How durable is this? I want to maybe use it for camping. Can it be sharpened easily?
1410593
I'd say it's not durable enough but it is sharp I cut my self when it arrived as it is sent already sharpened
1719457
It is pretty effective. I have put a couple dings in the blade while clearing a camp site. It is a good strong blade but it will curl if you get a little ridiculous. I have had it for a while now and have brought it camping twice now. It's a decent tool.
954728
With proper sharpening technique this will last quite sometime, just for routine honing after usage of blade. I use it for axes , hatchets, and my mora classic. My machete as well. fantastic tool. easy to pack, easy to clean. enjoy.
932367
Mine is serrated so it can't be sharpened, but it shouldn't have to be. They call it micro serrated, the teeth are very small and close together. Don't put the blades in the dishwasher or let hard stuff hit them and it should last a long time
2244273
Depends on your skill level. It is shaped like a small lawn mower blade; if you have successfully sharpened one of those, you can sharpen this.
1997841
I have used it frequently for about a year and a half, and it has not needed to be sharpened, unlike my expensive knives. My local Sur la Table store sharpens while you wait for $5 per blade.
1362820
been using mine for 2 months of throwing practice into a tree and haven't scratched it or even needed to sharpen it yet. can still shave with it. it's amazingly strong for as light as it is.
1324566
it's not the thickest, but it's pretty durable.....I've cut many 2-3 inch limbs and small trees down with it so far....the only problem I've found with the blade is minor chipping of the edge.....
1960632
I haven't used it extensively. I tried to do some chopping and made some feather sticks and it seemed to holds up pretty good. The only problem for me, it's a little bit hard to sharpen this knife with regular sharpening stone. I found out the best way is using the Diamond Pen sharpener. This is due to the unique curved shape on the middle of the blade. If you're experience maybe you can get by with a smaller, like 1 inch wide sharpening stone. But at the same time, that curved is very helpful to carve feather sticks. So it has it's pros and cons.
1066818
I have not tried using one of those to sharpen it. But I have used every other standard sharpening tool and so far it hasnt received any damage at all.
1362819
Yes it can take a lot of abuse, I work security so carry this knife next to my spare magazines. I fell down two flights of steel stairs every thing except this was broken on my belt. I would not use it for batting wood but a good bush knife yes. Be warned mine came super sharp out the box. Im very pleased with mine you will be with yours.
2015259
Well, yes, it is factory sharpened, but I will say that mine had a very rough edge. I worked it on a medium, then a fine grit oil stone, and followed up by working it on wet/dry sandpaper grits working through 400, 600, 1000, 1500, 2000 then 2500. When done, I could shave the hair off my arm with it just like my properly sharpened knives. The whole thing took about twenty minutes, time well worth it since a dull cutting edge is a dangerous cutting edge, at least in my view. I realize a lot of folks don't feel the need for this refined of an edge on a hatchet, but most experienced "bushcrafters" (which I am certainly not) will argue in favor of keeping your edges as sharp and you can get them. You'll want it bite deep with minimal effort; the more brute force you need to employ, the greater the chance of injury. Also, such an edge will allow it to be used for a variety of detail work in camp. Hope that helps!
874077
It is probably durable enough, though the sharp chisels will cut the canvas eventually. If you have caps for the blades it will last a long a time. The canvas isnt the cheapo nail pouch canvas, it is well built. Capacity wise, easily.
95101
Absolutely, I've found this to be one of the best survival/backpack/small sharpeners on the market today... Get some jewelers rouge for the strop-side to assist in BEYOND SHAVING SHARPNESS on any half decent blade. it will also help the leather last longer... I bought one for my toolbox shortly after I bought the first one for home...
1213341
How will it be used? I got a number 2 and it was a bit small for outdoor use but it works great in the kitchen as a paring knife. I then got an "Outdoors" model, about 4" or so, & use it camping. It's a little too large for most kitchen chores. Just get one for starters. They are really sharp & inexpensive.
4322
Hi It can be sharpened See the pic in the link below http://i.imgur.com/XZSvNMd.jpg The green one is new.
813272
I would definitely say yes. I haven't used it yet but will this summer for camping and backpacking. But it's VERY sharp and it's perfect for a backpacking Axe it's small and compact