Has anyone every restored/polished an older steel honing rod such as this?
Hi Eric. You might also want to try steel wool, that may get into the grooves better than sandpaper. If it doesn't quite get you where you want, just be a bit more aggressive with your rubbing.
Thanks for that tip. I use whetstones mostly but I will rarely use my ceramic hone when needed to touch up an edge.The reason why I asked the question is that the grooves are not important in a honing steel. A honing steel isn't really designed to sharpen the blade (I know that some out there that have diamond grit that will remove steel and are advertised to sharpen, but this isn't the best tool for that), but rather straighten any edge rolling/deflection that happens during use.
BKF's a good idea also. Thanks for that.a good scrub with Bar Keepers Friend and an old toothbrush
CarbonWhat's the material in these older Western rods that make them harder than Western knife steel, chromium?
This might be TMI, but to clarify, it's not just carbon, but a combination of the amount of carbon, along with the HT parameters, and other alloys in the steel.Carbon
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