Global Knife Sharpener 

The MASTER Cutlery Corporation is the Japaneese company that makes the GLOBAL Kinfe. The company is very well known for its hand crafted quality knives, but they also make knife sharpners.  

The Global ten inch diamond Sharpening Steel is one of the better steels on the market. It is made of vanadium stainless-steel coated with diamond particles giving it a extremely hard surface. The solid rod hones as well as sharpens and the ¾ inch oval allows for quicker sharpening because of the expanded surface.  You can purchase for a cost between 140.00 and 160.00 USD.   

The Global 440 Minosharp Plus is an excellent ceramic water sharpener capable of restring the razor sharpness to your knives. This is a hand held knife sharpener that comes in modern colors such as red and black or grey and black. It is not suitable for serrated or blades that are sharpened on one side only. It comes with two sharpening wheels and the large wheels make this an effective knife sharpening tool. You can purchase this sharpener for a cost between 52.00 and 62.00 USD. 

If you want to use a stone to sharpen your knives then you may want to look at the Global Ceramic Whetstones. There are three stones: rough, medium and fine grit. The rough grit (Grit 120) is used first followed by the medium grit stone (Grit 1000) that hones knives quickly and efficiently. The fine grit (Grit 5000) stone is used last.  All of these stones are made of m ade of hardened ceramic powder that prevents the stone from having dips or grooves. Each stones features a rubber-like base prevents slipping and a porcelain slab that adds rigidity. These stones do not require lengthy soaking in water, they can be used as soon as you wet them. You can purchase these stones for a cost between 60.00 and 80.00 USD each.