Coupon ⭐ Smith’s DRET Diamond Retractable Sharpener, Gold 🌟

8 reviews for Coupon ⭐ Smith’s DRET Diamond Retractable Sharpener, Gold 🌟

1. 

   Rated 4 out of 5

   D. Schwemin – December 25, 2012

   Positives:This is a fantastic and very versatile little sharpener that will last a very long time! It’s very well thought out by the fact that it offers pretty much every type of sharpening surface that one could need. It features a tapered rod for sharpening serrations and things like chainsaw blades, or anything in very tight areas. It has a half-round rod that is great for general purpose sharpening that may require either a standard round rod, or a flat stone as well. Finally, it also sports a fish hook sharpening groove. All of these features combine to make a very handy all-in-one package! All that being said, the best part of it all is that they some how many to sell these for less than $10! Most of the time I see them selling here on Amazon (as of Jan, 19’) for just under $8. That’s just awesome.Negatives:There are two really big negative that became really apparent to me after carrying and using this sharpener for a few months. First, I noticed that you have to be a bit careful when sliding the rod back into the handle when putting the sharpener away because there is a tendency to push a little too hard and cause the rod to push the little black plastic end-cap off of the pen body… I found this to be a little annoying but certainly not a deal breaker by any means! You just need to be aware of it, and be sure not to slide the rod back into the pen house too aggressively.Unfortunately, the deal breaker for me was the fact that when the sharpener is not in use, there is about a .25” length of the half-round end of the rod that is left completely exposed and sticking out of the sharpener. At first this didn’t seem like it would be a big deal; WRONG! After carrying this sharpener in the front pocket of my jeans for a month, that little exposed portion of the diamond rod actually abraded a hole in my pocket and caused me to almost lose the sharpener but not for the fact that I felt the sharpener fall down the leg of my pants.This is simply just a poor design flaw in my opinion. You never want to leave an abrasive surface exposed in any way, especially if the product is design to be carried in the pocket as a portable sharpening device. I just wish that Smith’s would redesign this sharpener so that when it’s not in use, no part of the sharpening rod is exposed to do damage when carrying the item. For this reason, I do prefer the design of the EZE-LAP model M diamond rod sharpener, or the Lansky tactical diamond sharpening rod (despite the fact that I strongly dislike pull-through carbide sharpeners and the lansky sharpening rod also sports one). So while the Lansky and EZE-LAP don’t offer as much sharpening versatility as the Smith’s, they are both more well thought out designs when it comes to carrying them in a pocket.Conclusion:As long as you don’t plan on throwing this sharpening in your pants pocket, and you have a safer way to store and carry this sharpener so the exposed portion of the rod doesn’t chew through your belongings, then it’s a great sharpener. It’s extremely versatile, compact, and inexpensive. I think with just a little design tweaking from Smith’s this could be one of the best portable sharpening devices on the market.

2. 

   Rated 4 out of 5

   J Osborne – January 6, 2021

   I finally wore out two of the original Smith’s pocket files like this that I bought sometime in the late 80s and early 90s I think. I suppose those were made in the US back then but they were for sure made a bit nicer than today’s offering made overseas. The working end of this tool is great actually…finer diamond grit than most and it’s reasonably durable, good fine taper on that end of it. The aluminum tube body on these new ones is just this side of junk, however, as is the pocket clip. The old ones were simple and sturdy without being overbuilt. I expect the threads on this to get worse with use and they’re already pretty shoddy. But I guess it works for the purpose and the rod hasn’t slipped yet. Definitely still worth buying – does a great job with serrations and it comes in handy for some cutting tooling like router bits and forstner drill bits where it can be hard to access with a slip stone or file, or touching up inside curves/rings where a needle file might not be as ideal as it should be. This one is appreciably nicer than any of the typical slightly coarser grit import-branded ones I’ve seen lately.

3. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   alexander bowman – July 2, 2022

   Not for getting things super sharp but works well for putting an edge on tools and pocket knifes also curved blades

4. 

   Rated 4 out of 5

   Amazon Customer – September 26, 2022

   The diamond grit is pretty coarse, won’t put much of an edge back on, but decent for restoring a destroyed edge or serration. Get a normal sharpener to get the burr that forms on the back side.

5. 

   Rated 4 out of 5

   clayman – September 30, 2022

   handle honestly doesn’t improve the usability, it could be a lot better. Good for a sharpening kit.Brought life back into several serrated knives, flat side is alright for small tools, kinda meh.no weird corrosion.

6. 

   Rated 4 out of 5

   Amazon Customer – October 9, 2022

   Good

7. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   B.C. – November 20, 2022

   It’s a good decent price, and good for wide serrations. Where it’d be good if they narrowed the angle and made longer for tighter serrations but for the price, it’s reasonable and good if you have wider serrations. DMT has the Ling narrow angle for tight serrations, but they are way to proud of them.

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   Rated 5 out of 5

   TODD A SWOGGER – November 28, 2022

   I was shocked at how quickly this sharpened the serrations on a knife. It was effortless and quick!