Finishing sharpener and method for using same

A method of finish sharpening a knife edge on a finishing sharpener which includes a handle having a pair of wings extending from one end of the handle on opposite sides thereof and inclined thereto and each wing having a smooth edge of relatively small arcuate extent against which the knife edge engages, which method includes the steps of positioning a knife blade in parallel to the handle and the knife edge thereof first against the wing on one side of the handle and drawing the knife edge therealong over the sharpening edge while maintaining the knife blade parallel to the handle thereof, and second against the wing on the other side of the handle and drawing the knife edge therealong over the sharpening edge thereof while maintaining the knife blade parallel to the handle.

A finishing sharpener comprising a handle and at least one wing, said wing being mounted on and extending from one end of the handle such that when the handle is substantially vertically positioned the wing extends from the upper end thereof and downwardly at an incline, said wing having a flat body defining a rectilinear sharpening edge with a smooth surface against which a knife edge can be engaged for finish sharpening, and said sharpening edge being arcuate in cross section and having a radius of relatively small extent.