This sharpener has carbide steel rods to shape the blade, and diamond rods to finish the edge. Follow the instructions to ...

You'll only need to do this for very dull knives. In the process, bits of metal are actually shaved away. That's why sharpening a metal blade calls for material harder than steel, such as stone or ...

If you're looking for a practical Father's Day gift your dad will actually use, Tumbler's iconic knife sharpener is the way ...

For a straight-edged knife, a honing steel (sometimes called a sharpening rod) is the tool you use to keep the blade in good condition between full sharpening sessions. It realigns microscopic ...

Knives that have gone longer without sharpening may benefit from a few runs through the tungsten steel blades to sharpen and restore the cutting edge of your knife. Then clean and polish that edge ...

Whereas a blade primarily made of softer carbon steel will take less. A good number to start with when learning how to sharpen a pocket knife is about five strokes. Flip the knife and repeat the ...

Most standard knife sharpeners require you to manually rub your knife against a whetstone or sharpening steel. This makes it harder to do correctly if you’re not familiar with the practice.

“Sharpening is actually cheap and easy to get into. Most people think it’s more complicated than it is and get scared off by the intimidation of doing it. Start with cheap knives with soft ...

When you hone your knife with a honing steel, the metal fibers in the blade realign themselves when they come into contact with the steel. When you sharpen a knife, tiny bits of the blade’s ...