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$Smith\'s Pocket Pal Knife Sharpener$

Smith's Pocket Pal Knife Sharpener

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The lightweight, portable, and easy-to-use Pocket Pal knife sharpener from Smith's features carbide heads and fine ceramic stones to quickly set and finish the edge on your blade.

Excellent for use on all types of straight-edged knives
Preset, carbide cutting blades quickly set edges and are excellent for very dull or damaged edges
Tapered diamond rod sharpens serrated edges

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Smith's Pocket Pal Knife Sharpener

4.1

(based on 10 reviews)

80%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

Easy to use (8)
Effective (7)
Durable (4)
Versatile (4)

Cons

Best Uses

Hunting & camping knives (5)
All blades (3)

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Dec

2008

(9 of 11 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Excellent little sharpener...

By sflew2s

from Baltimore, MD

About Me Outdoor Professional

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Pros

Compliments Knife Well
Improves Functionality
Lightweight

Cons

Best Uses

Camping
Home
Hunting
Survival

Comments about Smith's Pocket Pal Knife Sharpener:

I have the kitchen version of this sharpener and now I always have sharp kitchen knives. I was so impressed with the edge on these knives that I bought three of these for christmas and sent one of them to my Son in Iraq. I am sure that it will work well on his Ka-Bar combat knife. Mine will be used on my pocket folder to ensure that I am always carrying a razor sharp knife. The third one is for my future son-in-law the Federal Policeman for use on his Tactical Folder. This is the sharpening system for anyone who wants a razor edge in Ten Strokes or less...

Sep

2010

(7 of 7 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Simple and Effective

By Tradecraft

from Arizona

About Me Military/Law Enforcement

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Pros

Durable
Easy To Use
Effective
Versatile

Cons

Best Uses

Hunting & Camping Knives

Comments about Smith's Pocket Pal Knife Sharpener:

Smith's PP1 Pocket Pal Multi-Functional Knife Sharpener is a worthwhile knife sharpener that is easy to use, compact, very affordable and perfect for field use when a quick sharpening is needed.

The Carbides provide a quick edge setting for knives that are very dull or chipped. The ceramic stones provide a razor sharp finished edge on either standard or serrated edges. The carbide and ceramic stones are replaceable. A fold out, tapered round, diamond coated rod is designed for sharpening serrated as well as standard edges. The Pocket Pal Multi-Functional Knife Sharpener is lightweight, durable, and comes with a lanyard hole. It is small enough to put in your pocket if necessary or in an E.D.C. bag.

I tested this sharpener on numerous knives such as a Spyderco, Ka-Bar Tactical, Leatherman, Air Force Survival knife and multiple Swiss Army Knives. I was very pleased how effective and efficient this sharpener worked. The tapered round, diamond coated rod was very easy to use on serrations. The only problem I encountered with this sharpener is that it does not seem to work as well with thicker blades. It does work but it is a little more difficult and the carbides seem to wear the blade down a bit more which is why I give it 4 stars instead of 5. I would not use this sharpener with a very high quality or expensive knife. I would say this sharpener is perfect for those times when a fast field sharpening of a camping or pocket knife is required.

Overall, I highly recommend this product and I will be purchasing another as a backup.

Apr

2009

(6 of 6 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Sharp product

By Randall

from Albuquerque, NM

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Pros

Durable
Easy To Use
Effective
Versatile

Cons

Best Uses

All Blades

Comments about Smith's Pocket Pal Knife Sharpener:

This thing is soooo easy to use. No oil is required. It's easy to clean. My blades come out sharp enough to shave. Great for the trail... weighs next to nothing and is tiny too. The only thing it's missing is a built in bottle opener!

Jul

2009

(2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Great Knife Sharpener

By fphyr

from Turlock, CA

About Me Casual Adventurer

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Pros

Easy To Use
Effective
Very Portable

Cons

Best Uses

Folding Pocket Knives
Hunting & Camping Knives

Comments about Smith's Pocket Pal Knife Sharpener:

I am very impressed with the Smiths Pocket Pal ability to put an edge on my knives. It is portable, easy to use knife sharpener. I use it to sharpen my 2.75" folding Gerber Magnum Jr pocket knife and my fixed blade Big Rock Camp knife.

Jul

2009

(2 of 10 customers found this review helpful)

1.0

Disappointed

By old sport

from Mystic, CT

About Me Casual Adventurer

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Pros

Easy To Use
Versatile

Cons

Poor Craftsmanship
Poor Design

Best Uses

Hunting & Camping Knives

Comments about Smith's Pocket Pal Knife Sharpener:

The product has a hole in the top that appears to invite it to be attached to a lanyard. But the stones fall out from ordinary wear and tear if carried in this way. Otherwise, it does what it is supposed to, i.e., quick and effective in-the- field sharpening. But keep it in your tool bag.

Sep

2011

(1 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

great sharpener

By codyrambo

from bristol va

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Pros

Durable
Easy To Use
Effective
Versatile

Cons

none

Best Uses

All Blades

Comments about Smith's Pocket Pal Knife Sharpener:

great sharpener

Apr

2011

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Great Travel Partner

By PghDragonman

from Pittsburgh, PA

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Pros

Easy To Use
Effective

Cons

Best Uses

Hunting & Camping Knives
Kitchen Knives

Comments about Smith's Pocket Pal Knife Sharpener:

This is replacing another well used Smith sharpener. This one is suited for a wider range of knives because it has an integral sharpener for serrated edges and has a wider opening. I recently acquired a small non-folding knife that has a quarter inch spine. My other sharpener would not accept the blade, but this design does so easily. I still would not use it for a real high dollar knife and it is no substitute for a good set of bench stones, but it is great for taking along on trips to keep your cutting edges in reasonably good shape. Small and light weight, there are not too many reasons for not taking this along with you!

Oct

2009

(1 of 13 customers found this review helpful)

1.0

Where's my sharp knife???

By hillbillydeluxe

from Yakima, WA

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Pros

Cons

Ineffective

Best Uses

All Blades

Comments about Smith's Pocket Pal Knife Sharpener:

It says that it is a knife sharpener, but it takes a good knife and turns it into a butter knife. I bought it to take hunting, but I tried it at home home first. Terrible!!! There is no way I could cut cold butter with my knife now, let alone skin a deer. I'm going back to my Lansky!!! A waste of $$$$$

Mar

2011

4.0

Does What it Says!

By BajaBum

from Minnesota

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Pros

Affordable
Easy To Use
Effective
Small

Cons

Best Uses

Camping Knives
EDC

Comments about Smith's Pocket Pal Knife Sharpener:

I got this for my camping knives and EDC knife. Puts a nice sharp edge on and having the diamond rod is nice for the serrated edges. Easy to clean, as I use an old toothbrush to get in and around the stones. I have not sharpened gut hooks, but believe it would do a good job with those as well.

One thing I recommend, check the screw that holds the stones in once in a while. I have not had it come loose, but it is a screw, so there is always that chance. Overall, this a nice affordable and small sharpener you can carry pretty easily.