MAC 10.5" Black Ceramic Honing Rod

First of all cermamic is way better than steel for my purposes.

Socndly, the black color won't show small pieces of metal that come off. My white ceramic shows a lot of dirt. This one does not.

Lastly, this works on both German and Janapnese knives. The smooth side can be used for Japanese knifes and the textured part works great on German knives. This works great for me because my collection is a mixture of German and Japanese knives.

Fast shipping and delivery. Product is high quality and does the job exceptionally well on my carbon steel knives.

Sturdy, well built. Flexibility of smooth and ridged sides make it the daily driver in my knife bag.

I purchased this along with a few knives and a new storage block. I really liked the dual surfaces for sharpening/honing and bought it based on the reviews. Unfortunately, my storage block has a 15mm hole, the MAC Honing Rod is slightly larger, and it wouldn't fit in the block. It was shipped quickly, arrived in good condition and I didn't use it, choosing to return it for a different ceramic honing rod that wasn't as large in diameter. But, it appeared to be of very good quality and I'm certain it would have worked well. I considered drilling out the block... but I didn't want to take the chance of messing it up. Live and learn. Thanks C&M for making the return and ordering the replacement extremely easy!

Nice horning rod! Quick shipping! Always a great experience here!