SHARPAL 116N Pocket Diamond Sharpening Card, Coarse(325)/Medium(600)/Fine(1200) Grit, Portable Multi-Tool Kit for Garden Tools, Survival Knives, Files & Blades Fathers Day Gift

I've had a set of these for a couple of years now that I keep in my bag for hunting/travel and they are great. I also have both of their double sided diamond stones as well as their strop and they are all great. I wish Sharpal would make a strop that is the same debit card dimension. I have thought about using one of the holders with diamond compound but it would be messy and it's so smooth/fake leather and I doubt it can properly hold compound. Sharpal, if you read this, please consider making a matching strop for this set. Sharpening without a strop to refine the edge just feels wrong. :p

I've used these for 6 years and just seen them on my list of purchased items. I'm not some sharpener expert. I just like a good edge on my knive and modern steels are to hard for natural stones. But "QUALITY" diamond stones are expensive. I took a chance on these hoping they would be handy for travel and good enough to maintain my knifes. They did not disappoint. I prefer D2 and M390 blades and use these to keep a working edge on my pocket knives. I actually took the plastic backs off, engraved the grit into the back of each plate and keep all 3 in one of the leather slip cases. They are wle up very little room in any bag and are easy to keep handy on the go. I have repaired and reprofiled some knifes and have used them for kitchen knives as well. I use the ken onion belt sharpener for most of my sharpening now. But I keep these with me whenever I'm traveling. They're perfect for that or if you want a chewo sharpening system and can learn to hold an angle while sharpening. Freehand sharpener is a good skill to maintain and these will sharpen anything.

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 work well and seem to be above average quality. I did return this item, however. I need a sharpening stone that I use frequently and after a few uses these started to dull down. If you need a sharpener for occasional use or require something very portable, these are good. If you need a sharpening stone to use frequently, I wouldn't recommend these.

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!

I have a dedicated sharpening setup for knives but wanted something a bit more flexible for gardening and other miscellaneous tools. These are great because they are thin and easy to hold which allow you sharpen a wide range of tools. The range of grits is good and they sharpen well. Seems like they will hold up well and are not expensive compared to some other diamond stones.

I've had this set for a few years and used them to sharpen other people's knives, as well as my own. They work great as long as you know what you're doing. The grit is diamonds, so you dont need to push very hard to get good cutting action. I have had some stone delamination, but its negligible. The handles can be a little uncomfortable, but I found that putting my thumb through the hole and pulling the plates against a closed fist is the best way to use these. They may not be the most durable diamond plates, but are definitely worth the money. Super portable, all three fit easily in a pocket

My comments are limited to using the stones to sharpen a pair of hand pruners. Normally, it would be a bit awkward to sharpen a curved blade all the way down to the pruner's axis with a conventional-sized whetstone. But these thin, card-sized stones made the job pretty easy. They were easy to hold & to fit into the constrained space. They also seem to be a high-quality stone, sharpening the blade surprisingly quickly. The packaging & form facter are well-thought out; having the three padded leather holders is a lot more useful than I'd expected -- these stones won't get tossed in a box in the garage and lost. Once you get past the type of stone material, people think of whetstones as interchangeable commodities, but this innovative product is clearly superior to other stones I looked at. I thought this was an intelligently designed and well-made set of stones and, at least as far as sharpening odd-shaped blades like those on a pruner, I'm very glad I spent the extra $ for this one.

Funkar!

makes sharpening router bits much easier. At the moment can't speak on its longevity, but it seems ok. As for frailty of the finger holds i've found no problem and suggest that 'reasonable' handling for a small article may be all thats needed.

This is my second purchase from these guys. First I bought an 8x3 inch 325/1000 grit diamond stone. That turned my worst knife into a razor with very little effort. But it's neither small nor light. A brick is a good analogy. This set offers an intermediate as well as a finer honing grit and for less than the big one. The holder device is built into each one and they work well. Easy to keep it level and still while keeping fingers well away from the blade. They weigh very little and take up the same space as three credit cards, granted they're thicker.

普段、キャンプでは、＃1200のモノだけ持ち歩いてます。 他は、青砥などで磨くのでなければ、簡易的なシャープナーとしてます。 何方かのレビューで剥がれ落ちるとあられましたが・・・ 単に研がれた刃物の削りかすの付着ではないのでしょうか？ 軽く拭き取ると、元の状態ですが・・・ ナイフなど数回磨いてみてだけなので、見た目では問題ないと思いました。

I've been looking for something like this for a long time. Great execution, great idea, and above all, it works. You can take it with you anywhere. Perfect delivery!