LAHUNTER. Have you ever tried the edgemaker sharpeners? You can find them by typing in Edgemaker. They are a simple sharpener that you just pull the knife through. You have to have a sharp knife to start knife put the just a couple pulls through it each time you use it will keep a hell of and edge on them. I use some Gerber knives but a small folding Buck knife is my favorite. No more than a three inch blade. Don' t like to have to sharpen those long ones any more. I do have a Cold Steel master hunter fixed 4 inch blade. That one will hold and edge for a long time. Several deers worth. They are about 70-90 bucks I think.