Chef'sChoice Diamond Hone 110 Manual De Instrucciones página 5

left side of the slot. Pull the knife towards you allowing the magnet to position the blade at the
proper sharpening angle. Keep a secure yet relatively loose grip. Your grip should be just loose
enough that the magnets totally control the blade angle. DO NOT apply downward pressure on
the knife blade. Keep the edge level. NEVER PUT THE TIP OF THE BLADE INTO THE SLOT FIRST
AND PUSH THROUGH. After one pull through the left PRE-SHARPENING slot place the knife in
the right PRE-SHARPENING slot and pull through in the same manner. Repeat these two steps
three (3) or more times,* alternating left and right slots. You should take approximately three (3)
seconds for each pass to pull a 6" knife through the sharpening slots. A longer blade will require
more time; for example five (5) seconds for a 10" blade. To sharpen the tip area of the blade
lift the handle slightly as the curved portion of the blade moves through the sharpening area.
IMPORTANT after two pulls in each slot check the blade edge to see if a burr has developed (See
page 7 Suggestion 4). Continue sharpening until a burr is present along entire edge–bolster to
tip. Complete PRE-SHARPENING with one (1) fast pull (about one (1) second) in each of the left
and right PRE-SHARPENING slots.
*It is most important that a knife be sharpened sufficiently in the PRE-SHARPENING stage. For most knives
three (3) passes are adequate. With soft steel knives, pocket, serrated or thin blades only two (2) passes may
be needed. Thick, hard or very dull knives will require more than three (3) passes. See "Suggestions" section
for details. Do not proceed to Stage 2 until a burr is formed in Stage 1 as described on page 7.
Stage 2: The next operation is the SHARPENING, Stage 2. Repeat the technique as in Stage 1
but using the SHARPENING slots. Lay the knife in one slot with a very loose and relaxed grip.
This will allow the magnet to set the blade angle. Then grip loosely and pull knife through the
1... 2... 3 seconds, keep knife level
Proper speed,
correct sharpening grip
Figure 4. You will find it easier to use a loose grip.
Stage 1— Three (3) or more* slow passes through each slot, (left and right PRE-SHARPENING slot). Alternate each pass.
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