SHARPAL115N Credit Card-Sized Diamond Sharpening Stone, Extra Fine 1200 Grit Pocket Knife & Tool Sharpener, Portable and Convenient for On-the-Go Use

Not everything I own can be done on a larger stone, or I'd need a huge stone to move across. The little ones make it a lot easier to just move the grinding surface over the blade rather than the blade over the surface. It works great for my hatchet, carving knife, and even curvier small knives.There's a small round pop out handle loop on the back that can give you more stability when using them. I never actually pop it out, just use it to nest my finger and it works fine that way. There's also a signaling mirror on the back.These guys also make my main sharpening stone. Their diamond stones have remarkable consistency for their price, allowing you to really get a fine edge.The only thing I don't like about it is that the plastic for that handle makes it too thick. This dramatically increases it's footprint, especially with the little leather sheaths they come with. I may try to remove them, but I think I'll need to stay aware of stacking them. They need something to protect the diamond surface, and protect against it from scratching other things.

These are quick and easy to have around. I bought a second set after playing with the first. They are the size of a credit card and fit nicely in a pocket, wallet, small or large kit, glovebox, etc. I travel often and keep a set in my go bag for my EDC knife. Also, a sharp knife in a hotel kitchenette or company trailer kitchen is less common than unicorn farts perfume. 🙄 My EDC is a cold steel code-4 Tanto and it gets abused; cut, pry, chip, grind, chisel, hammer, slice and even as a weighted paper clip when briefing on a worksite. Regardless, these card can do a quick hone or full repair of my blade. I have charged one of the leather cases with honing paste as a final strop. Also, a note to those that may follow after me into the kitchen area. Beware, any knife I used is sharp, very very sharp. 😂 For the price and ease of use, these can’t be beat. Enjoy and Cheers!

The trio of sharpeners are absolutely perfect. My tools and knives have never been sharper! Extremely good quality and with the handle in the back it is so easy to use and hold.

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This set of three credit card size diamond sharpeners gives a nice sequence of grits for sharpening knives and tools (especially scissors and garden loppers and snips). The grits are 220, 600, and 1200, corresponding to coarse, medium, and fine. I used these to sharpen kitchen scissors and garden snips.The thin sharpeners allow me to get the entire edge of the cutting blade, especially up close to the pivot. I include Before and After pictures of my trusty garden snips. My suggestion is to sharpen in one direction, lifting the card between strokes. Sharpening back and forth will usually result in a different angle between the card and the edge on the return stroke compared to the forward stroke.An edge that is only slightly dull can be restored by starting with the middle grit (600) and finishing with the fine grit (1200). If the edge is very dull, then start with the 220.Some people say to pull the diamond edge across the blade as though the edge was trying to "slice" the diamond grit off the card, but I prefer to pull the card across the blade toward the edge. This method is the same as is used to sharpen knives on a water stone. My approach will cause the steel to curl over a tiny amount and form a "wire" or "burr" edge. To remove the burr, simply hold the medium grit card flat against the back side of the cutting edge, then pull it across the back of the clipper blade from the hinge toward the pointed end. Repeat a few times, checking with your finger to feel when the burr is gone. Always move your finger at a 90° angle to the edge, to avoid cutting your finger on that burr.If you are sharpening scissors, examine them closely because many scissors have a single cutting edge (upper, moving, or outside blade). The other blade, also called a lower, still, or inside blade, can be flat or it can have small ridges on it to hold the material from sliding as the cutting edge slices. Only sharpen the cutting edge. The cutting angle can be 0° like on children's scissors, or up to 45° on kitchen shears and paper scissors. Best advice is to try to maintain the original angle.Note that you should probably not use these to sharpen expensive scissors such as hairdresser's shears. Also not suitable for pinking shears with their saw-tooth cutting edges. Let the professionals sharpen these tools. You can ruin a $500 pair of scissors in a few seconds if you don't know what you're doing.Knives can be field-sharpened with these diamond cards. Each card has a fold-out plastic piece with a hole in it to put your finger through so that your fingers and hand are kept away from the diamond surface. It took some practice for me to hold the card securely because the hole is so large diameter. I also found that sharpening my knife worked best if I held the knife steady and pulled the card over the blade, rather than trying to pull the knife blade over hold the diamond card. My personal opinion is that there are other sharpeners that are better suited for knife sharpening in the field. The Sharpal 181N for instance. However, the set of Sharpal 116N diamond cards take up very little room and fit into my shirt pocket.

Definitely worth the money, fits in your wallet easily. I keep it on the table next to my recliner, anytime I’m bored I swipe pocket knives that are already sharp on it. The grit is high enough to get knives shaving sharp. If you strop on leather with compound after then it’s ideal.

They sharpen a blade fine, but they are annoying to hold. The whole idea of holding it on one if your fingers through the hole on the bottom sounds like a good idea, until you use it. You have to uncomfortably brace this thing with your fingers to sharpen a blade on the dang things. Don't and will move around too much. My hand was cramping hard just to keep the sharpening tool from flopping around.

Such high quality, full metal of 1.5mm thick stainless steel. Never bother with those 1" pocket sharpeners. So large and so easy to handle with the big O ring, I don't even need an 8" stone for home cooking knives. (Well, I still got a Sharpal 6", could not help myself for such a deal for such a quality stone.) So light, 2.2 oz each measured, I always carry these for outdoors.

How did I survive without these? I reach for these so often now that it’s hard to believe. They are well made, well thought out and worth every penny I spent. Thanks for a great product.

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Nothing to dislike at all, they can be used dry, but I like to put a little thin oil on them to carry away the rubbish, each one came in it's own small leather wallet so I can write on if it's coarse or fine. So easy to tell them apart this way 🙂