Blade sharpening system and method of using the same

A blade sharpening system comprising:

• a blade sharpening device configured to contact said blade, comprising:
• a grinding assembly, configured to
• slide according to a longitudinal trajectory along a length of said blade and grind said blade, and
• at least one of
• grind said blade with a variable grinding pressure;
• measure a shape of said blade;
• and
• grind said blade according to said measured shape of said blade with a variable grinding pressure;
• a blade holding apparatus to slide said blade over said blade sharpening device, comprising
• parallel first and second gripping members for contacting opposite sides of said blade and align an edge of said blade with said grinding assembly;
• and
• a controller operatively coupled to said blade sharpening device and said blade holding apparatus, configured to at least one of
• control sharpening of said blade according to said variable grinding pressure exerted during sharpening on said blade by said grinding assembly,
• measure said shape of said blade, and
• control sharpening of said blade according to said measured shape of said blade according to said variable grinding pressure exerted during sharpening on said blade by said grinding assembly.