Patent ID: 6129616
Filing Date: 2000-10-10
Classification: B24D

Abstract:
A hand held apparatus for sharpening a cutting edge of a cutting tool comprising:a body having a handle on a first side thereof capable of being firmly gripped by one hand of the operator of the apparatus, said body having a flat bracing surface disposed at a second side of the body opposite its first side such that, when said handle is gripped by said one hand of the operator, said bracing surface can be forcefully urged into positionally stable relation by said one hand of an operator against a fixed support surface such as a table or countertop, floor or wall;a sharpening element held by said body in a position wherein the cutting edge of the cutting tool being sharpened can be held in a second hand of the operator and drawn along the sharpening element while said bracing surface is being urged against said fixed support surface; anda ceramic rod retained on said body for selective movement between retracted and extended positions relative to said body, said ceramic rod when in said extended position being capable of smoothing irregularities or undulations in the cutting edge of said cutting tool in response to the cutting edge being drawn across the ceramic rod.