Chef's Choice Hybrid Diamond Hone 270 Manual De Instrucciones página 5

blade. However, if the knife is initially very dull you may find that 10 or more alternating pairs
of pulls in the left and right slots of Stage 1 will be needed the first time as you reshape and
sharpen the old edge. Always pull the blade toward you. Never push the blade away from
you when using Stage 1. Before leaving Stage 1 it is important to examine the knife edge to
insure there is a small burr along one side of the edge.
Figure 3 illustrates how to check for the burr. Proceed as follows: If your last sharpening
pull was in the right slot there should be a small burr on the right side of the blade edge. If
the last pull was in the left slot there should be a small burr along the left side of the edge. If
there is no burr make another pair of pulls and again check for a burr. Repeat making pairs
of alternating right and left pulls until you create a small burr along the edge. (Sometimes it
is easier to create the burr if you pull the blade slower.) Make another single pull and confirm
there is a burr along the edge after each pull. Only then are you are ready to sharpen in
Stage 2.
staGE 2
Once you have confirmed that a burr was formed in Stage 1, you are ready to hone the knife
in Stage 2.
Proceed to sharpen in the left and right slots of Stage 2 which have finer abrasive and
sharpen at a slightly larger angle than Stage 1 in order to create a small second bevel
adjacent the knife edge.
You will likely find that only 1-2 pairs of pulls in Stage 2 will be sufficient to create a
small burr along the edge. Always sharpen alternately in the left and right slots of Stage 2,
taking about 5 seconds each pass for a 6" blade (see Figures 4 and 5). Take longer for longer
knives, and less time to pull shorter blades through the slots. The burr will be slightly smaller
Figure 3. Develop a distinct burr along knife edge
before sharpening in Stage 2 or 3. Burr can be detected
by sliding finger across and away from the edge.
Caution! See text.
Figure 4. Inserting the knife in left slot of Stage 2.
Alternate individual pulls in left and right slots.
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