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Originally posted by redka:

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Originally posted by joe_karp:
Hi Redka,

Dunno about Japanese water stones, I do know my trusty old Arkansas stones can't do what my SharpMaker does for the 710 recurve. My 710D2 took a bit longer to get a good edge on the Sharpmaker stones, but the end result cuts paper, hair, and anything else with ease.

The trick is to not let the edge go dull with D2, touch it up frequently...just takes a few strokes is all.

thanks joe,
I was thinking the same thing don't let the edge go dull so I'm going to get a sharpmaker.

do you know any other method that could work a portable one?
the thing is that I travel a lot and theres places where the sharpmaker can't go...
i need something very portable...
i was thinking a ceramic rod...

If you're talking about "in your pocket" kind of portable, I doubt a ceramic rod will work that well unless you snap off a 3rd of the rod and use just that.

Unless you really abuse your knife a lot, a small strip of leather loaded with buffing compound should fit into your pocket nicely. Though there might be some issues with sweat making the leather stiff, but I doubt it'll be a huge problem.

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Originally posted by redka:

do you know any other method that could work a portable one?
the thing is that I travel a lot and theres places where the sharpmaker can't go...
i need something very portable...
i was thinking a ceramic rod...

Smith's 3-in-1 Field Sharpener.
$20 at Cabelas (link provided mostly for the picture)

It's a nice diamond flat 'stone', a pair of versatile crock sticks (three sided, one side round, one with fish hook / point groove). There's even a carbide notch if you want to turn a piece of scrap metal into a blade or a blade into a piece of scrap metal.

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There's even a carbide notch if you want to turn a piece of scrap metal into a blade or a blade into a piece of scrap metal.

Now thats funny Steve..thanks for my 1st laugh of the day

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Originally posted by redka:

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Originally posted by joe_karp:
Hi Redka,

Dunno about Japanese water stones, I do know my trusty old Arkansas stones can't do what my SharpMaker does for the 710 recurve. My 710D2 took a bit longer to get a good edge on the Sharpmaker stones, but the end result cuts paper, hair, and anything else with ease.

The trick is to not let the edge go dull with D2, touch it up frequently...just takes a few strokes is all.

thanks joe,
I was thinking the same thing don't let the edge go dull so I'm going to get a sharpmaker.

do you know any other method that could work a portable one?
the thing is that I travel a lot and theres places where the sharpmaker can't go...
i need something very portable...
i was thinking a ceramic rod...

Nothing beats a good stone in my worthless opinion. I never cared much for sharpedgepromakers or any other gimmicky sharpening "systems". I started using DMT diamond benchstones instead of my old Arkansas stones about a year ago and now I swear by them.

If you need something portable they make one called a Diafold which looks like a butterfly knife and is about the same size. They even make a two-sided version so you can have two different grits in the same tool. If you need something smaller they have a "mini-sharp" which fits on a keychain or zipper.

If you are interested the website is www.dmtsharp.com

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Nothing beats a good stone in my worthless opinion. I never cared much for sharpedgepromakers or any other gimmicky sharpening "systems". I started using DMT diamond benchstones instead of my old Arkansas stones about a year ago and now I swear by them.
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Maybe i am a simpleton, but nothing to date beats my Arkansas stone.
But it does take practice and there is a learning curve, but once you get the hang of it
you can get a decent edge on any BM.
We are talking about touching up and not reprofileing.
Even on my 710 with D2 steel I managed to retouch it to a razor edge.
It's not too difficult, hold the blade on the edge of the stone at the required angel, 15 or 20 deg., and move the blade with even strokes along the edge of the stone
changing the angle of the wrist to allow for the recurve, for the other side of the edge do the same thing but away from you.
It sound like rocket science, but start off slow
and you will find you are getting the hang of it pretty fast.
D2 is a SOB to sharpen, for my cutting tasks
154cm is becoming the steel of my choice.

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Originally posted by archer:

Nothing beats a good stone in my worthless opinion. I never cared much for sharpedgepromakers or any other gimmicky sharpening "systems". I started using DMT diamond benchstones instead of my old Arkansas stones about a year ago and now I swear by them.
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Maybe i am a simpleton, but nothing to date beats my Arkansas stone.
But it does take practice and there is a learning curve, but once you get the hang of it
you can get a decent edge on any BM.
We are talking about touching up and not reprofileing.
Even on my 710 with D2 steel I managed to retouch it to a razor edge.
It's not too difficult, hold the blade on the edge of the stone at the required angel, 15 or 20 deg., and move the blade with even strokes along the edge of the stone
changing the angle of the wrist to allow for the recurve, for the other side of the edge do the same thing but away from you.
It sound like rocket science, but start off slow
and you will find you are getting the hang of it pretty fast.
D2 is a SOB to sharpen, for my cutting tasks
154cm is becoming the steel of my choice.[/QUOTE]
the sharpmaker is a good choice cause, it solves the problem with the angles and when you don't have experience in sharpening.. that could help you a lot.
The thing with stones is that you need practice, and well to solve that I did buy this knife is about 11 bucks...with similar Recurve of the 710 and I'm going to practice with this before sharpening my 710,
Archer, I think that DMT diafold is perfect portable choice.

Strength to ya, go for it.

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Archer, I think that DMT diafold is perfect portable choice

You're welcome
Good luck!