knife sharpening, myths busted, wood working What Does Steeling Do? Part 2 : The Card Scraper by scienceofsharp • June 8, 2019 • 8 Comments In Part 1 of this series, I showed that, contrary to myth, honing rods (including smooth honing steels) restore cutting efficacy by removing steel from the blade, not by “realigning the edge.” Read more →