Advanced Edge Refining and Burnishing

Edge Refining

Once the initial sharpening is completed, turn your CarBee-Sharp over and use the flat, grooved side of the multi-profile head to refine your sharpened edge.

Maintain the same major angle of the CarBee-Sharp relative to the tool edge which you used during sharpening, but this time make sure that there is no ‘angle of attack’ so that the flat, grooved edge refining face remains in full contact with the tool edge. [See Fig. 14]

Fig. 14

Any particles that still remain along the blade-edge following the edge refining can be removed by stroking the blade lightly on a scrap of wood as pictured, as though you were actually trying to saw through the scrap piece. The result will be the removal of the last imperfections and a perfectly smooth edge. The difference in edge quality is shown in the artist’s close-up renderings in the illustration. Compare the just sharpened edge at ‘A’ with the final, refined edge at ‘B’.

Fig. 15

Burnishing

The round profiles can be used for finishing and smoothing serrations and micro-serrations on a sharpened edge in those cases where the regular, grooved finishing side of the CarBee-Sharp can not be brought to bear. In this case the movement of the CarBee-Sharp would be a short up-and-down stroke in the serrations. An example of this would be the finishing of the serrations of a bread knife. [See Fig.16]

Fig. 16

These round profiles are also excellent for use on scrapers and similar tools for burnishing or rounding-over operations and may also be used in a back-and-forth manner to refine the insides of small scooped cutters, gouges or chisels. [See Fig. 17]

Fig. 17

Finally, these round profiles are excellent for many kinds of deburring operations.

Note:

We feel that the above recommended procedures for sharpening, edge refining and burnishing will yield the best results from your CarBee-Sharp. However we realize that some owners may develop their own preferred style of using the CarBee-Sharp for sharpening, finishing or burnishing the edges of tools, so feel free to alter our suggested techniques.