DMT Edge Sharp Pocket Sharp Plus

[Grant Lamontagne]

I picked up this new pocket sharpener a couple of weeks ago and I got some photos of it before I had a chance to use it.  Currently it is sitting in my Maverick and I may see it again someday but probably not any time soon.  Most of my sharpening needs are taken care of with either of the dog bone style sharpeners I have from Lansky or Gatco/Timberline, but I do like to experiment a little bit here and there. 

I have probably more Lansky sharpeners than any other, but I also think very highly of DMT.  There was a time in the knife industry when, if you didn't have a DMT sharpener you were barely considered human.  Thankfully that mentality is long since gone, but it does echo how highly regarded the DMT line up is!

I am really looking forward to trying this one out, if for no other reason than it means I will have my truck back!   

In the meantime, here are the photos.

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[Grant Lamontagne]

Dang, I didn't realize those photos were so blurry!   

Sorry about that!  I hope I sharpen knives better than I take pictures!   

Def

[GrouchoM]

I'd like it better without you large bottle opener jutting out of the end. If I needed to attach it to a lanyard, I could use the whole and some cordage.

[Grant Lamontagne]

Yeah that bottle opener does seem excessive.

I had a similar thought when I first saw it.

I was going to get AI to write a review for this one for us, but then I remembered two things:

1- we don't do AI here.  Unlike so many other sites these days, everything at MTO is written by actual people who have actually used the item in question.

2- I already did the AI review bit.  https://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,94062.0.html

 

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[Grant Lamontagne]

I got some time to play wth this one today and I thought I'd take the screws out ad see if that oversized bottle opener could be removed.  I agree with Groucho's comment above and thought if I could take out the screws the bottle opener would just pop right out.

Unfortunately that doesn't appear to be the case.  I tried to pull on it and see if I could get it out but there was no luck.  I may try again sme time, but I am pretty sure the only way to get that bottle opener off is to cut it.

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[pfrsantos]

I got some time to play wth this one today and I thought I'd take the screws out ad see if that oversized bottle opener could be removed.  I agree with Groucho's comment above and thought if I could take out the screws the bottle opener would just pop right out.

Unfortunately that doesn't appear to be the case.  I tried to pull on it and see if I could get it out but there was no luck.  I may try again sme time, but I am pretty sure the only way to get that bottle opener off is to cut it.

Def

Use it as a keychain or get an S-biner in it to attach it to a belt loop or similar.

 

[GrouchoM]

It already has a lanyard hole. Do all MT manufacturers believe all buyers are lushes?

[Grant Lamontagne]

Bottle openers are an interesting addition for sure.  In most cases they are pretty easy to design and produce, so they are a natural addition to any tool.

Also, while many bottle caps nowadays are twist off caps, that just lulls you into a false sense of confidence, and when you come across a bottle that doesn't.... Well that can a bit frustrating if you don't have an opener.

Usually I have several in my EDC since everything seems to have one so I'm rarely caught empty handed, but I will admit that there have been times over the years that I've been frustrated by not having a bottle or can opener at different times and I can see the value of them.

Def