Chicago Cutlery Walnut Tradition 10-Inch Sharpening Steel

I was a bit skeptical when placing the order since the price was quite low, and I was not sure if it's going to suffer from quality issues or if it's going to do the job.

However, the product arrived and appeared to be well made (I'm a bit obsessive about trivial details, and I do prefer walnut over plastic), and it sharpened my generic kitchen knife (no fancy japanese hardened steel knives here) with just a few swipes. It is also quite long enough for my knives without being too long and unwieldy. For my knife it appeared to take off some metal as some fine shards did show, and after longer use there was a thin coat of grey powder in its grooves (that can be cleaned off easily).

The walnut handle/guard has a reasonably good grip. It seems to do the job quick and well without making a fuss. It is also fairly hefty and feels right with the sharpening motion. It is a no-nonsense tool that has a very reasonable price. I'm very happy with it.

This is a grooved, rather than a straight steel. This means it is taking significant portions of metal off your edge with each pass (that's the job of a sharpening tool, not a honing tool!). The grooves risk significant damage to your blade. The grooving is sort of apparent from the photo, but it should be made more explicit. Consider yourself forewarned!

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Does the job as advertised. The wood handle could be a bit longer. As it is, suits smaller hands well. Sharpens fine knives easily. The grind on the steel seems just right.

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Great Product. Does a goo job sharpening straight (not serrated knives). Easy to use.

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I've had my CC steel for some 15 years now; it does a very nice job of keeping a sharp edge on my knives I use it before every time I cut tomatoes, and about weekly otherwise. Main knife at this point is a Pure Komachi vegetable knife the two work fantastically well together. Now, this steel DOES take some metal off but I am just plain happy not to have to break out a stone to maintain edges..!