If it wont sharpen with the ceramic.
Difference between carbide and ceramic knife sharpener.
Then use the ceramic for final sharpen.
If the blade is not damaged.
Well how you use your knife and maybe even how you feel about your knife will determine which one is a better fit.
They will both work ceramic might give you a finer edge.
The rods can be round square or triangular as long as the knife has a smooth surface to slide along.
Ceramic diamond rods.
Why does this matter.
Then use the carbide first to repair recut the blade.
The difference between the two however is that aside from the color the quadsharp is blue and the c sharp is orange the quadsharp has carbide inserts and the c sharp has ceramic.
Sharpening rods are two rods set in a base at a specific angle 30 degrees for the ones i use.
But at a practical level it doesn t make that much difference.
It has been my experience that a razor sharp knife get dull quicker one sharpened at a little less of an angle stays sharpe.
Well now hang on there.
Learn how to use a knife sharpener like a stick sharpener simply hold the knife edge down while you drag it across and down the stick surfaces as you learn how to sharpen a knife.
You simply want to use the ceramic only.
Only go the same direction with the blade.
Pull back about 3 to 4 times.
Not back and forth.