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What good pocket knife sharpener can i buy to keep my knife sharp while hunting

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buy a diamond, there small and look like a pen. use like a steel. a couple swipes across it and your good to go.

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Buy a Havalon knife and never have to sharpen again

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Thanks Dave ,Dan for the replies

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X2 on the havlon best investment i have ever made!

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Get a diamond stone flat...not the one with the ditch in the middle...ezlap is great...had mine for years...couple swipes and razor edge...fits in your pocket good too

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heck you gotta tree a coon first Rog. lol

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i use the little yellow ones with the sticks on one side & metal on the other great job & quick cost about a $$1

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http://www.walmart.com/ip/17687555?...pla&veh=sem

I like that one real well.

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I like the ones that have a loop handle and carbide sharpeners. Can get them at Walmart or Gander Mountain for about $10. Work good, last a couple of years.

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One of the Iowa guys, don't remember which one, told me about the Havalon. Haven't used anything else since.

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I just made me a coon field skinning kit at the beginning of season. Coons are so much easier to skin when they are still warm and lighter carrying out of the woods.

I got a choke chain with a snap on 1 end I use as a gambrel, a Schrade Old Timer Gunstock Trapper pocket knife, a tail stripper, and a Sterling Classic Sharpener.

http://www.fntpost.com/Categories/F...ife+Sharpeners/

The whole thing weighs very little, and as i said those warm coons peal so much easier.

I just can't bring myself to get a Havalon. I have never been impressed with scapel blades, and i haved used many extensively. They just don't hold an edge, and the blades are too flimsy. That and the fact that I prefer not to carry them into the woods.

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We usually pull ours right under the tree while they are warm, the best for me is a plain old box cutter, blades are cheap, light to carry and pretty hard to stab yourself.

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One of the Iowa guys, don't remember which one, told me about the Havalon. Haven't used anything else since.

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quote:

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One of the Iowa guys, don't remember which one, told me about the Havalon. Haven't used anything else since.

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Dave

U could skin at least 12-15 coon per blade and mine came with 15 extra blades for free

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Nice!

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Guys, The best knife is a cheap one that has softer steel and the way to sharpen them is to use a mill bastard flat 2 sided file. That burr will cut a coon hide quick and slick and won't cut human flesh real bad if ya mess up. Ya need a piece of 1/8 " nylon cord about 3 feet long and tie 2 loops, one in each end, tail stripper and a cheap locking fold up knife!! When warm, I can hang a coon and skin one in 2 , minutes or so. These hard bladed knives are nothing but a pain in the rear. Trust me, I have skinned a bunch of'em in my days. When I was in high school, I skun out coon for ole Levi Fox here in Salem,Ohio. He was the main fur buyer back then in the area. Big money back then!! Just try skinning with a burr edge on a knife and you'll never go back!!Couple swipes of the file on both sides and your ready to rock. JMO!!

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Lately I been coon hunting with a guy who is a professional meat cutter. He gave me an "Edge Maker" sharpener to try. He buys them by the case to keep his knives at the shop in top shape. It is a little big to fit in my pocket, but has two pair of steels, and puts a pretty nice edge on a knife.

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