Steel Sharpening Rods

The F. Dick Magneto Steel Hyper-Drill is an innovative and highly efficient knife sharpener designed for professional use. This compact yet powerful tool features specialized sharpening rods arranged to quickly and precisely hone knife edges to an optimal sharpness. The unique "Hyper-Drill" system ensures consistent angles and a fine finish, making it ideal for busy kitchens where speed, effectiveness, and consistent results are paramount.  Learn More

F. Dick Dickoron 12-inch Round Combination Hygienic Steel – The Ultimate Edge Maintenance Tool Elevate your knife care with the F. Dick Dickoron 12-inch Round Combination Hygienic Steel, a premium honing rod from the esteemed Dickoron Series. Engineered for professional chefs and serious home cooks, this versatile steel provides comprehensive edge maintenance, ensuring your knives remain consistently sharp and ready for any task. Key Features & Benefits: Combination Cut Surface: This innovative round steel features two sides with a "regular cut" for effective re-aligning and sharpening, and two sides with a "polishing cut" to refine the edge to razor-sharp perfection. This dual-action design eliminates the need for multiple honing steels. Optimal 12-inch Length: The generous 12-inch (30 cm) working length provides ample surface area for long, smooth strokes, making it easy to hone even larger knives safely and efficiently. The overall length is 18.31 inches (46.5 cm). Hygienic Design: The handle is crafted with hygiene in mind, featuring materials and a design that are easy to clean and sanitize, crucial for professional kitchen environments. Durable & Reliable: Made from high-quality materials, the Dickoron steel is built for longevity and consistent performance, ensuring years of dependable use. Effortless Edge Restoration: Regular use of this combination honing steel will keep your knife edges perfectly aligned and refined, significantly extending the life of your blades and improving cutting efficiency. Invest in the F. Dick Dickoron 12-inch Round Combination Hygienic Steel and experience the difference a truly superior honing tool makes in maintaining the precision of your cutlery. Learn More

This smaller length sharpening steel is marketed by the manufacturer as a "household" steel. It is a hard chromed rod that works extremely well for renewing the edge on standard German and American steel blades. It is also used extensively by our poultry processors who use 5 and 6 inch boning knives. This is also a good choice for a hunter's field kit as they are small, lightweight and easier to pack than a standard 10 or 12 inch rod. Learn More

The F. Dick Regular Cut Oval honing rod with black plastic handle is Friedrich Dick's entry line into their world of sharpening steels, the quality of the rod will be the same as other regular cut rods from F. Dick but the handle is basic and therefore cuts down on the cost of the product. The honing rod is a regular cut and will align a beveled edge on most knives, if your knife has a very high Rockwell Hardness (Above 60) we recommend a different cut like the Titan or Nitro honing rods. This is a honing product meaning that it will straighten and align edges and burnish your blades edge making it smooth for clean cutting. Learn More

The F. Dick Dark Nitro is a new innovation in German manufacturing using new state of the art techniques to develop harder steel knives with tighter grain structures and higher HRC. In doing so Friedrich Dick needed to Develop steels that can straighten and align the edge on harder steeel knives. This unique Dark Nitro Steel has a special surface for very high abrasion and is therefore particularly suitable for hard knives. The oval shape of the blade provides large contact for the knife and therefore more effective sharpening results. The pear-shaped handle design sits comfortably and safely in the hand. This is truly a one of a kind German masterpiece brought to you by the company that has been pioneering honing steels since the early 1800's. 

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The F. Dick 10 in. Square Fine Cut/Regular Cut Steel with Non-Slip Handle features a fine cut on 2 sides and regular cut on 2 sides. The benefit of four sided honing rod is you get four times the duration of use on the product as you have twice the surface area to work on this is a serious rod for serious cooks and meat processors who will find themselves constantly honing to ensure their cuts are well portioned and yields are high. As the price of food keeps increasing professionals know they need higher quality honing tools to make sure they get the most accurate portions. Handle is hygienically sealed and lines are even and made to the ideal depth. Made in Germany.  Learn More

The F. Dick FineCut 12 in. Round Fine Cut Steel with Blue Handle is the ideal rod for re-aligning edges that have rolled over through heavy use. When your knife's edge makes repeated contact with a cutting surface the sharp beveled edge will be push to one side or the other. About eight strokes on both side of your knife with this steel should be enough to hone the edge back to razor sharp. This steel is made with the latest state of the art German hardening processes to ensure lines are even and the right depth and will not wear quickly with use. The steel is made to have proper balance and the handle is hygienically sealed so it can be used by industrial processing operations. Made in Germany. Learn More

The F. Dick 12 in. Oval Regular Cut Steel is the best grit for traditional German and American knives. With a wider surface area than the standard round cut and a comfortable Non-Slip Plastic Handle this is an excellent choice for working professionals. This knife is made to the highest standard in honing by a company that has been the world leader in honing steel production since the 1800's. The red non slip handle is great for industrial use as it is hygienically sealed for cleanliness and won't slip while honing. Made in Germany.  Learn More

The F. Dick 14 in. Round Regular Cut Steel with Red Non Slip handle is an expertly designed honing product. The extra length on this steel is ideal for long curved blades like scimitars and break knives. This is an excellent choice in rod for butchers who need to constantly hone their knives in order to get better portions and yields when processing pork and beef. This rod is hygienically sealed and is suitable for use in even the cleanest of cutting environments. Made in Germany. Learn More