If additional sharpening is needed repeat process until sharp but make sure to clean your
knife before continuing. If sharp, turn off power to the machine.
Light Honing of a Asian Style Kitchen Knife, Traditional Euro/American Kitchen Knife,
Pocket Knife, Hunting/Outdoors Knife, Fillet Knife, Tactical Knife, or Custom Knife with
a Flat or Hollow Grind on Both Sides of the blade. (USE FINE CERAMIC SLOT ONLY)
Step 1.
Turn angle adjust knob to 10° to reset wheel adjustment mechanism, then turn to the
sharpening angle desired. Use the charts provided in this manual to find the original factory
angle for your style and brand of knife. If the original manufacturer’s angle is unknown we
suggest using the common sharpening angle angle marked on the angle adjust knob or
listed in the knife angle charts provided.
Step 2.
Turn the power on and insert blade into the electric sharpening slot.
Step 3.
Lower the blade to make contact with interlocking wheels. (Fig. 3) When your blade
contacts the wheels and self aligns itself, pull through slot from heel to tip (never back and
forth) using VERY light downward pressure on the blade. The weight of the blade is really
enough downward pressure when pulling the blade through the slot. No added pressure is
needed. Use a smooth consistent stroke to pull the knife blade through the slot at a speed of
1 second per 1 inch. If the blade curves up to the tip, lift the handle near the end to sharpen
all the way out to the tip. (Fig. 4) Repeat a minimum of 10-12 times.
NOTE:
Knives made of extremely hard steel may require additional pulls through the slot
when sharpening the edge.
Step 4.
Check the sharpness of your blade by cutting a piece of paper or a fruit or vegetable.
If additional sharpening is needed repeat process until sharp but make sure to clean your
knife before continuing. If not turn off power to the machine.
Adjusting to a larger or smaller size angle than originally on the knife. Always start by
turning the knob to 10°, then turn the knob to the correct angle.
If you choose to take a knife with a wider angle such as 20º or more per side (40º combined)
and sharpen it at a thinner angle keep in mind you will be changing
the angle drastically from its original factory edge and will require
extra pulls through the diamond wheels, which could be as many as
20 or more additional pulls. This will remove quite a bit of metal. If
you wish to take a thinner angled knife such as 16º per side and want
to make its angle wider, this is possible and it will only take a few
pulls through the diamond wheels. ALWAYS KEEP IN MIND THIS WILL
CHANGE THE ORIGINAL FACTORY ANGLE. IF YOU WANT TO ACHIEVE A FACTORY EDGE, ONLY
SHARPEN THE KNIFE TO THE FACTORY PROVIDED ANGLE. IF THAT ANGLE IS UNKNOWN
SMITH’S SUGGESTS USING COMMON SHARPENING ANGLES AS INDICATED ON THE ANGLE
ADJUST KNOB OR LISTED IN THE KNIFE ANGLE CHARTS PROVIDED.
Fig. 5
Sharpening Serrated Knives
Step 1.
Open serrated blade sharpener on side of housing.
Step 2.
Pull the serrated portion of your knife blade through SERRATED
sharpening slot 8-10 times using light downward pressure. Allow the knife
blade to rise and fall as the serrated portion of your blade is pulled through
the crossed ceramic stones.
NOTE:
Never place a serrated blade into the interlocking wheels!
Step 3.
Check the sharpness of your serrations. If additional sharpening is needed, repeat process
until sharp. If not, close the serrated sharpener back into the housing.
CAUTION:
• Always sharpen your knife blade from the heel to the tip of the blade.
• Never insert the tip of the knife blade into the sharpening slot first, or
push your knife blade through the sharpening slot. This could damage the
knife sharpener and/or your knife. (Fig. 5)
• In order to get the best results and to reduce excessive diamond or
ceramic wheel wear, it is important that you keep the proper orientation of the knife blade to the
wheels. Always keep the knife blade perpendicular to the counter top, so that the blade contacts
both wheels equally.
• Due to some handle designs, you may not be able to sharpen the entire length of the blade
using the electric sharpening wheel. In these limited cases, Smith’s recommends using a manual
sharpener to sharpen these small areas of your blade.
• The speed at which you pull the blade through the sharpening slots will determine the amount
of metal removed from the edge of the knife by the diamond interlocking wheels in the coarse
slot. 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 one inch of
blade. For example, if sharpening a knife with a 6 inch
blade, you should take approximately six seconds for
each pass.
• DO NOT TRY TO TURN THE ANGLE ADJUST KNOB
PAST THE STOPS IN EITHER DIRECTION. THIS COULD RESULT IN DAMAGE TO THE KNOB MAKING
THE UNIT INOPERABLE.
TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDE
Symptom:
Sharpener stops running while in use
Cause:
Sharpener has a built in motor thermostat as a safety feature. It protects sharpener
from overheating if left on accidentally for a long period or is being used improperly.
Solution:
If the thermostat shuts down the motor, unplug the sharpener and wait about one
hour for the motor to cool down, and the sharpener will restart. If motor still will not re-start,
contact Customer Service at 800-221-4156 or via our website, www.smithsedge.com
Symptom:
Diamond Wheels stop removing metal.
Cause:
Diamond Break-In Period – The initial aggressive cutting speed of the Diamond
