VictorinoxSwiss Army Cutlery Swiss Classic Fibrox Honing Steel, 10-Inch, Multicolor (6.8002.US1)

replacing an old rod and this does the trick. Solid feel in your hand. Hones like a boss. Works like a charm.

Just invested in two Victorinox kitchen knives having switched to a ketogenic diet where I literally cook all my own food. (Adios McDonalds & Burger King) My 20 year old inexpensive knife set was suddenly exposed as not being up to the stay sharp for more than 10 minutes test. Victorinox knives I researched had high end performance & quality without having to take out loans for Japanese cutlery. They were so much sharper and fun to use than my old butcher block loaded with hacksaws, I was inspired to baby them in their magnificent cutting abilities. The honing steel in my 20 yr old set was smooth in the middle from my ignorance in trying to sharpen my knives with it for years. It was useless. 5 YouTube videos later about the purpose and usage of a steel really enlightened me. I purchased a very highly rated knife sharpener here in Amazon then researched the difference and purpose of a Honing Steel. Honing steels don't sharpen, they hone. If knives were cars, sharpening would be the car wash. Honing would be the fine wax job that preserves your sparkly shine and finish. For upscale cutting utensils, honing maintains maximum effective cutting angle and sharpness. I suppose most steels are pretty much alike, but I'll never know because I went with the guys renowned for fine cutlery and this is their baby.

This is a nice tool. Seems to be well made as I would expect from Victorinox. It should keep my knives nice and sharp forever.

It works great for home use. If you’re using knives daily professionally you may prefer the same steel only longer. It’s a bit shorter than I prefer. The quality itself is good. It’s a fair value.

I never used a sharpening rod before and was afraid I might do more harm than good when trying to sharpen some of my knives but it was very easy to use and worked really well in restoring a sharp edge, better than expected.

If you know the brand, you'll know that they don't make low quality items, this is no exception. Perfect addition to your knife drawer to keep your kitchen knives good and sharp.

Victorinox is the great name product and Profesional, and this honing steel is really good material

Bought some new Victorinox kitchen knives so naturally I need a new steel.