At a recent Writer’s Hunt, I met David Reynerson, who runs Warthog Sharpeners in America. The hunt was put on by five major outdoor companies and each company brought one writer. We were hunting exotics on the Thumbtack Ranch down by Batesville, Texas.
Everyone was shooting a Savage Arms rifle; we used ZeroTech Optics, Federal ammo, and DiamondBlade Knives, and after animals started being brought back to camp, David quickly got voted to be the official knife sharpener. And he didn’t get to vote!
David had already been put in a good light when Charles Allan, the owner of Diamond Blade Knives, told me that he used Warthog sharpeners on his knives. If you’re not familiar with DiamondBlade Knives, they’re an elite hunting knife with a friction-forged edge, which makes for hard steel that holds an edge for an unbelievably extended period of time. But you need a good stone to sharpen them when they get dull, when Charles put in a good word on Warthog, that made me stand up and pay attention.
I have never tried one. I would be interested in trying it out.
What is your sharpening system/method of choice?
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