Rolled edges repair?

[clearytja]

What happens when an edge is rolled and one takes a steel or rod to it? Are you actually bending the steel back in place? If not, what happens?
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[richard j]

yes. you are straightening the bent edge back in place.

 

[Kueh]

If you mean a smooth steel, then yes up to a certain point. The rolled edge will be realigned but over time, the rolled edge will simply break from repeated realignment.

 

[Jason B.]

Your creating a sharp burr.

 

[sodak]

Any steel that gets bent, then re-bent, which is what a steeling does, is weakened. It doesn't matter what knife steel you are talking about, it will be weakened and will fail much faster. If you are cutting bread, that might be ok, if you are wood working, you will definitely notice it. I only use it in the kitchen, and even then usually prefer ceramic rods, which remove metal and sharpen it, rather than steeling it.