Arkansas Sharpeners Ceramic Sharpening Stick with Brown Oak Handle, 5in Rod, Brown, AC47

I don't typically take the time to do a review but this is different. I have been stone sharpening my knives and have had good results (paper cutting sharp) but I thought I could do better. When this ceramic rod arrived I cleaned it up with a bit of Barkeepers Friend and and selected a knife that has frustrated me chasing a burr. I gave the bevel two passes per side as light as I could across the rod using the same angle I had used on the stone. The results were remarkable. I could feel the burr on the first pass on each side but it was gone by the second pass. The edge became hair popping sharp with a bit of tooth. This was exactly the results I had been looking for. I touched up several more of my knives with two or three light passes across the rod with the same results. Before I do any more of my knives I wanted to share this review with other potential purchasers.

Nice

Great experience

Convenient little way to clean up an edge.

As soon as it was delivered, I opened the package and immediately used it to put a finish edge on a couple of our kitchen knives before using them to trim up a whole pork loin. This made my trim job a breeze! I have since used it on my fishing filet knife and it has done a great job there as well. Very good value!

Uniform surface. Small and easy to use.

Functions as advertised. 7" length fits well in a day pack.

Every single time the item arrives it's packaged differently but still completely broken in many pieces (I returned for replacements). You can tell it is not a good product though. Very flimsy & tiny. Just absolute garbage. Would give zero stars if possible.