TUO Honing Steel Knife Sharpening Steel - 8 inch Sharpening Rod for All Kitchen Knives - German HC Stainless Steel - Honing Rod with Pakkawood Handle - FALCON SERIES with Gift Box

I am pleasantly surprised by the heft and apparent craftsmanship of this honing steel! Ignore the reviews that say this is not a good sharpener. It is not a sharpener at all, it is a honing steel, for touching up the edge on a knife between sharpenings. It does that job very well. No honing steel is going to bring back a dull edge. When the steel isn't working well anymore, use a sharpener to bring the edge back, then hone with the steel to razor-sharp before each use. Plenty of videos out there on how to do each process. The 8" length is fine for all the knives I use, up to 10" chef knife. There are plenty of more expensive options out there, but I don't see how they could be much better than this.

This thing is gorgeous! I was replacing a "standard" steel in my knife block with one designed for a new high carbon knife I received as a gift. The one minus, that is not a detriment to the tool itself, is that this does not fit into the block as it is a thicker gauge than the old one I have. So it stays in its very decent cardboard box it was shipped in. It has a nice heft and the steel was ground nicely to help keep my knives honed. The "fiery" handle is beautiful wood and I am very pleased with it, especially for the price.

I recently bought myself some new high end kitchen knives and after reading the review on this Tuo sharpening steel decided to buy one. Boy am I glad I did! As the new knives didn't need sharpening I tested it on my old kitchen knives as well as my pocket knife. (I also bought a double sided sharpening stone to see which worked better.) I am soo happy with the Tuo. It flat out works. Simple as it gets - take it out of the knife block and use it. Much less work than having to soak the stone for 10-15 minutes before you can use it. And, as others have said, the handle is really beautiful.

A honing steel is a pretty basic device, but there are important differences between them in how effective they are and how easy they are to use. I've had a few of them, and this is the best one I've had. First, it's easy and secure to hold. Second, it works well. A few swipes is all it takes to clean up the blade on my 8-inch chef's knife. Finally, it is a beautiful tool-lovely to look at. That's not really all that important, but it is nice. There are a couple of provisos. Remember, this is a honing steel, not a sharpener. That's a different tool which takes off more metal from the knife blade. Also, this steel is bigger around than my previous honing steel, so I had to drill a bigger hole in my wood knife block.

This is an excellent honing steel. I didn't think it would be this big of an improvement over the one that came with an old Faber knife set but it is works so much better I can hardly believe it. My old one would bring the edge back a bit with a lot of effort, like 20+ strokes per side. This brings the edge back like the blade was just sharpened with just a couple passes. Definitely surpassed my expectations. I have used it with no issues on a dozen knives, the largest being a pair of 8" chef knives.

The honing steel is only 8" in length and feels a bit awkward when honing a knife with a 10-12" blade, the steel needs to be 12"

Nice and hefty,Today I learned pakkawood is not actually wood, it’s a wood plastic composite.Probably better in the long term for ease of cleaning, but not quite what I was expecting.Works though, honed a knife no problem with it, and seems like a quality build. Definitely keeping.

I used Tuo knives for several years and had a steel from another company. I decided I wanted my knives and steel to match. Glad I made this change. The weight is perfect and balanced nice in my hand. I used a steel to sharpen knives for decades. This is a nice tool.

I use a Chef knife most of the time when cutting vegetables for cooking. This is the best tool to keep your knives in good shape and sharp. I use it before chopping tomatoes every time and the knife doesn't create even a single drop on the board. For best results, make sure that you hold the knife at a 20-degree angle when honing, I have added a picture to show what I mean.The packing is great and I have kept it to store the honing steel. The wood handle gives a luxurious feeling when holding.

After purchasing several excellent knives from this company I had high hopes. At this price point I expected to get a high-performing and long-lasting sharpener. After a few uses, which yielded similar results to cheaper sharpeners I own, it’s effectiveness started decreasing to the point where I have gone back to my trusted Kuraidori. Gave it 2 points because it looks good in my knife block

This steel arrived quickly. It has a very nice wood grain handle on it, and feels nice in the hand. A good, solid steel. Works great.

After over five years with slowly dulling knives, I'm so happy to have this. It brought all my most used knives back from the brink. I found it a bit shorter than most honing rods, but it was still effective for sharpening everything I needed.A professional may draw issue with the length, as it will force you to adjust your technique

Came in really quickly, good length I bought the 9 inch steel rod, a little heavy but you get used to it and beautiful wood handle with logo at the end of it.