Shun Classic Honing Steel

To guarantee top performance from your knives, use this steel to hone knife blades. The forged-steel rod helps restore a knife’s sharp edge by trueing it – that is, smoothing and realigning the blade’s cutting edge.

• Built-in 16-degree guide helps you hone at the correct angle.
• Rod is forged from high-carbon steel.
• Durable PakkaWood handle resists moisture and has a D shape, to sit comfortably in the hand.
• Designed by Shun, a Japanese company that has produced fine knives for more than 90 years.

Use

• Use with straight-edged knives only; not for use with serrated blades.
• Steel length should measure at least as long as the knife being honed.
• Line up the knife with the guide and make a few light strokes on each side of the blade.
• Depending on how often you use your knives, you may wish to hone once a week.

Care

• Should metal filings accumulate on the steel, remove them with a damp cloth.