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Steve, I’ve been carrying this Eze-Lap since the late ‘80’s. I think it was the predecessor to yours! memtb
You should not use a rifle that will kill an animal when everything goes right; you should use one that will do the job when everything goes wrong." -Bob Hagel
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I learned how to sharpen a knife by hand with just a whetstone many years ago. I screwed up a lot before I figured it out. Not really any places where I hunt to plug in any electric sharpening machines
The only advice I could give if one can't sharpen a knife by hand with a whetstone would be to obtain one of many replaceable blade knives now available on the market. There wasn't any such thing years back when I learned. I'd be all over it if I couldn't do what I do. One other thing is to stop whacking at the stone as soon as I get a cutting edge. It doesn't usually take but a minute or so to put things back in order.
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I never sharpen anything in the field. Carry one knife on my belt and 3 or so in my day pack along with a small T-handle bone saw. Do all my sharpening at home on a Smith Tri-Hone 3 sided sharpening stone and use some honing oil. That way I can take my time and leisurely do a good job.
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I don’t like the replaceable blades, but sound like it might be your best bet.
I use a red DMT, I like an edge a little more “toothy” than most of the above mentioned devices give.
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A simple $5 ceramic sharpener that weighs next to nothing and takes about one minute to get an edge back.
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I’ve used many type knife sharpeners. My current favorite is made by Benchmark. It has 20 degree guides, a course diamond embedded plate, a fine embedded plate, various ceramics, and a leather. With this sharpener you can take a poorly sharpened knife or a fairly sharp knife to a very sharp knife. I also like what Sagebrush has shown for a quick edge.
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I started using the Outdoor Edge like Ingwe showed last year. I field dressed 2 deer with the same blade and it was still sharp. I'm not that good with a stone.
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This is all you need, plus a piece of leather for a strop.
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On the edge of my truck window. An extra knife is a lot easier to pack.
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I did this alone with a havalon and two blades.
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DMT folding diamond sharpner. Works. If you need it.
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That DMT folder is what I use in the blind if I need a sharper knife. Mostly though, I sharpen in the workshop with a Very Fine DMT diamond plate, then use a Hard Black Arkansas stone, then a strop with a jeweler’s paste. The secret is to not dull them too badly in the first place.
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memth, I also have one just like that I got in the 70. It's a great little tool. I only leave in behind now because EZE Lap has the larger 5" one I show in the link. But it's the same company. My 1st one is old enough that I carried it when I was a Marine. I used to sharpen my Kabar and my pocket knife with it when I was in the field.
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I did this alone with a havalon and two blades. 4 quarters & gutless. Seems like the rib meat was on the cutting list too. Very clean for sure.
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a good custom hand made knife will do a bull elk and skin the bull too i know have done it a few times with one good knife
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Use a folding diamond stone, piece of saddle girth for a strop in my backpack. The strop is what really does the trick on my Buck 118’s I used to do that but i kept nicking the mule's belly
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For elk-size animals and smaller, if you can’t clean a couple of them on one sharpening, your knife’s steel is not very good.
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I carry several different knives while hunting. Certain knives for specific tasks..... gutting, skinning, boning, caping... I clean them up at home. Hit them with the WorkSharp and a steel and get ready for the next trip.
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That thing is awesome. It’ll take some steel off, though, more than you might want.
I probably hit more elk with a pickup than you have with a rifle. I have yet to see anyone claim Leupold has never had to fix an optic. I know I have sent a few back. 2 MK 6s, a VX-6, and 3 VX-111s.
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