Flügel Solingen Oval Sharpening Steel 25 cm Black

The Flügel Solingen oval sharpening steel is designed to maintain the sharpness of knives and perform sharpening operations at professional standards. The steel core is made of hard chrome vanadium steel, and this sharpening steel is coated with a special hard chrome layer that provides high wear resistance. Designed to be easily gripped by both right- and left-handed users, the product offers safe use.

• Has a length of 25 cm (10 inches) excluding the handle.
• Approximately 2 million diamond grains have been applied to its surface with a special process.
• The ergonomic plastic handle design features a large finger guard to increase safety.
• Offers smooth and sharp edge characteristics thanks to its hard chrome vanadium steel structure.
• Long-lasting with a hard chrome coating that shows high resistance to wear.

When using the sharpening steel, the cutting edge of the knife should be held at an angle between 15 and 20 degrees to the surface of the steel and pulled from the base to the tip without applying pressure. Care should be taken not to overheat the knife during sharpening, and the fine burrs formed at the end of the process should be cleaned. For long-lasting use of knives, it is recommended not to expose them to substances that may cause corrosion, such as salt water, for a long time.