Klein Tools 44151 Pocket-Sized Knife Sharpener

Closed, the Klein Tools 44151 is a 5.5 inch handle (14 cm) at 0.5 inch wide and about 0.5 inch thick, weighing 0.8 oz (22.7 g). The rod unscrews and stores inside the handle, so collapsed it's basically a fat pen with a pocket clip. Extended for use it runs 9.5 inches (24.1 cm) overall.

No. Klein's own warning on the 44151 is to never use it on or near live electrical circuits, and to always wear approved eye protection. The rod is hard-chromed steel, conductive, and the handle carries no insulation rating. De-energize first, or step away from the panel to dress the blade.

The rod is precision-cut, hard-chromed steel, 3.75 inches (9.5 cm) long. That length covers most utility, electrician's and lineman's knife blades in one pass without having to reposition the blade mid-stroke.

That's the point of it. The 44151's rod is magnetized to trap the metal particles thrown off while you sharpen, so filings cling to the rod instead of dropping into a panel, a junction box or onto a finished floor. Useful for anyone sharpening a blade in an occupied space rather than at a bench.

Order it as Klein Tools 44151. There is a single configuration, so there is no finish, length or style suffix to specify.

The 44151 is a rod type: a round hard-chromed steel rod that stores inside its own handle, so it's a carry-and-touch-up tool rather than a bench item. For crews who need to dress a utility or cable-splicing blade mid-shift, a rod like this lives in the pouch. If you're re-profiling a badly dulled or chipped edge, that's bench stone work, not a pocket rod.

The handle is high-visibility orange with a pocket clip, which is why it reads at a glance in a dark pouch or against a subfloor. The clip also lets it sit upright in a pouch pocket rather than sinking to the bottom.