Morakniv – Frosts Sharpening Steel P 203 – 12” Union Craft

Every time you use your knife the edge gets worn down. Exactly how and to what extent it is affected depends on what you cut and how you work with the knife. But basically, what happens is that the cutting edge bends one way or the other. When you sharpen a knife, you are aiming to re-align the cutting edge again so that it becomes straight and thereby as sharp as possible.

Whetstones and sharpening steels are excellent tools for re-sharpening knives. They come in many different models, materials, and thicknesses. Today, most people who use sharpening rods agree that polished steel is the best method for maintaining the sharpness of a knife. The exception to this is in the fishing industry where tradition inherited from the boats means that grinding equipment was seldom available, so the rough serrated steels have to a larger extent remained.