Thread: raising a slurry

I also use a pocket Spyderco hone; the medium one. I could be wrong, but I don't believe in leaves any grit behind on my blue or coticule. It works quite well, but I will probably opt for a combo slurry stone in the future simply because I would prefer something smaller and thicker.

I used to use a penny from my pocket before I bought a slurry stone. Try it. It will work in a pinch. It is hard enough for raising slurry and only cost 1cent. Over all a nice slurry stone is optimal. MikeB

Originally Posted by sdsquarepoint

I used to use a penny from my pocket before I bought a slurry stone. Try it. It will work in a pinch. It is hard enough for raising slurry and only cost 1cent. Over all a nice slurry stone is optimal. MikeB

....wow. That's a really good idea.

Originally Posted by JimR

....wow. That's a really good idea.

you can afford it man- use a nickel

Originally Posted by kevint

you can afford it man- use a nickel

Hmmm...I don't know, the import tax on a nickel might be a bit high..

Originally Posted by holli4pirating

I also use a pocket Spyderco hone; the medium one. I could be wrong, but I don't believe in leaves any grit behind on my blue or coticule. It works quite well, but I will probably opt for a combo slurry stone in the future simply because I would prefer something smaller and thicker.

I LOVE the pocket Spyderco hones--I keep one in my purse, along with soft and black Arkansas stones in leather pouches (from Best Sharpening), a Spyderco needle-shaped lube, and a home-made oil stone lube kit (for carbon steel knives) consisting of:

1. An empty drugstore pill bottle

2. A dozen or so .38 to .45 gun cleaning patches stuffed into the bottle

3. About a finger or less of honing oil poured into pill bottle, and then the bottle turned upside down a few times to soak patches with honing oil

4. All contained within a small baggie in case the pill bottle leaks (hey, it's a NICE purse, my husband gave it to me for Christmas, from L.L. Bean!) (The idea is, when you need to sharpen a carbon steel knife, you whip out your Arkansas stone, get a lubed patch, and run the patch over the stone to lube it...then go to town!)

5. Plus, another baggie containing a few folded-up paper towels for getting oil and such off my hands--a gal's gotta keep clean!

All of this in my purse (which fits very neatly in one of the inner compartments and doesn't really take up much space) came in VERY HANDY at Christmas dinner, when my sister got ready to ask her husband to carve up the turkey prior to serving it, and noticed her big, favorite carving knife was dull...

SISTER: "Uh, this knife is dull..."

ME: "OK, I'll take care of it." (Looks at it, sees it's stainless, whips out Spyderco sharpener, sharpens it.)

SISTER: "Wow, that's great! I do have a few others, would you mind?"

ME: "Not at all, hand 'em over!" (They're carbon steel, so the Arkansas stones and Pill Bottle Lube Kit come out and I sharpen.) "Y'know, I can sharpen serrated knives, too..."

SISTER: "You CAN??? OK..." (brings over 3 fully serrated knives, which take a long time and strained eyesight, but I get them all done.)

Ah, the pleasures of being useful and handy!

Awesome Tam. Good for you!
Mine is the white one-whichever grit that is ;supposed to be 1000 I think. With a couple grits of micro abrasive film cut to fit the hone it makes a neat little package.

Originally Posted by kevint

Awesome Tam. Good for you!
Mine is the white one-whichever grit that is ;supposed to be 1000 I think. With a couple grits of micro abrasive film cut to fit the hone it makes a neat little package.

I did not know they made the pocket Spydy sharpeners in different grits!!! Where can you get them at?
Thanks!