Patent ID: 6926596

Claim:
An apparatus for sharpening a tool comprising a blade having a bevel face defining a cutting edge, said apparatus comprising: (a) a movable substantially planar abrasive surface; (b) a guide post arranged substantially normal to said planar abrasive surface; (c) a tool holder including a first portion defining a tool rest surface to support a blade of a tool and a second portion defining a bore, said tool rest surface being securable at an angle to said bore and said bore being slidably engageable with said guidepost enabling said bevel face of said blade to be secured in an angular relationship to said planar abrasive surface and moved from a position remote from said abrasive surface to a position in contact with said abrasive surface without substantial change in said angular relationship; and (d) a clamp to restrain said blade of said tool to said tool rest surface.