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Larger sharpening stones and their accessories might be too bulky to carry with you when you are on the move. Luckily there are some great lightweight sharpeners out there that are much more mobile. Pocket and other portable sharpeners are made for fine-tuning a blade that already has a good edge on it. If the knife has nicks or chips in it, however, portable sharpeners may not be as helpful as a sharpening stone.

Pocket sharpeners are compact and combine the best of both worlds. They typically have two sharpening ports in the shape of a “V.” One port has carbide rods for the initial rough sharpening, and the second port has ceramic rods for smoothing out the final sharp edge. These pocket sharpeners are foolproof. Anyone can use them.

Pictured left to right: ceramic sharpening rod, diamond sharpening rod, diamond sharpening stick, and two pocket sharpeners.

1. Simply insert the knife, tilt the tip of the blade slightly downward, and draw the knife through the “V” as many times as needed. On some of the pocket sharpeners, there is a third sharpening surface that I have found useful: a foldable, cone-shaped rod for sharpening serrated blades and fishing hooks. Remember to always sharpen with the carbide side first and to finish up with the ceramic side.

If you don’t have any kind of sharpener on you, you can use a rock to sharpen a dull blade. A rock that is flat and as smooth as possible will work best. The bottom of a ceramic coffee mug can also be used, as the bottoms do not have glaze on them.