Well I had some Amazon gift card money left over, so I decided to get some items for keeping my knife sharp. I got the Spyderco sharpmaker. It comes with two sets of "rods", but also ordered a set of ultra fine rods. They make diamond rods, but they are $50 and that's for using on a pretty neglected/abused blade, so I don't need those yet.
Spyderco Tri-Angle Sharpmaker Knife Sharpener 204MF
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000Q9C4AE/?tag=gtplanet-20
I also bought a leather strop block, that's really supposed to make your knife razor sharp. You use it on your blade after you sharpen it. This one comes already pretreated with oil.
Knives Plus Strop Strop Block, Leather Sharpening Strop, 12 long"
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01CO8M1AW/?tag=gtplanet-20
I also found another item that I put in my save for later category. Something I may get later on this year. It's an Edge Pro knive sharpening system. It seems pricey, but supposed to work quicker then the sharpmaker.
Edge Pro Apex 4 Knife Sharpening System
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BFFY8JI/?tag=gtplanet-20
One last thing, I found out I can redeem my credit card airline miles for Amazon gift cards(pretty damn cool), so I have $200 in Amazon gift cards coming in about 2 weeks. I think I'm going to pull the trigger on the military then. I'm going to get this model with the S110v steel. S110V holds an edge better than S30V, and is more corrosion resistant. But since it's harder, it takes a bit more work to sharpen.
Spyderco Military Model Folding Knife, 4" Blade, Dark Blue
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0199VGEGE/?tag=gtplanet-20
The only thing is, the only color I can it in is Dark Blue with the Satin blade, but I think it looks pretty cool. The camo scales with black blade, or black scales black blade, all come with S30v steel.
Oh yeah, and Amazon kicks ass. 👍