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2. Honing steel - Wikipedia

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   A honing steel on a cutting board Common steel for use in households SEM images of the cross-section of a blade before (dull) and after (sharp) honing with a smooth rod [1]. A honing steel, sometimes referred to as a sharpening steel, whet steel, sharpening stick, sharpening rod, butcher's steel, and chef's steel, is a rod of steel, ceramic or diamond-coated steel used to restore sharpness to ...

3. Knife sharpening - Wikipedia

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   A sharpening steel is a type of hardened cylindrical rod used similarly to honing stones. For example, a butcher steel is a round file with the teeth running the long way, while a packer steel (used in the meat packer's industry) is a smooth, polished steel rod designed for straightening the turned edge of a knife, [11] and is also useful for ...

4. Sharpening - Wikipedia

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   Sharpening these implements can be expressed as the creation of two intersecting planes which produce an edge that is sharp enough to cut through the target material. For example, the blade of a steel knife is ground to a bevel so that the two sides of the blade meet. This edge is then refined by honing until the blade is capable of cutting.

5. Sharpening stone - Wikipedia

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   Sharpening stones, or whetstones, [1] are used to sharpen the edges of steel tools such as knives through grinding and honing. Such stones come in a wide range of shapes, sizes, and material compositions. They may be flat, for working flat edges, or shaped for more complex edges, such as those associated with some wood carving or woodturning ...

6. Kitchen knife - Wikipedia

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   A honing steel (or butcher's steel or sharpening steel), does not sharpen knives, contrary to popular belief, but instead straightens the blade, while a sharpener sharpens the blade. [ citation needed ] A honing steel is a rod made of steel or ceramic, generally about 30 centimetres (12 in) long (although can be longer) and 6 mm to 12 mm ( 1 ...

7. List of blade materials - Wikipedia

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   Carbon steel is a popular choice for rough-use knives and cheaper options. Carbon steel used to be much tougher, much more durable, and easier to sharpen than stainless steel. This is no longer the case since the coming of super-advanced alloy metallurgy such as VG-10 and SG-2 powder steel for example.