Maintenance
There is little maintenance required with your Smith’s electric sharpener. To clean the exterior
housing, unplug the unit from the electrical outlet and simply wipe with a damp cloth.
Do not use a powdered abrasive cleaner to clean sharpener.
Do not immerse or flush the sharpener with water.
Do not use any lubricant or water to clean the abrasive wheel.
Do not use a lubricant on any other component.
Consumer Service Information
If you have questions regarding the operation of your Smith’s Edge Pro Compact Knife
Sharpener or need service work on your sharpener, please call our Customer Service Department at
(800) 221-4156, or visit our website, www.smithsedge.com, for additional contact information.
All returns submitted without return authorization must be accompanied with a current shipping
address, telephone contact number, and a brief description of the problem or damage. Send your
sharpener to:
Smith’s
CS Dept. 50005
747 Mid-America Boulevard
Hot Springs, AR 71913-8414
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Electric & Manual Sharpening In One Compact Unit
Owner’s Manual
For Best Results, Read Owner’s Manual Before Use
Edge Pro Compact
Electric Knife Sharpener
The speed at which you pull the blade through the sharpening slots will determine the amount of
metal removed from the edge. A very slow pass will remove more metal than a quick pass. When
drawing the blade through the slots, allow approximately one second for each two inches of blade.
For example, if sharpening a knife with a 6 inch blade, you should take approximately three seconds
for each pass.
5. Move to the other sharpening slot and repeat this process to sharpen the other side of your blade.
6. Continue alternating passes between the two slots at the recommended speed until your knife
blade is sharp. For best results and to reduce excessive wheel wear, do the same number of pulls
on each side of your blade.
Manual Sharpening
Smith’s recommends using the manual finishing slot to complete the sharpening process. The
crossed ceramic rods will remove any burrs left on your blade from the synthetic sharpening wheel
and hone both sides of your blade to razor sharpness.
1. Hold the blade perpendicular to the table and center the heel of the blade in the bottom of the
crossed ceramic rods.
2. Starting at the heel of the blade, pull the blade through the crossed ceramic rods while applying
light, downward pressure (never back and forth). Remember to lift at the end of the stroke to
sharpen the tip of your blade.
3. Repeat this process until your blade is razor sharp. Usually three or four strokes is all it takes.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q:
How often should I sharpen my knives?
A:
Sharpen your knife before each use if you want to main-
tain a razor sharp edge. After extensive use, if you have
honed the knife blade and it no longer slices food with
ease, use the electric sharpening wheel plus the manual
finishing slot to put a new razor sharp edge on your blade.
Q:
How can I tell if my knife is sharp?
A:
Use it to slice food. If the knife does not slice food with
ease, it needs additional sharpening.
Q:
My knife is not sharp and I’ve gone through the whole
knife sharpening process. What am I doing wrong?
A:
Although unusual, there are times when you have to
repeat both sharpening stages more than once or make
more passes through the mechanical sharpening slots.
This may occur during the first sharpening of a knife or
if a knife was sharpened incorrectly by another process.
It may also occur when sharpening blades made of
tempered steel, which are extremely hard, such as some
hunting knives.
You can use the Smith’s electric knife sharpener to sharp-
en these type of knives, but you may have to repeat the
process several times or make numerous passes through
the mechanical sharpening slots (in excess of 10 times or
more for extreme cases). This extended process will only
be necessary the first time you use the sharpener for this
type of blade. Thereafter, you will be able to sharpen the
blade following the normal sharpening procedures.
Q:
Sometimes the sharpening wheel stalls when I am
drawing the knife through the blade guides. What causes
this?
A:
The knife sharpener is designed so that very little effort
is needed to draw the blade through the sharpening slots.
If excessive downward pressure is applied to the knife as it
is being pulled through the sharpening slots, the sharpen-
ing wheel will stall.
Q:
How do I get an even edge on my blade?
A:
Always do an equal number of strokes on both sides of
the blade for best results. Always sharpen from heel to tip,
never back and forth. Remember to lift up slightly on the
handle as the curved portion of the blade is drawn through
the sharpening slots.
Q:
Occasionally I see sparks when sharpening my knives.
What causes this?
A:
At a professional knife sharpening service, certain
blades with high carbon content (usually higher quality
knives) sometimes will spark or produce a stream of
sparks when they come in contact with the sharpening
wheel. Your Smith’s Edge Pro Compact Electric Knife
Sharpener uses the same type of sharpening wheel that
the professionals use. Therefore, you can expect to see
similar sparking when you sharpen blades with high
carbon content. This is normal.
Q:
Can I sharpen serrated blades, scissors, or other
blades with my Smith’s Edge Pro Compact Electric Knife
Sharpener?
A:
Your Edge Pro Compact Electric Knife Sharpener will
sharpen straight edge blades of alloy, carbon, or stainless
steel. It is designed to sharpen kitchen and most sporting
knives. Do not attempt to sharpen scissors, serrated
blades, or any blade that does not fit freely in the blade
guides.
Q:
My sharpener produces a loud vibrating sound. Why
is this?
A:
Your Edge Pro Compact Electric Knife Sharpener uses
a rapidly rotating synthetic sharpening wheel to sharpen
knives. Because of the speed of rotation, a vibrating sound
may be heard. This is normal and to be expected.
NOT RECHARGEABLE
120V/60Hz
