Once one side of the blade has been uniformly sharpened with the coarse grit, repeat the process to uniformly bevel the length of the cutting edge on the other side of the knife.

Be sure to apply pressure to the portion of the blade in contact with the flat plane of the stone. Pressing more on the knife closest to the edges of the stone will cause the knife to dig into the edge of the stone, causing the edge to be non-uniform. Pressing against the flattest portion of the stone will feel very smooth when you glide your knife across its surface.