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****o everyone, First I'll briefly introduce myself since I'm new here. 38 y/o Male, recently divorced, very much a handy man and fairly crafty. I live in Eastern New Mexico in a border town. I have lots of hobbies so my Dremels overlap into other hobbies I have as well as so many projects that couldn't be completed as easy or as quickly without my Dremels. I think I own almost every Dremel except the pumpkin carving one. The Stylus is a new Dremel to me but I love it as much as I do most of my other Dremel tools. I very much like the speed control as well as the grip and the power button rocks! This is quickly going be one of those tools I'll ask how I ever made it so long without one.  The question I want to ask for your input is:  Have you found an accurate way to sharpen pocketknives using a Dremel? If so, please share your experience. Which Dremel did you use? What bit did you use? What technique did you use? What speed setting did you use? What tips/tricks did you learn to help you with sharpening pocketknives? The reason I ask is because I have a large box full of knives I've carried over the years. Once they have become dull, I replace that one with a new one of a different kind and keep the old knife in a box. I'm pretty fond of my knives and would very much like to sharpen them using a Dremel rather then using a sharpening stone. I can sharpen them the old fashion by stone but I would rather master a technique using a Dremel. Thank you in advance for your input. Sincerely, Brian
So much to Dremel but so little time...
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Brian, I don't know if you are still around since its been awhile. I will try to answer I have sharpened small hunting knifes with my Dremel. I used an Aluminium Oxide stone #8153 and the #8175 this will leave a rough edge to make a smooth edge use the Emery Impregnated Polishing Wheel #425 make sure to use even strokes. Thats my 2 cents
Doug 
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I agree with Doug especially on the emery stone. Sharpening on a knife is tricky so pick an old one that you care the least about to "practice" on. Of course the only correct way to sharpen a knife is with a stone and oil. . . . but that's another story. Eastern New Mexico. . . anywhere near Tucumcari. Had relatives southwest of there in Fort Sumner and grew up in far southwestern Kansas and would visit them nearly every summer. For some reason Uncle Doc would always take us to/through Clovis. His daughter ended up going to school at ENMU in Portalis.
Good luck on the knives - - - sharpening knives is a real art if/when done correctly. I now live in Wisconsin where there's lots of deer hunting and I've watched hunters spend hours on their skinning knives to the point of being able to shave with them.
Jeff
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I can shave with my knife I carry with me to my hunting knife's. The sharper you have a knife the safer it is to cut with. It doesn't matter if it slips a dull knife or a sharp one will cut you and a clean cut is better than a ragged cut with a dull knife.
Doug
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| Pocketknives, Hunting knives, Skinning knives makes no dif. Never try to sharpen one with a power tool I dont care what it is, knife or stone. A good grade of sharpening steel and a fine graine diamond steel is the only way to get the edge and do it right. The Dremel was NOT MADE TO SHARPEN KNIVES. Ted!
Ted
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hiltstop (3/26/2008)
Pocketknives, Hunting knives, Skinning knives makes no dif. Never try to sharpen one with a power tool I dont care what it is, knife or stone. A good grade of sharpening steel and a fine graine diamond steel is the only way to get the edge and do it right. The Dremel was NOT MADE TO SHARPEN KNIVES. Ted! I have to agree with Ted. It's too easy with a power tool to draw the temper from the steel if you get it too hot. Also, with out a guide or jig of some kind, it would be impossible IMHO to keep the bevel of the edge consistant for the entire length of the blade. Lansky makes good sharpeners for those not skilled in using a whet stone(s).
Molon Labe
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