Adam Barr wrote:

My father has a sharpening stone that is shaped like
a steel usually is -- a long cylinder with a handle
at the end. Now I can't find one, all the sharpening
stones are just rectangles. Does anyone still make
one like the one he has? Thanks.

- adam

There are several makers of ceramic and diamond coated "steels" that
sound like what you want. One of the nicest is the F. Dick 4455 blue
ceramic.

Steve
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