Sunnen Products Company, a leader in high-precision honing, bore sizing and engine rebuilding equipment, highlights its HTE-1600W Tube Hone, an all-electric precision honing machine designed for ...

It's time to dust off that strange metal tool that's tucked into the center of your knife block. If this contraption is unfamiliar to you, it's called a honing rod, and it's not too hard to use.

The most common way to hone a knife is with a honing steel. These inexpensive tools, starting at around $10, are essentially steel rods with a handle. The surface of the rod is coarse ...