Honing steel for kitchen knives

The Block Sharpener functions as a honing steel for kitchen knives by focusing on edge alignment and realignment rather than aggressive metal removal. While it looks different from a traditional rod, it uses the same mechanical principles to maintain a knife’s sharpness.

New professional Kitchen knife sharpener that hones blades are now available online.

• Edge Realignment: Like a traditional rod, it is designed to reline and hone the microscopic “teeth” at the tip of the blade that bend or roll over during normal kitchen use.
• Minimal Metal Removal: Unlike abrasive sharpeners that grind away steel to create a new edge, the Block Sharpener removes very little to no steel, effectively “molding” the existing edge back to its original sharpness.
• Superior Hardness: Its rods are made of D2 tool steel heat-treated to a Rockwell hardness of 69 HRC. This makes them harder than almost any kitchen knife (typically 52–62 HRC), allowing the “steel” to successfully straighten harder blades like Damascus or high-carbon steel                                                                                             
  Key Advantages for Honing steel for Kitchen Knives
  • Multi-Angle Adaptability: A major challenge with standard rods is holding a perfect angle by hand. The Block Sharpener features a patented flex handle that automatically adjusts the honing rods to match the knife’s original factory bevel, typically between 17 and 28 degrees.
  • Simultaneous Honing: The crisscrossed design hones both sides of the blade at once, ensuring a symmetrical edge with fewer strokes than a single rod would require.
  • Safe for All Edges: It is versatile enough to hone standard V-edge chef’s knives as well as serrated bread knives, electric carving knives, and scissors without damaging their unique geometry.