adelmayer® 4-sided honing leather + set of 4 diamond honing pastes

Let us give you a tip that will sharpen your senses: a honing leather belongs in the arsenal of anyone who loves to handle sharp knives from the heart. And a sharp knife becomes an extremely sharp knife by using a honing leather. Do we still have your undivided attention? Then we'll now explain how to use a honing leather.

The use of the honing leather:

• You apply the diamond sprays or diamond pastes, which are not included in the scope of delivery, thinly to the honing leather and distribute them evenly with your finger.
• For your convenience, you will find the numbers 1-4 on the peel-off leather.

This is how sanding with a honing leather works:

• Lay the knife flat on the honing leather to get the right angle afterwards.
• Now lift the back of the knife at an angle of about 10-12 °.
• Always move the knife with the back first and keep an even pressure.
• As soon as the back of the knife reaches the end of the belt, pull it over the leather belt at a 10° angle.
• Repeat in the opposite direction, again with the back of the knife first and at a 10° angle. This is how you move the knife back and forth.
• Repeat this process eight to ten times on each side as needed.
• Now "break off" the degree with the help of the diamond side so that it does not interfere with the cutting afterwards. Also now the angle should be kept approximately. Now work against the cutting edge without exerting pressure. In doing this, it's easy to imagine you're really carving on a stick.
• When the degree is gone, the spray on the honing leather comes into play. Again, the angle is maintained and the knife is pulled over the honing leather with a little pressure. As you do this, the honing leather turns black, showing that you're doing everything right.