1) Giving an edge to 2) Improving the edge 3) Making dull knives sharper 4) Making minor adjustments 5) Perfecting 6) Sharpening 7) Sharpening on a stone 
[metalworking] Honing is an abrasive machining process that produces a precision surface on a metal workpiece by scrubbing an abrasive stone against it along a controlled path. Honing is primarily used to improve the geometric form of a surface, but may also improve the surface texture. Typical applications are the finishing of cylinders fo...
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Removing stock generally on the internal cylindrical surface of a workpiece with an abrasive stick mounted in a holder.
The process of finishing ground surfaces to a high degree of accuracy and smoothness with abrasive blocks applied to the surface under a light controlled pressure and with a combination of rotary and reciprocating motions.Photograph courtesy of Draper.co.uk One surface that requires particular attention is the cylinder bore.
Removing stock generally on the internal cylindrical surface of a workpiece with an abrasive stick mounted in a holder.