sharpening and honing steels

Ren Ren · 16th April 2021, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by ausjulius

and 3.. what other cultures have honing steels?

Some old Yakut knives had a hardened steel insert in their scabbard.

ausjulius · 17th April 2021, 05:54 AM

oooh yes thanks!!! i had in fact forgotten about yakut steels!..
and i was indeed looking at a nice example of a yakutian knife with such a steel only a few months ago!! how memory can fail you sometimes

it is very unique i think, i wounder is there any other examples of a steel hone built into the sheath in another culture?.
i cant think if i recall seeing hand held hones separate form the sheath from yakutia.. i will inquire with some yakut knife makers about other forms of native steel hone.. i can imagine there may be there types.
i wounder if other siberian and arctic peoples used a hone of some sorts?

17th April 2021, 05:54 AM	#2
ausjulius Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: musorian territory Posts: 438	oooh yes thanks!!! i had in fact forgotten about yakut steels!.. and i was indeed looking at a nice example of a yakutian knife with such a steel only a few months ago!! how memory can fail you sometimes it is very unique i think, i wounder is there any other examples of a steel hone built into the sheath in another culture?. i cant think if i recall seeing hand held hones separate form the sheath from yakutia.. i will inquire with some yakut knife makers about other forms of native steel hone.. i can imagine there may be there types. i wounder if other siberian and arctic peoples used a hone of some sorts?