Knives often open very tightly.
A drop of oil on the hinges and opening and
closing the blades a couple of times mostly
solve the problem.
2.
After use clean knife thoroughly.
Keep away from heating elements to avoid staghorn
or wood handles to crack or deform.
3.
Apply a thin coat of gun
oil specially
on springs and moving parts.
4.
Never open two parts half
way. The spring may get too much tension and
break. (Fig. 1)
Fig. 1
5.
Resharpen blades with PUMA-Sharpening
steel article-No. 903574 or PUMA-Arkansas-Oilstone
article-No. 903576 and sharpening oil article-No.
903579.
6.
Don't use your knife for
chopping, piercing, as can-opener or screw-driver,
because the blade will definitely get damaged.
Always remember a PUMA-KNIFE is a valuable
tool.
b)
RESHARPENING:
Don't ever put a PUMA-knife
on a high speed sharpening wheel. You will
burn the steel and destroy the cutting edge.
(Fig. 2)
Fig. 2
Thin blades (Fig. 3)
Fig. 3
can be resharpened with
PUMA-Arkansas-Oilsstone No. 903576 and PUMA-
Sharpening-Oil No. 903579. Put some sharpening
oil on your stone. Lay your blade flat on
the stone with the cutting edge facing away
from you. Then tilt back of the blade up to
approx 30 angle. (Fig. 4) Push the knife away
from you.
Fig. 4
Just like you are trying
to cut a thin slice of the surface of the
stone. Repeat this stroke two or three times.
Turn your knife over to the other side of
the blade with the cutting edge facing you.
Tilt the blade to approx. 30 angle. (Fig.
4) Pull the knife towards you just like you
are trying to cut a thin slice of the surface
of the stone. Repeat this stroke two or three
times. Take the same number of strokes on
each side of the blade. (Fig. 5 + 6)
Fig. 5
Fig. 6
BLADES which have been resharpened
often and which are dull and round (Fig. 7)
Fig. 7
should be resharpened on
PUMA-Sharpening-Stone No. 90 3578 as follows:
1.
Wet stone thoroughly with
water and keep surface wet during resharpening
process.
2.
Start on the coarse, light
side of the stone. Put the knife in the right
hand and hold blade flat, start rubbing a
few strokes right and left against the edge.Turn
knife over and rub in the other direction.
Always press blade against stone just like
you are trying to carve a thin slice of it.
If the blade is thin enough a fine burr will
be seen on the edge.
By rubbing the blade on the
sharpening stone damages on the edge will
also be removed.
3.
This bur has to be removed
on the fine, dark side of the stone. Tilt
knife approx. 30 to the surface (Fig. 4) and
proceed as on the Arkansas Stone above.
c) REPAIRS:
Spare parts, except leather
sheaths, will not be sold. As a customer service
repairs and resharpening of blades will be
charged at cost only.
Take care of all the above
points and your knife will always stay sharp
and in top condition.
