hook file

[kelkay]

What is your favorite file to use for sharpening hooks?

[Paddy80701]

A diamond nail file works great for me, I also have a diamond round hook sharpener!

[Uncle Jesse]

Small grinding wheel on my cordless rotary tool.

[Eric-WD]

nail files I bought four for a dollar at the dollar store, work great, not worried about loosing them

Eric

[popperfly]

Small grinding wheel on my cordless rotary tool.

You carry that in a gun holster when fishing?........how many notches on the grip??........Just kidding Uncle Jesse

[Bamboozle]

E-Z Lap Diamond Hook Hone

[kelkay]

I have an EZE-LAP Diamond Hone & Stone file, but I have not seen a hook file locally. I also use small cheap emory type boards for women's fingernails on small hooks. I have a metal one too for women's nails, but I messed up and used it sharpening some jig hooks and just about wore all the grit off of it. My diamond file is getting just about used up. I just wondered what others were using. Thanks for sharing. I had hoped to buy locally. I think I got this hone and stone diamond file at the Army Navy Store. Academy doesn't have any good hook files. I had a Nicholson file, but it has about bit the dust too. I think once I find one I like, I will get two or three of them...lol. I might look online and see about the hook and hone file. I don't want to use a rotary type or grinder...I just want a plain file that doesn't wear out too quick, that files sharp hooks.

[kelkay]

E-Z Lap Diamond Hook Hone

Is that the Model S hook sharpener, pen type? Or is it a flat type sharpener? It looks like I will have to order a couple.

[Bamboozle]

The pen type.

It's all I have ever used even back in the days of hooks that weren't super sharp out of the box. They will wear out over time but to honest, I don't find a need to sharpen hooks as often as I once did so I don't expect to replace any of mine anytime soon.

[kelkay]

Great, that is helpful. I emailed the company, and hope to have two of them ordered soon.