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Is it possible to improvise a knife sharpener in the wild?

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Assuming I am lost with minimal tools, but have my knife, is there any way to improvise a knife sharpener in the woods?

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You can use a fine sandstone with a little water on it. Sandstone works the best because of its fine grain and good abrasive quality. Using water smooths the sandstone surface.

  1. Drag the stone slightly diagonal away from the edge on one side
  2. Change the side with each stroke
  3. Check the sharpness with your thumbnail once a while
  4. Repeat

If you can't find sandstone you could also use another fine grained stone as a fallback.

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