anyone got a good recommendation for a whetstone/sharpener? Mine broke.. :/

Oof rip

Not exactly a recommendation but I use the Worksharp guided field sharpener. Not very big for sure but hey it works <:kek:731354627806593055>

Would like to get something bigger if I ever get the chance

thanks. Ye, i feel the same. my old stone was rather small to begin with, so i have always wanted a large table stone.

i also want to look at ceramic stones, cause my old one still left some big scratches that took forever to strop out, if I even felt like trying. <:KEK:795742276549607456>

Ceramic of whetstone, or ceramic over diamond? I heard diamond was usually recommended over whetstone for casual sharpening since they are generally more efficient I think; at least easier to use. Idk, that's what I've heard anyway

Im not necessarily looking for the most efficient thing, I'm just wanting to get a good fine-grit stone so that I can repair edges. idk what type of stone to get though and didnt even realize diamond was a thing. :\

How do ya'll feel about sharpening on a dry stone? I usually oil mine towards the end of the sharpening process, but I honestly am really lazy and tend to not oil in the beginning of a sharpening session. I just find it easier to clean the metal filings off a surface when its dry. Obviously, you hit a point where it only damages the blade/stone more than not, but do ya'll thing its acceptable to keep it dry for the initially reshaping strokes, or should it be avoided?

See, with diamond you don't have to wrry about that xD

You can wet diamond stones, but it usually doesn't make a big difference. You can use them dry without a problem

ooh nice. :)

just put a new edge on my ontario. its not perfect and the belly could use some more work, but the straight portion is low-key sharper than its ever been. I only had about an inch of stone too. <:KEK:795742276549607456>

I got an Ontario on my SAR gear

sar?

I use a diamond sharpener on it and have a small pocket sized field sharpener as well

Search and rescue

oh nice! do u work with the forrest service or something? I ask b/c I really want to get a job with the forrest service some day.

here is what i have left of my stobe

stone*

I wish. It’s a volunteer in an organization that does it

We pair with forestry or local PD and act as grunts while the higher ups do more admin work

Gives PD a break

oh cool, that sounds awesome

Yea it’s pretty fun.

i want to get certified and volunteer as wild land firefighter sometime after college.

rescue sounds fun too tho

Wildland is an amazing thing

Special forces firefighters

basically xD

I got mad respect for the guys that can do that

Yea it takes some commitment

They can’t because of civilians.

they'll just label rebels as terrorist so they can legally use whatever. I doubt they'll do strafing runs with A-10s, but dont think for a second they wont at least use a couple drone strikes. Not to mention they can literally track a militias every movement with drone surveillance. I doubt a 1776 v.2 would last more than a few weeks if the military took the gov.'s side.

True

But there could be good people in the military that disobey

I dont think it would be so short

They would have to purge a good half of the population into submission

there would not be enough trader troops to fight us.

and download Tor browser so we can communicate without the government knowing.