I was but a lad, he hated dull tools. This old knife had been hangin arouund for years. The sheath for it disappeared many years ago, and the edge was in bad shape.
I clamped it up, and due to the narrow blade, it was difficult to get the stone to lay on the edge and not the clamp. I raised the angle way up, and went to work. It took me some time, but Im happy to say Dad's old knife now sports an edge he'd approve of.
Now I just gotta find someone who makes sheathes to see if I can get one made for it. its a great little knife, I'd like to see it back on my belt.
My only regret in purchasing this kit is that I didnt do it sooner.