Abstract: A doctor blade sharpener characterized as automatic equipment utilizing a honing member which travels along the length of a doctor blade secured for sharpening purposes, where movement of the honing member is selectively reversed direction-wise through an air powered control arrangement. A primary feature afforded by the invention is in avoiding injury to the person during the sharpening procedure, in that no direct hand contact is involved for sharpening once the doctor blade has been positioned on the apparatus.