Over the course of 40 years, initially as a keen fisherman and later as a hunter, knives have been a tool that I have relied on in both hobbies. From cutting up bait, scaling and gutting fish, filleting and the butchery of game animals for the table, a sharp knife is one that’s always worth its weight in gold. We all know the old adage: ‘only a blunt knife will cut you.’ So restoring the edge to a blunt knife is a chore we, as hunters and fisher-folk, are familiar with.
Having said that, I am guilty of having used every imaginable knife-sharpening utensil and gadget known to man. From Japanese water-stones, hand-held sharpeners, diamond and ceramic sharpening plates and hones, the list is very long indeed. While all methods…