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What kind of knife are you sharpening?
Lifetime LEGACY
WARRANTY
kitchen knives
curved bladestraight blade
what shape is your blade?
rigid pivot response
Vegetable Santoku Chef Paring Boning
outdoor/pocket knives
serrations
curved bladestraight blade
what shape is your blade?
Which kit do you have?
rigid
Guided Sharpening system Guided Sharpening system
with upgrade kit
Small
Large
Medium
pivot response
The Formula
Tanto WharncliffeRecurve Sheepsfoot Drop-Point Clip-Point Spear-Point
The Formula
field hone
The recipeThe recipe
Best Techniques
helpful tips
which kit do you have?
Match the serration to the appropriate sized ceramic rod
strokes
5-10 per serration
Creating a burr along the entire length of the blade is critical to creating a
sharp edge.
Once a burr is created, alternate sides with each stroke to refine the edge.
As you progress from coarse to fine grits, and on to honing, decrease the
amount of pressure you use – finishing with only the weight of the blade.
Sharpen Kitchen Cutlery at 17° and Pocket & Outdoor Knives at 20°.
Sharpen recurve blades using the Ceramic Field Hone (use coarse to sharpen
and fine to hone).
Using light pressure (3-6 lbs.) to sharpen and hone will provide the best results
and the longest abrasive life. Do not use water or oil to sharpen or hone.
Diamond Plates have a short break-in period. After a few sharpenings they
will become smoother and cut more consistently.
Use masking tape to protect blade faces when sharpening. (Diamond grit can
embed in the angle guides and create scratches on the blade face.)
Keep your knives and sharpener clean to reduce scratching and
contaminating finer grits (clogging). Do not use honing oils.
Ceramic Rods can be cleaned with warm soapy water when they become
grey or loaded up with steel.
Decreasing the bevel angle or repairing edge damage takes more time. Be
patient, let the abrasive do the work.
Mark the bevel of the blade with a dry-erase marker to track your
sharpening progress.
Do not push the knife when stropping on leather. Pull from the top of the
blade, dragging the cutting edge along the strop.
The number of strokes listed for each grit is intended as a general guideline.
Some knives may need fewer or more strokes – creating a burr is the true
indication. Always use the same number of strokes for each side of the blade.
First Sharpening
20° angle guide
reSharpening
20° angle guide
220
320
600
800
leather
**
Burr
15
10
10
800
leather
15
10
diamond grit strokes*
diamond grit strokes*
First Sharpening
20° angle guide
reSharpening
20° angle guide
320
600
Coarse
Fine
burr
15
15
15
coarse
fine
15
15
diamond grit strokes*
ceramic hone strokes*
First Sharpening
angle 17°
reSharpening
angle 17°
220
320
600
800
leather
**
Burr
15
10
10
800
leather
15
10
diamond grit strokes*
diamond grit strokes*
First Sharpening
angle 17°
reSharpening
angle 17°
320
600
Coarse
Fine
burr
15
15
15
coarse
fine
15
15
diamond grit strokes*
ceramic hone strokes*
coarse
fine
15-30
15
ceramic hone strokes*
extra-coarse 220 grit
6” diamond sharpening plate
extra-fine 800 grit
6” diamond sharpening plate
leather strop kit
6” leather stropping plate
25° stropping guides
0.5 micron honing compound
WSSA0003300
leather strop kit
for the
extra-coarse 220 grit
extra-fine 800 grit
Guided Sharpening System not included
for the
worksharptools.com
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What is a LIFETIME LEGACY WARRANTY?
It means your GSS is covered against breakage or
failure of any kind- for as long as you or anyone on
your family tree owns it. So, get out there, have fun and
get sharp! Have a problem? Contact us. Any damaged
parts will be replaced - at no charge. Just don’t drop it
in a lake or let a Sasquatch run off with it – that, and
replacing the consumable abrasives, are on you.
key
* = stroke count is per side
** = use as needed for heavy repair
Part #WSSA0003300
ceramic hone ceramic hone
with upgrade kit
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