Excellent tool for sharpening and honing your knives. Once you master the technique, you will use this all the time. It's worth putting in the time to learn how to use this steel properly. This one is good for Asian and Western knives.
The key to maintaining the edge on the Miyabi knives, is using a honing steel that is as hard or harder than the steel of the Miyabi blades. The Rockwell hardness of the steel is 65 so it will certainly be appropriate for maintaining your investments. There are tutorials online to help you master the technique.
This is a great tool for helping maintain the edge and sharpness on your Japanese knives. Since this steel is for Miyabi Birchwood knives, the steel will really get a nice edge back on your knives keeping the sharper longer.