Patent ID: 7338351
Filing Date: 2008-03-04
Classification: B24D

Abstract:
1. A device for holding and positioning a tipped tool blade for sharpening the tip on a sharpening stone at a sharpening angle, the device comprising: a jig to hold the blade during sharpening, the jig including a platform that has a first upper planar surface and a second lower planar surface opposite to and parallel with the first surface; and a reference member to facilitate initial positioning of the blade relative to the jig when the jig and the reference member are positioned relative to each other in a registration position, the reference member including: wherein, the device is dimensioned so that first planar surface of the jig and the third planar surface of the reference member are coplanar when the jig and the reference member are in the registration position, whereby a blade held by the jig in the registration position is coplanar with, and in contact with, both the first surface and the third surface.