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Honing is the process of re-aligning ("trueing") material that is already part of a knife. It makes what material is at the edge of a knife blade as straight and pointy as it can without removing material.  Typically, honing is accomplished with a simple steel or ceramic hone in a rod like form. These don't remove metal. Rather, honing is a way to microscopically align as much of the metal on a knife back into a cutting point without removing material on the knife.  Learn about when it's time to sharpen a knife, here.  ### Has your honing rounded out your edge? Is...

We've been collecting tid bits on knife sharpening and wanted to share 'em. Here are a few we collected so far.  Knife makers balance sharp vs hard metal composition. If it's too soft it won't hold a sharp edge well. If it's too hard it becomes more prone to chipping and badness. It has to be "just right." Welcome to the world of metallurgy. We had no idea about it, much less its complexity, until recently. The USPS, per their regulations, forbids printing on the outside of your package that there are knives inside. We did not see that one...

It's time to sharpen a knife when it can't cut a medium ripe tomato (after honing) with ease.  Ok. That's simple. Since some 4-6 million knife sets are sharpened or purchased new every year, and there are some 122 million households in America, it follows that most knives would struggle with a medium ripe tomato. They are dull and in need of sharpening.  Honing is the process of re-aligning ("trueing") material that is already part of the knife. It makes what's on a knife blade straight and pointy again to the extend that it's possible without removing material. Typically, honing is accomplished with a...