Note:
When changing sharpening stones of different thicknesses, control the angle of
sharpening of the knife. It should remain unchanged. Every time a sharpening stone is
changed the procedure for measuring the sharpening stone (between the thickness
compensator and the pivot) described in section 4.2. should be repeated. If the sharpening
stones are of the same size/thickness, there is no need to measure again.
4.4. Fastening the knife
Position the knife on the rubber mat at the base of the knife sharpener. The edge of a knife
with a blade should be directed outwards (towards you). You will immediately feel the
magnet located in front part of the base. The cutting edge of the knife must slightly overlap
the edge of the base (approximately 1-3 mm).
Attach the
aluminum guide
tightly to the knife
and secure it with the large fixing screw. You can
use the aluminum guide as a clamp too. You
need not worry about the safety of your blade,
because the guide is made of aluminum. For
additional protection, you can cover the blade
with protective tape.
5. KNIFE SHARPENING RECOMMENDATIONS
You should use the coarsest sharpening stone to begin
sharpening the knife. You should move the sharpening stone
away from you along the blade, and then return it to the
initial position without touching the blade. This is especially
important when working with fine sharpening stones.
The whole blade should be worked until you see burrs
(fractured stripes of metal along the whole length of the
cutting edge). These can be felt by slowly drawing your nail
along the lower part of the edge. After you’ve sharpened the
first side, flip the knife and repeat the procedure for the
second side.
Change the sharpening stones from the coarsest to finer and
sharpen both sides of the knife again. Finer sharpening
stones have less granularity and will eliminate the burrs.
While changing sharpening stones, remove metal filings from
the blade and the knife sharpener to prevent cross
contamination of sharpening stones.
