Fox makes good knives... I've met the owner at a few Trade shows... Harsey and Reeve both have done some design work for him... Fox also uses a good amount of Crucible stock....
I might have to spend a couple of hours setting up and taking photos of the toy collection... it's grown a little since I last put up anything....
Sharpening - when they need it is the best time... What do I use? I have a nice collection of sharpening gear... for quick fixes in the field, a lansky triangular ceramic stone, or a Smith's quick sharp or a small medium arkansas, or diamond edge - any are good in a field situation.
When I get down to really putting the edge on... I just bought a new diamond edge fine 9 inch for fully re-cutting the faces and edges - I have not had to use it yet. I prefer a Norton 2 face 10 inch oil stone in medium/fine - 600/800 and following up with a japanese water stone in 1200... I hand sharpen (right 0699?) pretty quickly, practice, practice, practice... no angle blocks, no machines, a stone, a knife some oil and a jeweler's loupe to look at the micro serrations, the truth of the edge, roll, steepling (I do use compound edging on some of my blades) - and I have a bunch of CPM S30-V knives, a few CPM 154, and the normal 440, 440 V, 360....
Axes, lawnmower blades and machetes get sharpened with a nice 10" flat mill bastard, then a quick polish with a diamond hone to reduce the cutting scratches.
I've been schooled in the art/science of knife sharpening by Bill Harsey and taken multiple sharpening classes from Wayne Goddard... I still feel like I'm a complete novice compared to them too.
My EDCs are a stamped Gerber 300 (small pocket knife) that nearly made the grinder at Gerber steal it from me and a Chris Reeeve Classic 2000 Sebenza.
Prides of the collection.... Yarborough #SF0067 GB, Pacific, LHR, Spartan Ares, Spartan/Harsey #061, a limited run Harsey/Gerber, An Al Mar/Gerber model 375... I don't believe in safe queens... I use mine when I can....