{"product_id":"opinel-small-natural-sharpening-whetstone-from-lombardia-002567","title":"Opinel Small Natural Sharpening Whetstone From Lombardia (002567)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/expeditionexchange.com\/collections\/opinel\" title=\"Opinel Products\"\u003eOpinel\u003c\/a\u003e Small Natural Sharpening Whetstone From Lombardia is a small, thin, and very portable sharpening stone that measures 10cm long and weighs 32g.  The stone is 22mm wide and only 5mm thick, so it will fit into all \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/expeditionexchange.com\/collections\/field-kitchen\" title=\"Field Kitchen Products\"\u003efield kitchens\u003c\/a\u003e and tool kits, and most survival kits.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe stone comes from the quarries of Lombardia, which are world-famous for the the quality of their sharpening stones.  The stones from this region produce outstanding sharpening stones because of their unique mix of quartz and carbonates.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKeep all of your cutlery nice and sharp.  Not only will your blades be more effective when they are sharp, they will actually be safer to use because they will cut with less pressure than a dull blade and behave much more predictably.  There is no single or \"best\" way to sharpen cutlery, because we all have our different preferences and skill levels.  Different sharpening methods will also suit different blade shapes and sizes, and you probably would not use the same sharpening tool on a pocketknife and sword.  To make the matter even less universal, some prefer to sharpen at home while others sharpen in the field, so the \"best\" sharpening tools will necessarily differ.  Excellent ways to sharpen include:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/expeditionexchange.com\/products\/edge-pro-apex-4-knife-sharpening-system-epack\" title=\"Edge Pro Apex 4 Knife Sharpening System (EPACK)\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x-el x-el-span c2-t c2-u c2-3 c2-6u c2-15 c2-12 c2-6v c2-6y\"\u003eEdge Pro Sharpening System\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/expeditionexchange.com\/products\/hults-bruk-grinding-stone-840623\" title=\"Hults Bruk Grinding Stone (840623)\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x-el x-el-span c2-t c2-u c2-3 c2-6u c2-15 c2-12 c2-6v c2-6y\"\u003eHults Bruk Grinding Stone\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/expeditionexchange.com\/products\/opinel-manual-knife-sharpener-002386\" title=\"Opinel Manual Knife Sharpener (002386)\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x-el x-el-span c2-t c2-u c2-3 c2-6u c2-15 c2-12 c2-6v c2-6y\"\u003eOpinel Manual Knife Sharpener\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpinel Small Natural Sharpening Whetstone from Lombardia\u003ca class=\"x-el x-el-a c2-t c2-u c2-6y c2-w c2-x c2-6z c2-z c2-70 c2-3 c2-11 c2-12 c2-13 c2-14\" href=\"https:\/\/expeditionexchange.com\/shop-all-products\/ols\/products\/straight-grain-supply-80-220-dual-grit-sharpening-stone-97928\" rel=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x-el x-el-span c2-t c2-u c2-3 c2-6u c2-15 c2-12 c2-6v c2-6y\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter sharpening your Opinels, keep them in top working condition with \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/expeditionexchange.com\/products\/opinel-maintenance-oil-002505\" title=\"Opinel Maintenance Oil (002505)\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x-el x-el-span c2-t c2-u c2-3 c2-6u c2-15 c2-12 c2-6v c2-6y\"\u003eOpinel Maintenance Oil\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.  Maintenance Oil will protect the steel against corrosion and keep the Viroblocs turning smoothly.  Maintenance Oil will also penetrate the wooden handles and prevent them from cracking when dry and rotting when wet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOpinel Part Number -  002567\u003cbr\u003eUniversal Product Code -  3123840025679\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Expedition Exchange","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42101291384874,"sku":"002567","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5353\/0154\/files\/OpinelSmallNaturalSharpeningWhetstoneFromLombardia_002567.jpg?v=1776716581","url":"https:\/\/expeditionexchange.com\/products\/opinel-small-natural-sharpening-whetstone-from-lombardia-002567","provider":"Expedition Exchange Incorporated","version":"1.0","type":"link"}