Knife sharpening confession.

[EX121]

Even though I have used knives (50 years) and made them for a few years I'm horrible at sharpening them on just a stone. So I use a Lanskey system the one with the stones on a rod & a clamp for the knife.
I've also used 1 of the wallyworld pocket ceramic jobbies for touch-up in the field.
What do you folks use or is your favorite?

[rice paddy daddy]

I've been using the Lansky system for at least 30 years. Especially on the kitchen knives.
I also have one of those cheap, small, two sided deals that have carbide in one side and ceramic in the other that you hold on a flat surface and draw the blade thru. This is what I use on my working pocket knives, that I don't want to waste time on.
I used the Lansky on the M6 bayonet for my M1A. Sweeet!!!

[Matt In Oklahoma]

I like the lansky as well but have pretty much switched to this

https://www.survivalandpreparednessforum.com/showthread.php?1002-Gear-Review-Smiths-Pocket-Pal-Knife-Sharpener&highlight=smiths+knife

[Matt In Oklahoma]

An article with a tip/trick from this months Esquire magazine. And no it's not my kinda read but thats a story for another day

[EX121]

Looks like a neat trick, but I would add that you may want to count strokes so that each side is even.

[tech]

I just use an old Carborundum combination (2-sided) stone. Fast and easy, works great on axes and hatchets, too.

[blackhawk]

have used the bottom of a ceramic mug to sharpen a knife .

[SeldomSeenSlim]

I like crock sticks for sharpening. I like ceramic over diamond, but my field sharpener is diamond rods just because they're less likely to break.

[Matt In Oklahoma]

have used the bottom of a ceramic mug to sharpen a knife .

not sure if thats rednecked or Chuck Norris'ed right there LOL

[blackhawk]

Matt thats red norris

[Matt In Oklahoma]

Matt thats red norris

hahahahaha guess it would be a full Chuck if you was still drinking coffee while doing it

[blackhawk]

Thats a good one. Drink coffee we in the south just chew the beans and call it snuff.

[Matt In Oklahoma]

Thats a good one. Drink coffee we in the south just chew the beans and call it snuff.

and thats just the women n children LOL
oh man I needed a good laugh

[blackhawk]

Glad i could help.