Sharpening conspiracy!

[Beau]

For those that dont think a steel removes metal just wipe a steel down with a clean cloth and look at all the steel grey dirt that comes off on it.

 

[Jester129]

Jacob got his way.......he got you all talking the s-word. Gullible or what!! LOL

 

[Jacob]

..... If you wonder "why triangular rods, not round ones like some others ?" It's because there are a lot of serrated blade knives out there and those need to be maintained too.
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never heard of triangular rods and I've always sharpened my serrated knives with a steel, just like any other knife. It works perfectly and I've never had the slightest problem slicing bread etc etc.

I reckon the worlds of the sharpening enthusiasts and ordinary sharp tool users are completely separate, with nothing to learn from each other. Perhaps worst of all is to have a foot in both camps!

 

[TRITON]

Butchers steel all the time but they still have their knives sharpened regularly.

Yup.
In many instances the knives are sent off, where they are flat ground(that is ground without leaving a shoulder) then its easier to produce a slights secondary bevel.

That said, and depending on where its happening, some bigger wholesale places have a whetstone system by a company called 'Sharpenset' where you are back and forth to the sharpener, but really just producing an edge on the top inch of the boning knife