Opinel 10cm Honing Steel with Wooden Handle

When a knife used for cooking or camp tasks needs its edge maintained, this compact Opinel honing steel is a useful addition to a home emergency box or camp kitchen. It has a wooden handle and an overall length of 10 cm, so it is easy to handle and store with your kitchen or camp equipment. Use it to maintain knife sharpness as part of regular tool care. The steel is 7.5 cm long and 0.4 cm in diameter; the handle provides a grip while honing.

Where it fits in your kit

• Home emergency box: keep a knife-maintenance tool with equipment for preparing meals during a disruption.
• Home kitchen drawer: maintain the knives used for everyday food preparation.
• Camp kitchen: care for cooking knives at camp, where a working edge is useful for meal preparation.
• Shed or tool store: keep it with knife-care equipment for planned maintenance.

Prep tips

• Practise using a honing steel before you need to maintain a knife in camp.
• Keep it stored securely with your knife-care tools, rather than loose among other equipment.
• Check knife edges regularly and use a suitable sharpening method when honing alone is not enough.
• Keep knife maintenance tools in a known place so they are easy to find when preparing your kit.

Specifications

• Blade length: 7.5 cm
• Overall length: 10 cm
• Steel diameter: 0.4 cm
• Weight: 150 g
• Handle: wooden