DMT DS2E 12-Inch Diamond Steel Sharpening Rod, Extra Fine Grit

Great steel for honing, touching up or finishing a knife.
I purchased this DMT item due to my satisfaction with previously purchased DMT diamond sharpening stones. Initially I tested this steel on a fairly dull knife and was surprised to see that the DMT steel had achieved very little after six passes on each side. I checked the surface of the DMT steel with a white kleenex and found very little metal removal. I then tried twelve passes on the same knife and the edge was now mostly restored. After playing around with several knives I discovered that this DMT steel removes very little metal with each pass and is excellent at restoring an acute edge to well maintained sharp knives. For dull blades or for knives in need of initial sharpening, this DMT steel is too slow and probably an inefficient tool for the job.

Excellent value.
This honing rod was perfect for me. I got the green 12 inch (extra fine diamond).

I've been a chef and cooked all my life and I am extremely OCD about knife sharpness. Ive used every type of sharpener imaginable. The easy automatic ones where you just pull the blade through (bad for blade), ceramic rod, diamond rod, carbon stone. All of it.

I've realized the best way to stay sharp is old school. I use a carbon block (my grandfathers from the 1950s), and this extra fine honing rod.

This is the sharpest you can possibly get. I'm saying razor sharp. I use the block to edge the blade (probably once every six months), and I use the honing rod each time I cook.

I dont recommend the extra fine rod if you dont have a carbon block or something to make an edge. The extra fine maintains an edge but it doesnt make an edge.

Using the fine by itself would maintain a sharp, but not as sharp edge, the ceramic would basically constantly be making...

Very nice product.
This is a well made pro quality tool. It will hone a chef knife back to a sharp edge in just 2 or 3 passes. It is not made to sharpen a knife. It is made to keep and edge on an already sharpened knife. It dose this well. If you know how to use a honing rod, I suggest this one.

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