Manual: 1. Soak the stone in the water for 5 minutes, and then put it on a steady platform. Sharpening the knives with one or two steps is decided by the degree of blunt tool. Step 1: Coarse grinding, used to repair the seriously dam aged edge, suitable for blunt knives. Hold the knife at an angle of 10 - 30 °, grind the edge on the surface of stone back and forth with gentle pressure, and sharpen it until the edge sharp enough. After sharpening the tool, it needs to be honed with coarse grinding after half a year. Also depends on the specific situation. Step 2: Fine grinding, a necessary step to eliminate burrs of the edge. Use more gentle pressure, repeat step 1, and repair the edge until smoothly and keenly. General speaking, use it once a week to keep your blade sharp. 2.Please wipe it with wet cloth or rinse it with water after sharpening the tool, and then dry it. Clean the stone surface with a soft brush and put it in the air to make it dry. FAQ: Question: The stones are water stones, you need to sock them in water before use ? Answer: Yes, but for a very short time. Question: which grit be a good set to hone straight razor before strop? Answer: Straight razors for honing need to go up to a more higher grit . This will work to reset the bevel if that's what you need, but for a proper finish, usually 8000 grit. Question: does it come with the knife guide or do you have to buy that separately? Answer: You have to buy it separately. But if you are careful and consistant, you can sharpen your knives without a knife guide. I been doing it that way for years. Note: Please correctly leave your full name, address& zipcode, phone number,all of this information will help to make a smooth delivery. Please be clear that the actual colour will be a bit different from the image you see in this website due to the photograph taking, light, Please be understood that there\'s 1-2cm error in actual size caused the measurement angels can be different by different people. Please be known that there is some tiny boundary defective,It will not have any influence on your using. Customer Service: P lease kindly check your items once you receive them, to see whether the colour, size, pattern, condition are right. If you have any problems, kindly email us at any time, we will give you a solution & reply you within 24 hours. Feedback: We are appreciated if you could share your experience to other customers. and you can leave a 5-stars rating and positive feedback for the items, which is a great motivation for us. If you have any problems with items, and therefore would like leave a neutral or negative feedback(below 3 star), please tell us at first so we can offer you a solution. |