Mac Ceramic Steel

Turn the rod 90 to use the grooved sides or smooth sides.

Mac ceramic steel.

This ceramic honing rod from mac cutlery is a designed to safely and effectively refresh edges on japanese kitchen knives. I ve owned a number of honing rods in the past and this mac ceramic honing rod is probably the best it ain t cheap let me tell you. I unpacked the box and was wow d. State of the art digital printing and ceramic inks are ideal for projects with unique images smaller batch sizes and faster turnaround.

You can really see and feel the quality of the rod. I own three mac knives. This is a ceramic product and will shatter if it hits a hard surface. These steels are more prone to damage than traditional western cutlery when steeled on common steel honing rods.

The ceramic rod is a harder material than steel and contains much finer grit that obtain faster results. D mac f ceramic tiles of varying shapes and thickness with rubber and steel backing ceramic wear plates have large and very hard ceramic locking tiles vulcanized into a matrix of wear resistant. Includes a rubberized end cap flush with the diameter of the rod to reduce catching on the knife. Ceramic cylinder floating in rubber matrix with steel backing for tougher applications with larger material flow which contain some coarser material.

These rods are meant to be used in between sharpening they do not replace sharpening all together. Often used to create bearings silicon nitride ceramic is harder than many types of bearing steel but is lightweight and can be easily polished. The mac black ceramic honing rod features two grooved sides on opposite sides of the rod for more aggressive honing. Honing rods are great for finely polishing and realigning your edge.

Keep you mac knives in the best condition with the black ceramic honing rod use the rod to refresh the edges hones only black ceramic is harder than both white ceramic and steel and does not rust hand wash is recommended not dishwasher safe made in japan. 8 mth 80 pro 6 utility and 3 1 4 pkf 30 pro paring knife. Mac knives are known as some of the sharpest knives they have razor like edges for effortless slicing they are hard so they stay sharp longer one slice with mac knives. The rod must be significantly harder than the steel blade so that the softer blade hones when rubbed against the harder rod.

Japanese cutlery derives much of its lauded performance from its use of high hardness steels. Our ceramic rods are a harder material than typical steel rods or steels and have a finer grit for putting a finer edge on your knife.