SHARPAL 181N Dual-Grit Diamond Sharpening Stone with Genuine

MADE ALL OF MY KNIVES SHARPER THAN A RAZOR!!! 100% RECOMMEND THIS IF YOU WANT RAZOR SHARP EDGES!!!!

Finally a knife sharpener that can put an edge on my Leatherman wave.

Einfach nur sehr gut. Es funktioniert viel besser ,als ich gedacht habe.

I appreciate to fine side grit. I hone regularly so haven’t used the coarser side grit. I’d change it to one side fine grit and other side double finer.

I like this easy to use sharper, so far used on secateurs, various knives and a chisel. Take your time and you should also be pleased with results

I use bush & hunting knives, axes, and machetes. A lot of them. I spent hours over the past couple of days sharpening my tools and the Sharpal did not disappoint me at all. I couldn’t even believe that I was able to get my axes sharp which astonished me. Also did my kitchen knives. It appears this sharpener has not lost its durability so I am very happy to own this. It’s easy to use just have your arms ready because you are not going to stop with just one knife.

At first, I really didn’t like this. There’s a bit of a learning curve to it, especially if you’re not used to sharpening knives in this manner. It can be a bit labor intensive depending on the shape of the blade you’re trying to sharpen. I took one star away because it can start to hurt your hand a bit after a little while because of the paracord grip, it really doesn’t provide much comfort. I found that I have a lot better luck sharpening knives by sliding the spine of the knife backwards on this instead of forward…………But i’m no expert on knife sharpening by any means. I have a diamond sharpening system that works really good but it’s a royal pain in the butt to set up and use. This has become my go to sharpener just because of the pure ease of it. Now that I have the the motion and angle down, I’ll likely buy a few sharpening stones to tinker with as that seems like the best way to sharpen knives. I’d highly recommend this sharpener for camping, tackle boxes, hunting packs, hiking packs…..ect.

I like the fact it can travel with you round the garden and is at hand whenever it is needed

This product works very well on domestic knives and I would buy another although not competitively priced.

Really useful little tool,aesthetically nice but very user friendly and works well

Easy to use, sharpened 2 axes and all my hunting knifes with great results

Used the tool to sharpen several garden implements, secateurs, shears etc. did a really good job. Don’t get what the problem was getting the tool in and out of the sheath – no problems.

Very nice design easy to use. Works very well on kitchen knives and other blades. However I bought this product mainly to take hiking with me and to sharpen an axe up for wood cutting. It turned out to be very difficult to use on an axe. I was sharpening it for about 20 minutes and still did no manage to get a good enough edge on my axe. I’d recommend making the tool a bit rougher so it would would better and quicker.

This is a brilliant, versatile and highly portable sharpener. I have used it for sharpening garden tools, mower blade, penknives and household knives.

Good sharpener, great leather sheath, love the handle. Wouldn’t fancy re-doing the handle if I unwound it though. Fits easily in pocket or tacklebox, puts a good edge on my fishing knives.

This is a great sharpener. However, take note of the comments regarding the sheath and soak it and stretch it before trying to put the sharpener in.

Been looking for a sharpening tool to sharpen my knife/tool and been comparing among many brands with decent reviews. It does what it said on the tin. The coarse and fine side helps to get a very nice edge on my knife. Though the handle is comfortable but am not a fan of the ‘string’ handle. Other than that it is a stellar product for a sharpening tool.

Does the job, brings knives back to life.
The leather case was very hard and had to soak with a leather softener to be able to use it.

Superb addition to my field sharpening set. Easy to use and extremely effective.
Def recomend this product for value for money and also quality

This thing is amazing. The grits are perfect. I bought one for use as a field sharpener, but started using it in my wood shop for my drawknife. Then I started using it in the kitchen (I even do the large chef’s knife with it), so I’m buying another. The two grits are perfect and the strop works (I did not apply any compound to it). Some complain about the strop being too tight. When you first get it, put the sheath on a few inches until it feels like it’s stuck, then give it a handful of hard rotational twists. Then push it on a couple more inches and repeat. Then push it on the rest of the way and give it a handful more rotational twists. 2 minutes’ worth of work and you will have no problems taking the strop on and off. My only complaint is that I think the paracord is stupid and gimmicky. Anybody who brings a sharpener this nice into the bush is going to have paracord in their pack. If the paracord ever comes loose by accident it will be a pain to re-wrap it. I would much prefer a plastic/leather/etc. grip for the handle. That said, this is a very minor quibble that doesn’t detract from my enthusiasm for this sharpener.

18 MONTH UPDATE:

I have two of these. One is in my wood shop and gets moderate use on things like my drawknife and my axes. That said, I have re-beveled a few folding knives taking of a LOT of steel (like from 25* bevel to 10*) and also a hatchet. It has held up flawlessly. The other one is in my kitchen and it gets an absolute workout. On my personal knives (the GOOD ones) I strop daily and then resharpen on the fine side about once every week or two. On my (ahem) wife’s knives (which I hate), I pretty much have to grind them down frequently starting with the coarse side because they are not the best steel . So this one gets a lot of use. It’s also the sharpener I use on my beater folding knives when I come in from doing yard work and that often involves repairing damage (plunge your knife into bags of gravel, or into dirt to cut holes in weedblock fabric and you’ll do lots of damage). Again, it has held up flawlessly. I cannot find any spots where diamonds have come off. It has held up as well as the DMT stone in my woodshop which is used for all my planes and chisels.

I have applied green compound to the strops on both. But I rarely use them. They are perfectly serviceable strops and would work great in the bush when you don’t want to carry a strop with you because it makes it an all-in-one package. But I am never really in that kind of situation and even camping I have a small strop in my kit — in the kitchen I have a really long one. The issue is just that because the sheath strop is curved to the seams, you can’t get right up to the handle on some knives. It’s also pretty thick leather so you are more likely to round your edge after repeated stroppings (I use 2oz leather for wooden strops). Now this quibble is really because I’m a perfectionist and using a FIELD sharpening stone for precision work. For normal field use, the strop really works great — it’s a very small compromise. In other words, if I don’t have a wooden strop available, I’m not going to complaining using the sheath strop. To add more clarity, I used the sheath strop for the kitchen one for over a year before I got around to making a strop to permanently live there. So yea, the strop works.

I’m most impressed that it has held up all this time under constant use. Also, the paracord I originally complained about has not come loose, which is good. But I’d still rather see a plastic/composite handle.

Also, I saw someone complaining about the strop not holding compound. I had no issues. The compound goes on the rough side; not the smooth side.

39 MOTH UPDATE:

Both of them are still going strong and there has been ZERO drop off in performance. The one I keep in my basement woodshop has re-profiled the edges of countless knives (I have quite the knife collection) and even some subtle blade shape re-profiling and knife restoration. I have been absolutely BRUTAL with it. I keep waiting for the diamond loss and it just hasn’t happened. Additionally, any concern about the paracord is gone as none of it has come loose. I’m about to purchase a third one strictly for backpacking/hiking and I will cut off the handle keeping the diamond part and leather strop/sheath to make a very compact version that saves almost half the weight (think Falkniven DC4, only with better grit options and indestructible and with a stropping sheath so yeah, BETTER).

QUICK CLEANING TIP: To clean off the build-up of metal particles from whatever tools you’ve sharpened just use a white eraser like the Papermate ones that are about 2.5″ x 1″.