A beautifully crafted honing steel that will elevate any kitchen. Perfect for honing your knives like a highly-skilled artisan. Faux wood grain in blue and black streaks adorn the balanced, durable octagonal handles, which are each secured with a single mosaic rivet as a luxurious finishing touch. This quality honing steel makes a sensational wedding, graduation, or housewarming gift. Knife not included The 9-inch Honing Steel features a half-grooved and half-smooth finish. Forged from 67 layers of Cangshan proprietary X-7 Damascus Steel. The grooved, coarse side of the steel is used for regular maintenance, to realign the microscopic teeth on the blade’s edge. The smooth, fine side of the steel is used to finish the edge with a few swipes of the blade after honing on the grooved side. For average use, the grooved side can be used weekly, and the smooth side, daily. Regularly honed knives will retain their edges longer before needing to be sharpened. G-10 fiberglass octagonal handle Hand wash only