To guarantee top performance from your cutlery, use this steel to hone knife blades. The forged-steel rod helps restore a knife's sharp edge by trueing it – that is, smoothing and realigning the blade's cutting edge.

• Built-in 16-degree guide helps you hone at the correct angle.
• Rod is forged from high-carbon steel.
• Durable PakkaWood handle resists moisture and has a D shape, to sit comfortably in the hand.
• Designed by Shun, a Japanese company that has produced fine cutlery for more than 90 years.