Ceramic Vs Diamond Sharpening Rod

Anyhow i was wondering if i should go with a ceramic or steel honing rod.

Ceramic vs diamond sharpening rod.

I think for now i ll let a pro actually sharpen the knife since the knife sharpening sets are fairly expensive and i don t want to ruin the knife. Ceramic steels which should maybe be called ceramics not steels are capable of rubbing off a teeny tiny amount of metal from your knives as you hone them which you can immediately see as gray streaks on the white ceramic rod this means that they have a slight sharpening effect. Any other considerations i should look at when honing this blade. The steel and ceramic honing rods may have longitudinal ridges whereas the diamond coated steels are smooth but will be embedded with abrasive diamond particles.

Ceramic diamond rods. Wusthof 10 inch sharpening steel. Ceramic rods create a more polished edge and diamond rods simply speed up the already speedy process. Photo by flickr member matt feifarek under creative commons.

If it makes a difference the blade is damascus steel. It works well in the kitchen and it quickly breaks down for storage in a drawer. Description diamond ceramic 4 rod turn box knife sharpener. Still ceramic is gentle enough not to do anything too drastic to your blade in the process so it s a nice.

The turn box family of knife sharpeners is also great for outdoorsmen on the go because it is lightweight and stores easily into a backpack. The rods can be round square or triangular as long as the knife has a smooth surface to slide along. Many of these rods are made out of alumina ceramic. Find out how the different materials affect your knives and what to look for in a honing rod.

Sharpening rods are two rods set in a base at a specific angle 30 degrees for the ones i use. Diamond sharpening rods are an excellent complement or alternative to the ceramic sharpening rods.