Originally Posted by
jrfrmn
Do you hone with a stone or do you use a sharpening stick?
I was raised to use stones- a two sided ancient carborumdum, and a very hard Arkansas for fine touch up. Stones take practice to use well, but it isnt difficult. Sticks usually are only good for touch ups. Actuallly, I seldom need to use the carborundum and only an occaissional swipe or two on the hard stone. The key is to swipe it very frequently.( literally every 5-10 minutes of use).
I do keep a couple diamond sticks a the camp for quick work though, and the little V pocket ceramic hones are also great for touch ups- especially for chores like cleaning pan fish, where they are very convenient.