Work Sharp E5 User manual

CHANGING GUIDES
1. Push back on guide from the front of the sharpener
until the guide snaps out of place.
2. Lift the guide to remove.
3. Place the new guide with the screw into the hole on the sharpener.
4. Push the guide forward toward the front of the sharpener until it
snaps into place. Make sure it is flush with the sharpener.
ONOFF
THIS KIT
INCLUDES:
15° EAST GUIDES20° WEST GUIDES
MASTER BELT KIT
Coarse, (2) Medium, Fine, Extra-Fine
° WESTERN RECIPE
SHAPE STAGE | TRIPLE CLICK | 90 SECONDS
MAINTAIN THE EDGE
ONCE OR TWICE
PER WEEK:
MAINTAIN THE EDGE
ONCE OR TWICE
PER WEEK:
 EASTERN RECIPE
SHARPEN STAGE | DOUBLE CLICK | 90 SECONDS
1. Install 15° EAST GUIDES
2. Start with ◼Grey Belt and cycle through SHARPEN stage.
3. Change to ◼White Belt and cycle through SHARPEN stage.
4. Test knife. If not sharp, change to ◼Red Belt and repeat
SHARPEN stage.
5. Repeat steps 2-3.
Use the ◼White Belt and cycle
through REFINE stage.
Use the ◼Grey Belt and cycle
through REFINE stage.
1. Install 20° WEST GUIDES
2. Start with ◼Red Belt and cycle through SHAPE stage.
3. Change to ◼Grey Belt and cycle through SHAPE stage.
4. Test knife. If not sharp, move to REPAIR AND RESTORE recipe.
UPGRADE KIT
USER GUIDE
FOR WESTERN STYLE KNIVES
FOR EASTERN STYLE KNIVES

HOW TO FEEL FOR A BURR
REPAIR AND RESTORE RECIPE
A burr will form on the opposite side of the blade you are
sharpening. A burr is a small, rolled over bit of steel that forms
as you sharpen. Using your fingers, brush across and away from
the knife edge.
You are feeling for the material that has rolled over. You can
feel a slight raise right as your fingers come to the edge of the
blade. If the edge feels smooth as you brush your fingers o the
edge, no burr has been raised.
FOR TIPS AND TRICKS,INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEOS
AND FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS VISIT:
1. Start with ◼Blue Belt. Press and hold the power button for 3 seconds to engage the untimed SHAPE cycle.
2. Using left side of the sharpener, pull knife through sharpening guide.Staying on left side (do not alternate),
make 2 more slow strokes through left sharpening guide (3 strokes total).
3. Check for a burr. (TIP: See below for how to feel for a BURR.)
4. If no burr is formed, repeat another 3 slow strokes on the left side. Continue this pattern until a burr is formed
along the entire length of blade.
5. Now repeat the SAME NUMBER OF STROKES on the right side as you did on the left so you sharpen your
blade evenly.
6. Click power button once to turn o.
7. Enter SHARPEN stage and complete full cycle with ◼Blue Belt (alternating sides).
8. Change to ◼Grey Belt and complete full cycle through SHARPEN stage (alternating sides).
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BE CAREFUL, EXERCISE CAUTION
WHEN FEELING FOR A BURR.
ONLY USE THE 20° WEST GUIDES WITH THIS RECIPE.