Hand American Smooth Steels??

Raptor · May 20, 2001

Hi all,
I am thinking about ordering a Glass Smooth Steel from Hand American and wanted to know if anyone had any experiences with this tool.

It looks, to me at least, to be a great addition to a knife sharpening arsenal.

All opinions or experiences are welcome.

--The Raptor--

Barry H · May 20, 2001

Sorry. No experience with Hand American.
But they have an interesting site. I have a pair of Ron Hock smooth steels which incidentally fit perfectly in my Sharpmaker 204. They can be found at many woodworking sites for about $12 each. Good luck with your choice!
Barry H

Raptor · May 20, 2001

Barry,
Thanks for the tip on the Ron Hock steels.

Maybe someone from Spyderco will see your post and equip their next generation sharpening system with steel/burnisher rods.

Hey, it sounds like a good idea to me.

--The Raptor--

littleknife · May 23, 2001

Barry H, I went to Ron Hock's web site but couldn't find any specific steels for steeling. Are they the steel slabs for the planes?
littleknife

Raptor · May 23, 2001

littleknife,
Try looking here for Ron Hock's Burnishers.

--The Raptor--

littleknife · May 24, 2001

Raptor, thank you very much. I had the eyes but lacked the sight.
littleknife

Raptor · May 25, 2001

No problem littleknife.

*One note-
I don't know if you noticed that Ron's burnisher's are hardened to Rc64.

--The Raptor--