Abstract: A holder for sharpening and faceting includes a cylindrical body having a first end, a second end and an opening formed transversely through the body between the first end and the second end. The opening has a tool support surface. An adjustable clamping component has a rotatably adjustable fastening plate positioned within the opening, where the fastening plate has a top surface and a tool engaging surface to hold the tool against the tool support surface and a plurality of predefined plate end openings. A plurality of roller members are disposed within a longitudinal raceway formed in a lower portion of the body below the opening. The roller members are aligned to roll parallel to the longitudinal axis of the cylindrical body and the axis of rotation of the roller members is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the cylindrical body.

Abstract: A holder for sharpening and faceting includes a cylindrical body having a first end, a second end and an opening formed transversely through the body between the first end and the second end. The opening has a tool support surface. An adjustable clamping component has a rotatably adjustable fastening plate positioned within the opening, where the fastening plate has a top surface and a tool engaging surface to hold the tool against the tool support surface and a plurality of predefined plate end openings. A plurality of roller members are disposed within a longitudinal raceway formed in a lower portion of the body below the opening. The roller members are aligned to roll parallel to the longitudinal axis of the cylindrical body and the axis of rotation of the roller members is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the cylindrical body.

Abstract: A sharpening holder for manually-sharpening a cutting edge to be honed over a honing surface includes a cylindrical body having a first end, a second end and an opening formed through the body between the first end and the second end, the opening having a tool support surface, an adjustable clamping component having a rotatable fastening plate positioned within the opening wherein the fastening plate has a tool engaging surface to hold the tool against the tool support surface and a top surface with skew angle indicia, and a plurality of roller members disposed within a longitudinal raceway formed in a lower portion of the body below the opening wherein the plurality of roller members are aligned parallel to the longitudinal axis of the cutting edge to be sharpened and wherein the axis of rotation of the plurality of roller members is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the cutting edge to be sharpened.

Abstract: A sharpening holder for manually-sharpening a cutting edge to be honed over a honing surface includes a cylindrical body having a first end, a second end and an opening formed through the body between the first end and the second end, the opening having a tool support surface, an adjustable clamping component having a rotatable fastening plate positioned within the opening wherein the fastening plate has a tool engaging surface to hold the tool against the tool support surface and a top surface with skew angle indicia, and a plurality of roller members disposed within a longitudinal raceway formed in a lower portion of the body below the opening wherein the plurality of roller members are aligned parallel to the longitudinal axis of the cutting edge to be sharpened and wherein the axis of rotation of the plurality of roller members is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the cutting edge to be sharpened.

Abstract: A sharpening holder for manually-sharpening a cutting edge to be honed over a honing surface includes a body, an adjustable clamping component, and a plurality of roller members. The body has a first end, a second end and a tool support surface between the first end and the second end. The adjustable clamping component has a fastening plate positioned against the tool support surface. The fastening plate has a tool engaging surface to hold the tool against the tool support surface. The plurality of roller members are attached to a lower portion of the body adjacent the second end where the plurality of roller members are configured to allow the body to roll in a direction selected from the group consisting of sideways and in an arc on the honing surface causing the cutting edge of the tool to move parallel to the honing surface instead of perpendicular to the honing surface.

Abstract: A sharpening holder for manually-sharpening a cutting edge to be honed over a honing surface includes a body, an adjustable clamping component, and a plurality of roller members. The body has a first end, a second end and a tool support surface between the first end and the second end. The adjustable clamping component has a fastening plate positioned against the tool support surface. The fastening plate has a tool engaging surface to hold the tool against the tool support surface. The plurality of roller members are attached to a lower portion of the body adjacent the second end where the plurality of roller members are configured to allow the body to roll in a direction selected from the group consisting of sideways and in an arc on the honing surface causing the cutting edge of the tool to move parallel to the honing surface instead of perpendicular to the honing surface.