GuitarmanNick
Ultimate Member
Seeing anyone pull a good knife through a cheap sharpener makes me cringe!
For many years, on the weekend before deer season in West Virginia, I sharpened everyone's hunting knives at my uncle's camp using my hard Arkansas stones, and a leather strap. The one rule that I had,... no cheap knives touch my stones! Several of the guys bought new knives at my suggestion. All received an edge that could be used for shaving and would hold up to breaking the pelvis bone without damage.
I would also use mine to skin, quarter, and butcher several deer each year and it could still be used to shave if needed. I do not recommend shaving with a hunting knife, especially if your hands are as shaky as mine, but it is the ultimate test of an edge, IMO.
For many years, on the weekend before deer season in West Virginia, I sharpened everyone's hunting knives at my uncle's camp using my hard Arkansas stones, and a leather strap. The one rule that I had,... no cheap knives touch my stones! Several of the guys bought new knives at my suggestion. All received an edge that could be used for shaving and would hold up to breaking the pelvis bone without damage.
I would also use mine to skin, quarter, and butcher several deer each year and it could still be used to shave if needed. I do not recommend shaving with a hunting knife, especially if your hands are as shaky as mine, but it is the ultimate test of an edge, IMO.