DMT FWFC Double Sided Diafold Sharpener Fine / Coarse
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of DMT FWFC Double Sided Diafold Sharpener Fine / Coarse
Customer Review: Perfect portable sharpener... but get the Angle Mate accessory as well!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I really have little to add to all the five-star reviews. This is the best diamond sharpener I've ever used. I use it routinely to sharpen everything, including my Swiss Army knife, kitchen knives, axes... Practical, pocket-sized, long-lasting, and the perfect combination Fine/Coarse grits. I don't really think most people will need the model with the Extra-Fine grit; just use the Fine grit with very light pressure and you'll get a polished, razor-sharp blade - unless you're a chef and require perfect finishing on your knives.
The only additional recommendation I would make is, if you are not very experienced at constantly keeping the correct angle when sharpening a knife, get also the DMT AM Angle Mate Accessory. This is a magnetic angle guide that grips the diamond surface and provides the sharpening angle recommended by DMT and appropriate for most knives, at 20 degrees. For me this is an essential accessory, as the sharpening process is MUCH faster and more precise when you maintain the proper angle, and I find that almost impossible without the guide.
Thanks for reading - hope this helps!
Customer Review: Pocket knife sharpener
Summary: 5 Stars
I have carried a pocket knife for more than 70 years and I liked this sharpener very much. I had tried some other sharpeners for my pocket knife and was not satisfied. I think the round diamond rods and some of the other "quick and easy" sharpeners tend to distort the blade of the knife so that it becomes concave along its length. A flat sharpener like this one will keep the blade cutting edge straight so you can use the knife until it wears out, but the shape of the blade will not change. I have the coarse and fine combination which seems to work well for my use. I also have some very fine Arkansas stones that I can use if I want to refine the edge but that does not seem to be necessary for a pocket knife. I also have some very old carborundum stones but most of them wear so that they are not flat and become more difficult to use. This sharpening stone combination is not cheap but it may be the best choice in the long run.Customer Review: Portable, quick and convenient
Summary: 5 Stars
The handle is sturdy enough for the intended uses. The coarse side is good for repairing a very worn or chipped edge, and the fine side is perfect for putting a good working edge on any knife or edged tool. Please note that diamond sharpeners remove metal fast -- use this item carefully and stop frequently to check your progress, particularly on non-stainless steels. The butterfly handle is a wonderful feature, protecting the sharpening surfaces from dirt and damage and making the tool compact and easy to include in a toolbox.Customer Review: Sharpens quickly.
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this as my wife had a diamond sharpener and her carving knifes are sharper than mine even though I used a whetstone and file. When it came from Amazon I sharpened my Beretta 2.5 inch, VG10 stainless, folding pocket knife,Trident model
in about 2 minutes. The small depressions in the sharpener, are there for the purpose of catching the metal dust and filings and keeping the surface clean so the
Diamonds in the surface can do their work. That was an excellent idea. The blade was so sharp, that drawing it across my forearm, the hair was cut clean to the surface. You won't go wrong with buying this sharpener.
Customer Review: There may be better sharpeners out there, but I'm not looking any further.
Summary: 5 Stars
There are many blade sharpener systems on the market; and you can spend a pretty penny auditioning and finding the one that suits your needs. There are carbide sharpeners, Arkansas wet stones, oilstones, butcher's steels, ceramic rod systems, sharpening sticks, and even motorized sharpeners.
Believe me, the DMT Diamond Diafold Fine/Coarse Hone Two Sided Knife Sharpener is the most effective and versatile blade sharpener of them all. It is the best I have ever used--in camp, in the kitchen, or in the workshop. I'm completely happy with mine.
I've been sharpening tools for decades, and the most frustrating thing about hand-sharpening is how long it takes to get a good edge. In my sons' Scout Troop, we have many tools to sharpen -axes, hatchets, kitchen knives, woodcarving gouges, pocket knives--- and we have to do it often. The thing the boys love best about my Diafold is at how quickly and easily it can take a dull edge and make it keen. Our scoutmaster didn't believe me when I said I could sharpen a dull axe head in minutes. After five minutes with the Diafold, wood chopping was a breeze.
I like its design--the surface is plenty long at 4 inches and about an inch wide, and the Diafold's cover folds back to form a handle, making it about 8 inches long when in use. You can draw it across the blade like an axe, or draw the blade across it like a knife. It is versatile enough to use on the smallest pen knife or a large splitting maul. Heck, you could probably make quick work on a lawnmower blade if you were so inclined.
Diamond dust is integrated into its sharpening surface (rather than an encrusted top layer), so there's diamond all the way through. I've had mine for a couple of years now, and although it's plenty-worn, it hasn't slowed down. Someone always wants to use it.
Yeah, it's pricey at $25 to $35... But you get what you pay for. And if you shop around, you'll find lower prices. But make sure it's a DMT Diafold. You won't be sorry, and you'll stop looking for the ideal blade sharpener.