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staGE 1
To sharpen, place the sharpener on the table gripping it securely with your left hand.
Push on the power switch. Insert the knife blade, Figure 1, near its handle, into the
far left slot of Stage #1 and allow the left face of the blade to rest on the left face
of the slot as you pull the knife toward you. The knife edge should be in sustained
moving contact with the internal diamond coated disk. Only light downward force will
be necessary as you pull the blade toward you. Listen carefully to insure your knife
maintains good contact with the diamond disk. Take about 5 seconds to make each
pull if you have a six inch (6") long blade. Increase the time of each pull for longer
blades or decrease the time for shorter blades.
Make one pull of the blade in the left slot as described above and then repeat the
same procedure in the adjacent (right) slot of Stage 1. As you pull the knife thru the
right slot, (see Figure 3), allow the right side of the knife to rest on the right face of
the slot. If your knife, before sharpening, is not very dull you will find that only about
5 pairs of pulls, alternating in the left and right slots of Stage 1, will be sufficient to
put a keen edge on the blade. However, if the knife is initially very dull you may find
that 10 or more alternating pairs of pulls in the left and right slots of Stage 1 will be
needed the first time as you reshape and sharpen the old edge. In Stage 1 always
pull the blade toward you. Never push the blade away from you when using Stage 1.
Before leaving Stage 1 it is important to examine the knife edge to insure there is a
small burr along one side of the edge.
Figure 2 illustrates how to check for the burr. Proceed as follows: If your last sharp-
ening pull was in the right slot there should be a small burr on the right side of the
blade edge. If the last pull was in the left slot there should be a small burr along the
left side of the edge. If there is no burr make another pair of pulls and again check for
Figure 1. Inserting the blade in the left slot of
the Stage 1. Alternate individual pulls in left and
right slots.
Figure 2. Develop a distinct burr along knife edge
before honing in Stage 2. Burr can be detected by
sliding finger across and away from the edge.
Caution! See text.
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