Knives
a re
s harpened
b y
g rinding
i n
t wo
s tages
-‐
c oarse
g rinding,
t hen
f ine.
A t
e ach
s tage,
m ost
k nives
a re
sharpened
o n
b oth
s ides,
b ut
s ome
m ust
b e
s harpened
o n
o nly
o ne
s ide,
w hich
i s
r eadily
d etermined
b y
examining
t he
k nife;
t he
i nstructions
b elow
a re
f or
k nives
t hat
a re
s harpened
o n
b oth
s ides
The
l eft
h and
s lots
a re
u sed
t o
s harpen
t he
r ight
h and
s ide
o f
t he
k nife
b lade
a nd
t he
r ight
h and
s lots
a re
used
t o
s harpen
t he
l eft
h and
s ide
o f
t he
k nife
b lade.
Until
y ou
a re
f amiliar
a nd
c omfortable
u sing
t he
k nife
s harpener,
i t
i s
r ecommended
t hat
y ou
p ractise
t he
appropriate
s harpening
t echnique
d escribed
b elow
w ith
t he
k nife
s harpener
s witched
o ff.
A fter
t his,
s tart
the
k nife
s harpener
a s
d escribed
i n
t he
f ollowing
s teps,
t hen
p roceed
a s
d escribed
u nder
K nife
Sharpening,
S cissor
S harpening,
o r
S crewdriver
R estoring,
a s
r equired.
-‐
I nsert
t he
M ains
P lug
i nto
a
m ains
s ocket
a nd
s witch
o n
t he
s ocket.
-‐
S et
t he
O N/OFF
( I/0)
s witch
o f
t he
s harpener
t o
t he
O N
p osition;
t he
s witch
w ill
i lluminate
a nd
t he
grinding
w heels
w ill
r evolve.
Knife
s harpening
Knife
s harpening
i s
p erformed
i n
t wo
s tages
-‐
a
c oarse
g rind,
followed
b y
a
f ine
g rind,
a lternating
b etween
o ne
s ide
o f
t he
knife,
t hen
t he
o ther,
a nd
r epeating
t hree
t imes,
a t
e ach
s tage.
The
g rinding
t echnique,
u sed
a t
b oth
s tages,
i s
d escribed
i n
steps
A
a nd
B .
T he
s equence
t o
f ollow
i s
d etailed
i n
s teps
1
t o
7 .
A.
W ith
t he
s harpener
s witched
o n,
i nsert
t he
k nife
b lade
i nto
one
o f
t he
k nife
s lots,
k eeping
t he
b lade
s ufficiently
h igh
i n
t he
slot
t o
a void
c ontact
w ith
t he
g rinding
w heel
a nd
e nsuring
t hat
the
c utting
e dge
o f
t he
b lade
i s
p ushed
f ully
i nto
t he
s lot.
B.
I n
a
s ingle
m otion,
m ove
t he
k nife
b lade
d ownwards
i nto
t he
s lot,
u ntil
y ou
f eel
t he
b lade
i s
i n
g ood
contact
w ith
t he
s pinning
g rinding
w heel,
t hen
s teadily
p ull
t he
e ntire
l ength
o f
t he
k nife
b lade
t hrough
t he
slot
t owards
y ou,
m aintaining
a
c onstant
l ight
p ressure.
-‐
T he
r ate
a t
w hich
y ou
p ull
t he
k nife
s hould
b e
a bout
4 cm
p er
s econd,
s o
a
2 0cm
b lade
w ill
t ake
a bout
5
seconds.
D o
n ot
p ause
a s
y ou
w ithdraw
t he
k nife.
-‐
I f
t he
k nife
b lade
h as
a
c urved
c utting
e dge
n ear
i ts
e nd,
r aise
t he
h andle
a s
y ou
w ithdraw
t he
e nd
o f
t he
blade,
s o
a s
t o
k eep
t he
c utting
e dge
i n
l ine
w ith
t he
s lot.
1.
G rind
o ne
s ide
o f
t he
k nife
u sing
o ne
o f
t he
C oarse
G rind
K nife
S lots,
a s
d escribed
i n
A
a nd
B .
2.
R epeat
f or
t he
o ther
s ide
o f
t he
k nife
i n
t he
o ther
C oarse
G rind
K nife
S lot.
3.
R epeat
s teps
1
a nd
2
t wo
m ore
t imes.
4.
G rind
o ne
s ide
o f
t he
k nife
u sing
o ne
o f
t he
F ine
G rind
K nife
S lots,
a s
d escribed
i n
A
a nd
B .
5.
R epeat
f or
t he
o ther
s ide
o f
t he
k nife
i n
t he
o ther
F ine
G rind
K nife
S lot
6.
R epeat
s teps
4
a nd
5
t wo
m ore
t imes.
7.
S et
t he
O N/OFF
S witch
t o
t he
O FF
p osition,
t o
s witch
t he
s harpener
o ff.
If
t he
k nife
b lade
h as
b urrs
a fter
y ou
h ave
p erformed
t he
p rocess
d escribed
i n
s teps
1
t o
7
o f
K nife
Sharpening,
y ou
c an
h one
t he
b lade
m anually,
a s
f ollows:
1.
W ith
t he
s harpener
s witched
o ff,
i nsert
t he
k nife
i nto
t he
l eft
h and
F ine
G rind
K nife
S lot,
e nsuring
t hat
the
c utting
e dge
o f
t he
b lade
i s
p ushed
f ully
f orward
i nto
t he
s lot.
2.
M ove
t he
k nife
d ownwards,
s o
t hat
i t
i s
f irmly
i n
c ontact
w ith
t he
s tationary
g rinding
w heel,
t hen
p ull
i t
out
s lowly
t owards
y ou,
m aintaining
f irm
c ontact
w ith
t he
w heel.