Norton 40433 Crystolon 1/2-by-10-Inch Sharpening Steel Rod with Black Rubber Handle

• 280-grit for sharpening and maintaining cutting edges
• Silicon carbide rod enables this tool to create a sharper edge than ordinary sharpening steels
• Suitable for hand sharpening of knives and other tools
• Black plastic handle with rubber insets for firm grip
• Fits into knife block or hangs by handle for convenient use

Worked as expected, Sharpened all my knives to a fine edge. Norton makes a good product I'm happy with it.

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This sharpening steel was by far the lowest quality product I have ever ordered. The rod was not even round, as there were dimples along the body where apparently the grinding process to get it round never even touched. This produced a very uneven surface that was at one point fine, then coarse, then fine again which would play hob with any knife edge.... not to mention the changing of angles as the knife moved down the rod. Nor was the rod straight. It looked as if the rod was warped in the manufacturing process. It's too bad because this sharpening rod is a great idea that could have worked very well, but the quality and manufacturing process was the worst I've seen to date and the rod I received was totally unusable. A sad reflection on how cheap this coutry has become.

However, Amazon was very helpful and polite, and made arrangements for a return and complete refund.

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for who likes cooking with knifes they are cutting well this tools is probably the best balance between quality and cost

very efficient , simple could be used with water or dry ...