Blade-Tech Sharpener
If you need to regularly re-shape and sharpen your garden secateurs, knife and even lawn mower blades, then the pocket-sized Blade-Tech Sharpener is a must
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If you need to regularly re-shape and sharpen your garden secateurs, knife and even lawn mower blades, then the pocket-sized Blade-Tech Sharpener is a must.
This versatile, efficient and pocket-sized tool is quickly becoming known as the ultimate, portable, knife sharpener.
Measuring only 75mm x 25mm x 3mm thick, and weighing a mere 14g the sharpener is used by simply drawing the straight edged knife blade (no serrations) down through the wedge with only light pressure.
Look forward to razor sharp shears, secateurs and even mower blades!
- Blade-Tech Sharpener measures 75mm x 25mm x 3mm thick - truly pocket-sized
- Weighs a mere 14g
- Will sharpen a horde of home and garden tools including scissors, kitchen knives, hunting knives, pen knives and shears, loppers, pruners, mower blades and scythes
- Use by drawing the straight edged knife blade (no serrations) down through the wedge with only light pressure
Product Reviews
Does what it says on the tin and gives a keen edge. If you have big hands , can be slightly fiddly.Is very small and although it comes with it's own case could be easily lost in the tool shed. I've strung mine on chord and hung it at eye height.
Of all the sharpeners I possess this is the only one that I can use on my secateurs,shears and lawnmower. It achieves a fine edge to the blades with minimumof effort.
Using the Blade-Tech Sharpener
This item must be used in accordance with these instructions and must not be used by unsupervised children. Please note: too much pressure when reshaping or honing can damage the blade and fail to achieve a good edge. 20-30 passes with light pressure is far better than 2-3 passes with very firm pressure.
Place the Blade Tech flat and overhanging the edge of a flat surface (fig 1). Place blade in centre of wedge, draw down. Blade Reshaping: a 45' angle (to the sharpener surface) through the centre of the wedge. To hone blade: Through the centre of the wedge at 90` to the surface of the sharpener.
Blades with a single bevel (fig 2) e.g. secateurs, some knife / mower blades. Place the blade into the carbide wedge, the flat non-bevelled side of the blade should be placed flat against the carbide block. The carbide block on the exposed side of the wedge will then sharpen the bevel on the one side of the blade. Most garden tools are made from quite soft high carbon steel and will need fewer passes through the sharpener as compared with stainless kitchen knives for example.
Scissors should be sharpened by placing the inside edge of the scissor blade up against the shoulder of the sharpener, (fig 3) and not down the wedge. The scissor blade should then be drawn against the edge of the carbide with light even pressure. A razor sharp edge can be achieved on most blades but steel quality governs the result and time before re-sharpening.
Internal curved knife blades (fig 4) have the sharp edge on the inside of the curve. The blade is held by hand or in a vice with the blade pointing towards the body. Place the Blade Tech over the blade allowing the blade to sit directly in the centre of the carbide wedge. Axes, scythes etc. should also be sharpened in this way, as it is not possible to use excessive pressure and damage your Blade Tech.
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What The Press Say
Amateur Gardening12th February 2007
Julia Heaton
"A definite improvement...on the rustiest, most dull-edged tools."
