Is honing a blade and sharpening a blade the same thing?

Question

Is honing a blade and sharpening a blade the same thing?

Answer 1

The answer is yes,however honing is one method of sharpening a blade.

Answer 2

Hooray for all of the guys that got in with correct answers before me!

Answer 3

no sharpening is just the act of putting the edges back to the right angle and point.  Honing is the act of putting a sharp edge on the point that you have just created.  A sharp knife will cut but a honed blade will shave.  Honing is usually done with a oil stone while sharpening is done on something like a file or grinder.

Answer 4

Yes in that honing is usually done with a stone as opposed to a file

Answer 5

theres different roughness to sharpening stones. basically rough (black), medium (white)and fine(redish) usually. but not always.. the density and size of the grit the stone is made, like sandpaper. a honing stone is usually finer than a sharpening stone. once a blade is sharpened it can be maintained with a leather and or linen strap, like a barber strap, hope this helps.stones take metal off, leather just polishes an existing edge.

Answer 6

Not exactly. honing is done with a stone and it is a means of fine tuning the edge. You can 'sharpen" a blade with a grinder. Then you hone the edges. Consider an old expression "honing your skills". This means that you already have skills, but they need "fine tuning".