About this knife

This honing steel pairs a 7.5 cm grooved steel rod with a 2.5 cm brass handle and a hanging ring for storage or display. Manufactured in Pakistan, it's a traditional sharpening tool for maintaining an edge between full sharpenings. A wholesale item for retailers stocking classic kitchen and knife-care accessories.

Specifications

Supplier
Pakistan Knives Factory, Sialkot, Pakistan
Weight
0.017 kg
Blade size (cm)
7.5
Handle size (cm)
2.5
Blade
Steel
Handle
Brass
Knife Notes

Know-how from our Sialkot workshop

Questions & answers

Honing steel questions, price included

What is the knife sharpener price in Pakistan for this honing steel?

US$0.85 per piece (PKR 738 for buyers in Pakistan). From 50 pieces the price drops to US$0.60 per piece. For a larger order, send us the quantity on WhatsApp or by email and we will quote a lower rate.

Does a honing steel actually sharpen?

Not the way a stone does. With use, the very edge of a blade bends over microscopically; a few light strokes on the grooved steel push it back into line so the knife cuts cleanly again. When honing no longer helps, the edge needs real sharpening.

Is a 7.5 cm rod long enough?

For pocket knives, small folders and paring knives, yes, and the short rod gives good control. Long kitchen knives are easier on a longer steel, since the whole edge has to be drawn across it.

Complete the set

From honing to full sharpening

A honing steel maintains an edge but cannot restore a dull one, so this little knife sharpener sells best beside tools that can, and beside the things that protect a fresh edge:

Did you know?

Butchers wear their steel for a reason

Butchers have long worn a honing steel on a chain or in a holder at the hip, because they hone dozens of times a day, a few strokes between cuts. The grooves along this 7.5 cm rod work the same way on a smaller scale, and the brass handle with its hanging ring keeps it on a hook within reach, ready for pocket and table knives, including the knives made in Pakistan in our range.

Quality check

Straight rod, firm brass: checking a honing steel

A honing steel has few parts, so each one has to be right:

  • Sight along the 7.5 cm rod: it should be perfectly straight, as a bent steel rolls the edge unevenly.
  • The grooves run evenly from end to end, without flattened or rusty patches.
  • The 2.5 cm brass handle is firmly fixed and does not turn on the rod.
  • The hanging ring is closed and secure.
  • The brass is clean, without dark tarnish spots.

If you sell knives from Pakistan in quantity, a few of these by the till make a natural add-on to every sale.