Work Sharp Sharpening System - Manual (Page 14)

screw) which forms the right-most sup-
port for the tool rest pivot rod. The rotat-
ing lever is located on the right side of the
Work Sharp and shown here by the red
arrow.
This photo also shows the knob used to
locate the movable fence (green arrow).
Turning the knob causes that portion of
the fence to move from side to side.
Since it always stays parallel with the
fixed fences on either side of the sharp-
ening port, it is fast and easy to properly
register flat tools to produce really square
as well as finely honed cutting edges.
Now that we know a bit about
the machine, let’s go to work
sharpening our hand cutting
tools. We want that “scary
sharp” edge we have heard
about and will find that it is well
within our grasp.