A SHARPENING APPARATUS FOR SHARPENING THE EDGE OF AN IMPLEMENT

摘要

A sharpening apparatus for sharpening blades of implements such as spatulas (12) and grill scrapers (14). The apparatus includes a base (44) supporting a sharpening stone (120). A slidable blade guide member (130) which is slidably connected to the base. The slidable guide member includes a guide surface disposed at an angle to the upper surface of the stone, and a mechanism for removably mounting a spatula against the guide surface such that the scraping edge of the spatula engages the stone. The slidable blade guide member is manually slidable back and forth to sharpen the edge of the spatula. A fixed blade guide member (210) is also attached to the base. The fixed guide member includes a horizontal slot (230) that receives the shaft of a grill scraper and provides back and forth movement of the scraper within the slot and in engagement with the sharpening member to sharpen the scraping edge of the grill scraper.