(For most Knives)

1) Set tee-bar at 40 degrees.  

Set main frame dial at 15 degrees.

2) Clamp blade in flip-over or wedge.  

Don't over tighten screws.

3) With rod resting on tee bar rod, just push stone over blade from handle to point.  

If blade is curved just follow the curve as you go down the blade (see video).  

Count strokes it takes to get a burr on the under side of the knife or blade.

4) When you feel the burr from the above process,

turn or flip blade over and stroke or sharpen the blade 

with the same amount of strokes you used in 3.  Lubricate stone as required to remove metal particles from stones pores.

5)Turn or flip blade so burr is up.

6)Turn stone over so fine side is down and facing the blade.  Note: Set main frame dial at 20 degrees.  You are now going to hone the blade and remove the burr.

7) Very lightly run the fine stone from handle to the point 8 times.

8) Turn blade over so burr is up and stroke 8 times as in (7).

9) Turn blade over so burr is up and stroke 6 times.

10) Turn blade over so burr is up and stroke 6 times.

11) Turn blade over so burr is up and stroke 4 times.

12) Turn blade over so burr is up and stroke 4 times.

13) Turn blade over so burr is up and stroke 2 times.

14) Turn blade over so burr is up and stroke 2 times.

15) Turn blade over so burr is up and stroke 1 time.

16) Turn blade over so burr is up and stroke 1 time.

The blade is now finished.

When using a steel, you steel at the same angle you have created in the above process.

We recommend a good quality fine stone for the honing and burr removal process.  Time required to sharpen 1 knife using above process is 3 minutes.

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To touch up knives each day, leave the main frame setting at 20 degrees and using very fine stone hone a few strokes each side of knife as required.

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For sharpening shears using the Wedge attachment, please go to that page in the manual and view video.

Never leave any blade in your sharpener unattended.