Where there's a knife, there's a sharpener. Professional knife sharpeners

Have you ever found yourself in a situation where during a survival trip you found your knife dull, and there is nothing at hand with which to sharpen it? This is one of the black scenarios for most wildlife adventure lovers. It is worthwhile to protect yourself in advance with the right accessories to take care of the knife blade in all conditions.


Knife sharpeners may differ in many parameters. On the market you will find many systems, classic stones with different gradation, pocket products, etc. Which one will be the best? Welcome to the rest of the material.

Standard sharpening stones

Although in the movies you can often see scenes in which the main character picks up a field stone and starts sharpening his impressive knife with it, in reality this is unlikely to produce satisfactory results. Professional sharpeners are prepared by manufacturers from special materials and may differ in size, gradation of geometry and material. The most popular solution is ceramic stones or diamond whetstones.

What is gradation?

Let's put 3 products side by side:

- Haidu HCA 400

- Haidu HCA 1000

- Haidu HCA 280

The manufacturer and material are the same, but the specified gradation is different. This is a number indicating the number of abrasive particles per square centimeter - just like sandpaper. This means that the Haidu 400 whetstone will be much rougher than the Haidu HCA 1000.

Sharpeners in the gradation range:

- 200-400 are used for sharpening severely dulled knives,
- 600-800 are perfect for slightly dulled knives,
- 1000-1200 are helpful for final smoothing of the blade.

Forcing stubs at a fixed angle

Products like lansky Sportsmans LCS5D sharpener is a great option for those who are inexperienced or can't handle adjusting the proper sharpening angle. It enforces proper alignment, making it hard to make a mistake.

Slightly more expensive, but even more convenient will be ganzo Touch Pro Steel sharpener. Thanks to special blade clamps, the risk of damaging the edge by accidental skewing against the sharpener is minimal. Such solutions are a great choice for extreme survival conditions, as even inclement weather, lack of a comfortable place and poor skills are not an obstacle. In the set, the user receives whetstones of four different gradations, so he can bring any knife to a perfect sharpening - even an extremely blunt one.

Pocket equipment

Wanting to minimize the weight and size of your luggage, it's a good idea to sharpen your knives and axes before you leave. Just in case, you can take pocket models such as:

- Lansky Arkansas LSAPS,

- Lansky Mini Dog Bone Knife Sharpener - LCDOG,

- Lansky CeramicSharp C-SHARP.

There is no shortage of compact designs with different sizes and ways of warning. An excellent example is Lansky CeramicSharp C-SHARP, which, despite its small size, offers knife sharpening from 4 angles:

• 17° angle for sharpening scalpels, razors and filleting knives,
• 20° angle for sharpening kitchen knives, pocket knives and folding knives,
• 25° angle for sharpening edc, hunting and survival knives,
• 30° angle for sharpening axes, machetes and tools for heavy work.

With this knowledge of knife sharpeners, you should easily be able to handle the purchase of the best one for you!