Smith's PP1 Pocket Pal Knife Sharpener Preset Carbide & Ceramic Stone Sharpeners Fold-Out Diamond Coated Rod Outdoor Hunting Knife & Hook Sharpener, Handheld, Compact, Lightweight, Multiuse

Great product I have bought this product before. It has a regular and fine sharpening feature. Most important it has a sharpener that I can use on sheeps foot serrations on my combo knives. Its compact, you could put this on necklace for key chain. I have had one for 8 years and still works. I am buying another one soon. Very durable unit. Easy to use. If you get a leather belt for stropping, you will have a pretty good sharpening system.

This is a perfect size for tool/tackle box or glove compartment. Good for keeping a daily use pocket knife sharp or cleaning up the serrations on knives. Easy to grip and use. Very portable and easy to store anywhere

Excellent companion for all of your field expedient sharpening tasks. The compact size and light weight easily allows you to carry it on you, in your pack, tool or tackle box, glove compartment or just about anywhere. I placed one in each of my knife sheath pouches so regardless of the knife I choose to go with me, it's always there. I find it easy and quick to use. For edges that have really worked hard on a task, you can get a good working edge back on the blade quickly to continue your task. The diamond rod works well in a wide variety of sharpening or light reshaping tasks. I recommend a good, safe and stable work surface for the larger, thicker cutting tools. A very hard steel with an edge that has been long worn and hard used may not come back well enough for push our slice cutting but will likely allow a good enough edge to do impact cutting as in a machete. It's best to maintain edges often as the tool is not geared towards maintaining bevels that really need to be completely reworked. Also, I don't recommend it for expensive chef grade kitchen knifes. It will work but may roll the micro edge if done incorrectly. Finally, the inserts can be replaced. A well thought out handy little tool for your field work. I didn't give it 5 stars because I personally don't believe in a five star rating unless it performs every task its designed to do perfectly. In this case the compact size is a definite plus but also requires a bit of compromise in handling stability. This is overcome by following instructions and being mindful of your blade and fingers. If you are as anal about your cutting tools as I, then don't throw away all your stones, files, ceramic rods, and sharpening devices. Just augment your regimen with this very handy tool.

All of their sharpeners are a pleasure to use! They're all designed to achieve a quick and evenly balanced very sharp edge. This particular one has the ability to sharpen serrated blades and fish hooks as well. Nice compact design and size to fit into any tackle box! I highly recommend this to anyone who likes to go fishing! I bought this for myself, but I think it would be a great little gift as well.

So, I got this based on other reviews and upon receiving it, gave it a second thought about actually opening it. It wasn't that it didn't look impressive or that it was too expensive but in the past I would just get out a few stones and oil to spend some time sharpening knives while camping. After a minute, I decided that this Pocket Pal would still be worth it so I ripped it open, read the brief instructions, and grabbed a relatively dull pocket knife of mine. This knife was struggling to open anything lately and definitely wouldn't have been cutting through cables ties and the like. Instructions suggest 8-10 times or until your blade is sharp. I didn't need a blade edge repair so I used the "Fine" side and after the 1st pull through, it was noticeably more sharp. I stopped after the 4th pull as it is ready to go. This all took less than a minute, didn't include any messy oils, and anyone could use it to sharpen a knife without having to worry about their skill level. Also, I barley appied any pressure to sharpen the knife. The Pocket Pal has a molded in finger / thumb grip and was comfortable to use both with my left and right hand. While the peice is light. It doesn't feel cheap and doesn't seem like it will randomly fall apart (I'm big into high quality / durability products and expect any item I purchase to be such no matter the price point) yet it is very light weight. I'm glad that I purchased it and actually used it. It is going into my hiking / camping pack and I'm taking out those heavy stones and the heavy oil. My only question now is what will I do with my spare time now that I don't have to spend it sharpening knives? I'm now going through my house, bug out bag(s), and vehicles searching for more knives to sharpen! Highly recommend. I paid full cost for this item and it was not discounted or provided free for review unlike so many other reviews we read today on Amazon.

I regret not having bought this nifty device years ago. It works fantastically well for my many pocket knives (that have a variety of edges, including serrated). Very easy to use and works really well. I'm very happy with the sharp edges that result from this pocket sharpener.

The rod used for serrated edges is what should make this a winner of a product, however it actually becomes the weak link. You will note the pictures of the product, and how it comes in packaging shows the rod extended out and not in the stored position - for a good reason - it is a tight fit to place it either in the fully extended or fully closed position. I understand you do not want this flopping around when in use or folded away for storage but first and foremost you are in constant danger of snapping the rod in two trying to extend and lock into position, or fold and lock into stored position, and once in the stored position extreme care is needed to keep from breaking the rod trying to get it open again. The rod is either glued or screwed on the plastic hinge, if it comes off, good luck reattaching. The overall size is nice, great for keeping with you out in the field. The ability to attach to a lanyard is a plus as are the flat sides on which to rest it when using the blade sharpening slots. The carbide sharpening blades can be rotated when one side becomes worn, the ceramic ones however can not be. Luck of the draw on if the sharpening blades (stone) is set correctly to provide the correct angle for the knife blade edge, seems a few out there are useless and dull rather than sharpen, the majority however work as advertised. Price and functionality, size, and multi-use make this a nice choice for putting a good edge back on a knife, not a keen edge but a nice and workable one...better than nothing. The round rod for serrated edges...hmmmm...not so good, if used with caution it "works". A solid three star product.

Light, works perfectly