how the fine sharpening member 14 and the coarse sharpening member 18 are positioned are comprised of separate components that are positioned at an optimum angle to create optimum sharpening characteristics in the knife blade that is the angle is designed such that users can simply place the blade within the groove and pull it perpendicular to the body 6 without having to concentrate on angling the blade properly against the sharpening components the fine sharpening member is comprised of two ceramic rods angled about 44 u00b0 relative to each other the coarse sharpening member is comprised of 2 carbide plates with edges angled about 44 u00b0 relative to each other fig4 7 show the knife sharpening device 2 in the second position of use wherein the leg 26 is rotated outwardly about a pivot 28 to be positioned generally perpendicular to the body 6 in this configuration the lateral footprint is increased over the footprint of the knife sharpening device 2 in its first position of use accordingly the body 6 does not tilt or sway when the blade is pulled across the sharpening members any movement of the blade sharpening device which can occur when using the devices disclosed in the references listed above is unsafe and can adversely affect sharpening and the proper.