I was thinking about one of these pocket sharpeners?
Blade Tech Knife Sharpener, which uses tungsten carbide to sharpen
blades.
http://peplers.blogspot.com/2009/07/blade-tech-knife-sharpener.html
Its going to be used mostly with my camping kit to keep my Opinel razor sharp, but would be usefull to have something small to handle my bigger kit like a Axe or billhook?
Any thoughts or recommendations STW?
Ta
never found the need to use anything other than the classic whetstone for anything from kitchen knives to small hand tools
hilldodger - I agree, but was looking for something a bit more pocketable that I could pack into my camping kit.
Has anyone tried the Blade Tech?
A mate swears by the Blade Tech for some high-spec kitchen knives of his, having tried it briefly I'm inclined to agree with him. Seem very effective and are tiny.
Ski,
Blade Tech does work very well.
As long as the knife is good steel I've used it on all the kitchen knives, pocket knives including Opinels, and shears.
Particularly good on Opinels as the blades are decent steel.
Bought one from a show for £10.00 after seeing a market stall type demonstration and I've been surprisingly impressed. Technique is not to draw the knife too heavily through the sharpening blades, force does vary but you soon get a feel for it.
Small, effective, very quick and worth the money.
( Other people in the family now ask me to sharpen their knives. )
Nice one, will hunt one out, thanks..
Does it matter in which direction you draw the blade? (Ie, will it be usable by a cack-hander like me?)
Cougar - MemberDoes it matter in which direction you draw the blade? (Ie, will it be usable by a cack-hander like me?)
From what I have read, no, it makes no difference, southpaw here too 
Groovy. Ta.
Agree, Works both ways.
just ordered one off their website 
£10 posted didn't seem too bad.
I've got one. Great little gadget ,weighs nothing and really works. I tie it on to the knike with a bit of para cord so I don't lose it, and it's always to hand when I need it. Job done.
A quick google would suggest a lot of Americans (of the Every Day Carry variety) swear by these. http://www.mindyourfingers.co.uk/P4434.html
Ive got a blade tech knocking around but i'm not a fan.
OP, if you want it, you can have it.
I use a Lansky system, which works much better for me.
Opinels are so soft and inexpensive you can sharpen them on the nearest rock. s'what I do.
sweepy can I take up your offer & thanks for the advice on the Lansky system
my email is in my profile if you want any paypal credit to cover postage
Is this the latest "lets buy stuff we don't need" thread?
1. V-shaped sharpeners **** your knife
2. The steel you have in the kitchen will do a great job in between trips (you do have a steel? 
)
3. if your knife gets unbearably blunt during a trip (it won't), sharpen it on a stone or piece of concrete.
I despair.
cynic-al - MemberIs this the latest "lets buy stuff we don't need" thread?
1. V-shaped sharpeners **** your knife
2. The steel you have in the kitchen will do a great job in between trips (you do have a steel? )
3. if your knife gets unbearably blunt during a trip (it won't), sharpen it on a stone or piece of concrete.I despair.
get back to excrement post cynic-al I am not biting
This thread beats any of mine for excrement.
I am serious - WTF are you doing? De-boning wild animals you've killed?
You have mail Ski, I do have to say tho, that Al does make a valid point IMO. lots of folk rate them, but there is a reason i'm giving it away.
Take it, try it out, then if you dont like it pass it on and put the money you've saved towards something that will do the job better.
My mate Barry always sharpens mine, he's little but I wouldn't call him a tool.
Spotted this http://www.uniquetitanium.com/Smiths-Multi-Function-Pocket-Sharpener_p_219.html the other day, similar, but it's got the diamond spike for serrated blades, which is handy. As far as cynic-al's advice goes, using a rock or pice of concrete might be fine for a knife you're going to eat your dinner with, but for proper cutting duties goes I want it sharp. Like hair-shaving sharp, although I wouldn't be using any of my Spyderedge blades for that purpose. I have a couple of diamond 'stones', a couple of small pocket size Arkansas and Witchaw stones, and a Spyderco TriAngle sharpener. All of which let me put a true hair shaving edge on any of my knives, and my Gransfors axe as well.
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