I think the long skinny thing is a hone. You use that after sharpening to hone the edge. But it won't make a dull edge sharp. The whetstone sounds right. I thi

I think the long skinny thing is a hone. You use that after sharpening to hone the edge. But it won't make a dull edge sharp. The whetstone sounds right. I think there's a lot of technique to how you swipe it, you can't just go in all guns blazing. But I don't know how to do it, so I'm not sure.