BYXCO "Black Magic" 4x4 Honing Plate Blue Ridge Knives this is an axe made

this is an axe made for hard use

performing routine bevel maintenance to refresh edges rounded over from repeated honing

The teardrop shape of the holes in the North Star heel plate create a firm grip on the knob of the tang and allow for an adjustable hang to best match your blade

combined with the strong back spring

and the steel liners lend the design excellent strength

BYXCO "Black Magic" 4x4 Honing Plate Blue Ridge Knives this is an axe madeExperts agree that the secret to achieving exceptionally keen edges is a crisp, clean apex, and that this is easiest to produce using a hard, fine stone. The Black Magic honing plate is an exceptionally hard stone, both in composition and structure, and produces the crisp apex that's so strongly desired in a finished edge on cutting tools of all sorts. Best used with light pressure in the final strokes of the sharpening process or for light