If you can't sharpen it, you shouldn't own the knife

just kidding with you. That was pun at the guy that replied on the wormer topic that said "if you can't afford to take the dogs to the vet, a person shouldn't own them". Another good knife is benchmades? they have a free sharpening on all their cutting utensils. Just mail it to them and they will sharpen it and mail it back. So if u bought 2, when 1 gets dull, send it back and start using the other 1 and swap it out once it gets dull and send that 1 in and use the other. As for a sharpener, some folks recomend the knife works electric sharpener. I was impressed with the sharpener, but some on here say it's a cats meow.