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Insert the knife into right slot of Coarse grinding wheel.
The knife should be positioned with the handle or bolster
as close to the grinding slots as possible. The blade area
closest to the handle should be positioned within the blade
guide wheel. When you hear the knife make contact with
the grinding wheel, slowly draw the knife toward you
keeping a constant light downward pressure on the knife
without twisting. Maintain uniform contact of the blade.
If the knife is curved lift the handle up as the knife tip
approaches the end of the slot, keeping constant pressure
on the blade contour. Sharpen the entire blade. An eight
(8) inch blade should take about 4-5 seconds per pull. Pull
shorter blades through in 2-3 seconds and longer blades in
6 seconds. Next, repeat with one full-length pull in the left
slot of the Coarse grinding wheel. Always alternate slots
after each pass in order to keep the blade edge proportion-
ate. In step 1 you will find that only one or two pulls in each
slot will be adequate. Now, proceed to step 2.
IMPORTANT: Once the blade is inserted, you should
immediately begin to pull the blade toward you. Never
push the blade away from you. Apply just enough pressure
to make contact with the grinding wheel – added pressure
is not necessary and does not improve the sharpening
process.
STEP 2 – The Fine Grind
Using the same procedure described above for the Coarse
grind, sharpen the blade in the Fine grinding station. Pull
the blade once through the right slot and once through the
left slot. As in the Coarse grind station, always alternate
pulls in the right and the left slots and pull at a very steady
pace. Only one or two passes on each side are necessary
to attain desired sharpness. Now, proceed to step 3.
STEP 3 – Stropping/Polishing
