Knife sharpener

- an easy way to sharpen knives

The user holds theknife sharener in the left hand and pulls the knife over the grinding stone with the right hand

User sharpens a knife

Model: Knife sharpener Aspect from IKEA

Users comments
Pull the knife toward you. Use the knife’s own weight (no hard pressure against the stone) and it will be nice and sharp after four or five strokes.

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IKEA , ikea.com (last checked August 2022)

Paid for by
The user

Knife sharpener and knife

Knife sharpener

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Author: Tomas

Tomas bor ihop med sambo i en lägenhet. Han arbetar 25% som fotograf. Han skadade sig 1983 och har en låg tetraplegi (C7). Han har hemtjänst i assistansliknande form en timme dagligen.
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Type of disability

Low tetraplegia with partial function in arms/hands (C7-Th1)

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