A ceramic "steel" is one of the best tools for maintaining your knife's
edge. In addition to straightening the edge like a polished steel, it
will remove a minute amount of metal that will compensate for the normal
wear on the edge. People who use them are taking work away from
sharpeners like me.

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Steve Bottorff
www.sharpeningmadeeasy.com
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