Steeling

[piscatorft]

I have never heard of steeling a knife. What is a sharpening steel? Information on where to get one and how often to use it would be helpful.

Thanks.

 

[Matt Shade]

There is another thread on steeling lower down on todays page. Where you can find out everything you want to know.
In short you steel a knife by taking a round piece of hardened steel (i.e. drill rod) and use it to realign he edge. You slide it down the edge like a honing stick and it pushes the very fine part of the edge back to center.

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