1, qala ubheke i-blade: i-blade ebheke esweni, ukuze ubuso bommese kanye nomugqa wokubuka ku-≈30 °. Uzobona i-arc ku-blade - umugqa we-blade omhlophe, okhombisa ukuthi ummese usuba buthuntu. .
2, lungisa i-whetstone: Qiniseka ukuthi ulungisa itshe elicolekileyo.Uma i-blade line iwugqinsi, lungisa ne-whetstone esheshayo, esetshenziselwa ukulola ummese ngokushesha.Uma ungenayo into yokulola eqinile, ungathola indwangu ewugqinsi (uhlobo lwethawula) ozoyipheqa ngaphansi kwetshe lokulola.Thela amanzi phezu kwe-whetstone.