What do you call this steel that is round and have a has a handle used to sharpen kitchen knives?

Question

What do you call this steel that is round and have a has a handle used to sharpen kitchen knives?

Answer 1

it is called a steel its that simple

Answer 2

It's called a steel, but it is used to hone the blade not sharpen it.

Answer 3

A sharpening steel.  

Answer 4

We always called it a "Butcher's steel" because the butchers always had one stuck in the apron tie while cutting meat.

Answer 5

It's called a knife steel.  It's actually used to hone them, not sharpen it.  If the knife is dull to begin with you need to sharpen it using an actual sharpener.  You use a steel to hone it and clear it of any burs that may have grown due to use.

  Good luck.

Answer 6

It is called a "Steel"