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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 keenness to ...

3. Sharpening - Wikipedia

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   A sharp edge may be 'dressed' using a Honing steel The substance on the sharpening surface must be harder (hardness is measured on the Mohs scale ) than the material being sharpened; diamond is extremely hard, making diamond dust very effective for sharpening, though expensive; less costly, but less hard, abrasives are available, such as ...

4. 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, [10] and is also useful for ...

5. Sharpening jig - Wikipedia

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   The purpose of the sharpening jig is to hold the blade or tool at the desired angle while grinding or honing the bevel. In some cases, the angle of the bevel is critical to the performance of the cutting edge—a jig allows for repeatability of this angle over a number of sharpening sessions.

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   Also included: six 4.5-inch steak knives, a professional honing steel, kitchen shears and a hardwood knife block. Whew! This collection is majorly marked down from its list price of $345, though ...

7. Sharpening stone - Wikipedia

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   Diamond plates can serve many purposes including sharpening steel tools, and for maintaining the flatness of man-made waterstones, which can become grooved or hollowed in use. Truing (flattening a stone whose shape has been changed as it wears away) is widely considered essential to the sharpening process but some hand sharpening techniques ...