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product_id: 92076797
title: "Kota Japan 12 in. Diamond Carbon Steel Professional Knife Sharpener Rod | Kitchen Home or Hunting | Master Chef Hunter or Home Gourmet Blade Sharpening Rod or Stick"
brand: "kota japan"
price: "12897 som"
currency: KGS
in_stock: true
reviews_count: 4
category: "Kota Japan"
url: https://www.desertcart.kg/products/92076797-kota-japan-12-in-diamond-carbon-steel-professional-knife-sharpener
store_origin: KG
region: Kyrgyzstan
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# Diamond electroplated surface for precision sharpening Oval shape for enhanced sharpening efficiency Lightweight 191g design for effortless handling Kota Japan 12 in. Diamond Carbon Steel Professional Knife Sharpener Rod | Kitchen Home or Hunting | Master Chef Hunter or Home Gourmet Blade Sharpening Rod or Stick

**Brand:** kota japan
**Price:** 12897 som
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 💎 Sharpen Like a Pro, Slice Like a Boss!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Kota Japan 12 in. Diamond Carbon Steel Professional Knife Sharpener Rod | Kitchen Home or Hunting | Master Chef Hunter or Home Gourmet Blade Sharpening Rod or Stick by kota japan
- **How much does it cost?** 12897 som with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.kg](https://www.desertcart.kg/products/92076797-kota-japan-12-in-diamond-carbon-steel-professional-knife-sharpener)

## Best For

- kota japan enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted kota japan brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Ergonomic Oval Design:** Sharpen smarter, not harder—oval shape maximizes contact for faster, more consistent results.
- • **Lifetime Confidence Guarantee:** Backed by unconditional lifetime warranty and tested quality—buy with zero risk.
- • **Light Touch, Lasting Sharpness:** Requires minimal force, reducing fatigue while extending the life of your knives.
- • **Sleek & Professional Aesthetic:** Elevate your kitchen or hunting gear with a stylish tool that looks as sharp as it performs.
- • **Precision Diamond Electroplating:** Experience razor-sharp edges with state-of-the-art diamond coating that revives dull blades effortlessly.

## Overview

The Kota Japan 12-inch Diamond Carbon Steel Sharpener Rod combines precision diamond electroplating with an ergonomic oval design to deliver effortless, professional-grade sharpening. Lightweight and easy to use, it’s perfect for kitchen chefs, hunters, and home gourmets seeking long-lasting blade performance. Backed by a lifetime guarantee, this sharpener is a stylish and reliable addition to any cutting-edge toolkit.

## Description

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Review: Not japan - The worse 😫 ever diamond steal I've work with is fake and it mess.up.my japanese knife never.again will buy fromthis
Review: knives sharpener - This Review is From Geat Britain I thought it would have been Japanese but it says on the box MADE IN CHINA . ( But It was delivered Quickly. ) I have now seen Advertisements from America and it is Available for as little as. $13 &14 in there shops so why is it so expensive here. I can only think its becours of air fraite costs. Only used it once so i car't coment on its lasting Quality. Iv'e Added a photo where it says. Made in china. It's Now 29-12-23 I have been useing it OCCASIONALLY for the past 4 month's and it just about worn out so in my mind its very poor Quality.

## Features

- ✔️ DIAMOND ELECTOPLATING: State-of-the-art manufacturing for precision Kitchen, Home or Hunting blade sharpening. Ensures efficient and sharp sharpening of dull knives and tools.
- ✔️ OVAL SHAPE: This knife sharpener rod is designed to ensure higher sharpening efficiency.
- ✔️ LIGHTER TOUCH: Requires much less force than most sharpening steel. 'Easy-does-it" leads to long lasting results..
- ✔️ ELEGANT DESIGN: A pleasing and attractive addition to any kitchen or work area,
- ✔️ UNCONDITIONAL LIFETIME GUARANTEE | 100% TESTED | BUY WITH CONFIDENCE!! Visit KotaJapan to contact our friendly Customer Service in Sunny Arizona, or contact us through your desertcart order screen.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B06W9J9RTN |
| Batteries required | No |
| Best Sellers Rank | 648,143 in Home & Kitchen ( See Top 100 in Home & Kitchen ) 70 in Sharpening Steels |
| Customer Reviews | 2.9 2.9 out of 5 stars (8) |
| Date First Available | 4 Jun. 2017 |
| Item model number | NG-XOK2-A3GA |
| Item weight | 191 Grams |
| Product Dimensions | 45.72 x 3.81 x 5.08 cm; 191 g |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Kota Japan
- **Colour:** Silver
- **Grit type:** Ultra Fine
- **Item weight:** 191 Grams
- **Manufacturer:** Kota Japan
- **Material:** Carbon Steel
- **Number of items:** 1
- **Product dimensions:** 45.7L x 3.8W x 5.1H centimetres

