HOW TO USE A HONING ROD OR STEEL?
Honing rod goes by many names:
Honing steel, Chefs steel, Honing rod , Sharpening stick, Butchers steel, Sharpening rod, Sharpening steel.
They all mean the same thing - a rod with a handle you use to sharpen knives. Typically the rod is made of steel or ceramic or a diamond composite.