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gonna be in the south of france, Sete. Not looking to go all zen sharpening them, but as you say don't want to be frustrated with blunt knives that wouldn't slice an onion. And not looking to buy knives in the local supermarket which aren't good enough for me to take home and use again, though I suppose those could be my travelling knives...
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Went I went travelling I sawed the end off a regular whetstone, maybe 1" or 1 ½" wrapped in a bit of old cloth - which I then used to stop it slipping.
Hostel knives always suck balls so if we stayed somewhere a while I'd sharpen them up a bit. A perfect edge is great, but really you just need something that can cut easily. A few strokes on a stone before you use a knife usually is enough.
I think you need a bit of perspective as well. Taking a sharpening system and / or half your kitchen draw for a holiday sounds a bit much.
That butterfly sharpener looks amazing, but £30?
Where are you going? If it's France then every supermarket has cheap knives.