## Images

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## Questions & Answers

**Q: is this honing rod made in Japan?**
A: The seller says it's made in China; the ad says it's made in the USA; and the name of it is Kota Japan!!!

**Q: Is the steel rod smooth or groved?**
A: Think of two operations - in one, any stone and almost all diamond products, you are removing more or less material. This will leave a "scratch pattern". As the abrasive gets finer and finer, you remove the deeper scratches and leave finer ones, getting finer until the edge is 'sublime.'

The grain of the edge's metal will eventually dictate how sharp it can get, and you can verify this with a microscope. What a 'steel' does ideally, when used correctly, is to compact the edge's material, and removes the finest wire edge or swarf left by a stone. Stones and diamonds remove materia, steels refine a sharpened edge - for most knives. 

Chisels, plane or planer and jointer blades would be hard to accurize with most rod type steels. For such wider, very straight edges, either use a special purpose fixture and machine, or at least a jig and probably a diamond-on-machined-steel-plate untile straight, even, and the same size as the other blades on the cutterhead, then use finer diamond plates, machines steps, or work into polishing in a way that doesn't roll the edge. Some HSS can be made quite sharp.

**Q: it's this for honing or sharpening? people are using the words like they are interchangeable.**
A: A regular steel, steel is for honing. When it's a diamond "steel" it takes a bit of metal off the knife, so it also sharpens. it does NOT replace a proper stone for sharpening, either, oil, water, or diamond. But, it could lesson the number of times you'll need to use a stone.  I was really quite impressed with the one I got, especially for the money. Touches up the edge beautifully. NOTE: My knives never get really dull. If you have a dull knife you need to use a stone.

**Q: does the knife need to be honed after using this sharpener?**
A: Technically yes. 
This is for extra fine sharpening and should be honed with a 'groved' honing steel and/or strop after and between uses, however the knife is ready to use without honing.
A properly sharpened and honed knife edge is like a fine strip of foil that will curve over with use. A honing steel or strop will straighten the foil edge until it wears away. It than needs to be sharpened again.
Using this as a sharpener without a honing, than using the knife will leave the blade with an extremely fine 'saturated like' edge, but it is still really sharp.
While this will make a low quality steel knife sharp the edge wont last as long as a better, higher quality steel knife. 
Nothing will help a poor quality steel knife no matter the brand name.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐ Not japan
*by D***O on 10 April 2024*

The worse 😫 ever diamond steal I've work with is fake and it mess.up.my japanese knife never.again will buy fromthis

### ⭐⭐⭐ knives sharpener
*by A***L on 17 August 2023*

This Review is From Geat Britain I thought it would have been Japanese but it says on the box MADE IN CHINA . ( But It was delivered Quickly. ) I have now seen Advertisements from America and it is Available for as little as. $13 &14 in there shops so why is it so expensive here. I can only think its becours of air fraite costs. Only used it once so i car't coment on its lasting Quality. Iv'e Added a photo where it says. Made in china. It's Now 29-12-23 I have been useing it OCCASIONALLY for the past 4 month's and it just about worn out so in my mind its very poor Quality.

### ⭐⭐⭐ Kota China
*by D***S on 13 December 2021*

You would assume this product to be Japanese but it’s not it’s made in China ..could have bought this item much cheaper.

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*Store origin: KG*
*Last updated: 2026-02-06*