Ceramic Honing Rod - Work Sharp E5 User Manual

CERAMIC HONING ROD

The ceramic honing rod included with the E5 Electric Sharpener was designed to work in
combination with the E5's 17° STANDARD GUIDES.
Insert the ceramic rod into the handle.
1 .
Hold the handle vertically with the rubber tip of
2.
the honing rod resting on a cutting board.
Place the heel of your knife against one of the
3 .
guides to establish the proper sharpening angle.
While maintaining the angle established by the
guide, slowly draw the entire length of blade,
from heel to tip, along the full length of the
ceramic rod. Use light pressure.
Repeat 10 slow, alternating strokes.
4 .
Using light pressure, make 10 alternating
T I P :
strokes. Lighter pressure creates sharper results.
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Sharpening Guide
Sharpening Guide
For best results, use built-in
angle guides.