Work Sharp Sharpening System - Manual (Page 26)

Taking the wire edge off as you go en-
hances the quality of the cutting edge.
Working the back with every other grit in
the sequence along with constantly pull-
ing it over the abrasive bed on the sharp-
ening port tool rest accomplishes that.
Once you start using them, the abrasives
will begin to load up. I find it handy to
use the supplied rubber eraser material
on the top surface each time a glass plate
is installed or rotated. It only takes a few
seconds and keeps the abrasive clean for
the next use.
Now that we have “mastered” converting
a brick breaker of a chisel into an incredi-
bly sharp and effective woodworking in-
strument, there are no more excuses for
putting up with dull hand cutting tools
again.
Since the back of each tool will already
be flat once you condition them for the
first time using Work Sharp, you normally
will only need to touch up the bevel edge
to keep flat backed tools like chisels and
plane blades incredibly sharp all the time.
I leave the finest grit on my Work Sharp
and just insert the cutting tool for a few
strokes each time I pick one up so it al-
ways cuts the same way. And, remem-
ber, no need for a micro-bevel since the
exact bevel angle is maintained all the
time.
The next step is to lean how easy it is
to sharpen odd and complex bevels on
things like carving and lathe tools.