Honing steel (sometimes referred as [i]sharpening steel[/i]) is a rod of steel, ceramic or diamond-coated steel used to restore keenness to dulled [[knife|blade]] edges. It is flat, oval, or round-shaped in cross-section. There are also non-abrasive ones with rods of smooth ceramic or ribbed steel. Some have a ring on its screwdriver-like grip.

h1. See also
* [[grindstone]]
* [[tools]]

h1. External links
* "Wikipedia: Honing steel":https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honing_steel
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