Smith's 50378 Manuel De L'utilisateur page 5

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.
7.Pull through manual finishing slot 3 or 4 times. (See Manual finishing/honing
instructions below.)
Manual Finishing/Honing - Straight or Serrated Blades
Your Smith's electric knife sharpener includes a manual finishing slot that enhances the
flexibility of the mechanical system. This sharpening element can be used independently
from the mechanical sharpening wheel to achieve a renewed edge or in conjunction with
the mechanical sharpener to speed and refine the results. For example, a blade may benefit
from just a few pulls through the manual finishing slot to touch-up an otherwise sharp edge.
Smith's recommends using the manual finishing slot to touch-up already sharp knives,
polish the edge of your blade after sharpening with the diamond sharpening wheel, or
sharpen serrated edges. The manual finishing slot has two specially shaped triangular
ceramic stones that are designed to lightly hone both sides of a straight edge blade or
sharpen serrated blades without damaging the serrations. The ceramic stone will follow
the shape of the serrations on your blade as you pull the knife through the slot. The
characteristic scallops of a serrated blade are usually only ground on one side of the knife
blade. For this reason, it is not recommended that serrated blades be sharpened on both
sides using the mechanical sharpening wheel. This will considerably alter the original
geometry of the blade.
When using the manual finishing slot for a quick touch-up of already sharp blades or to
polish the edge after sharpening on the diamond sharpening wheel, the crossed ceramic
stones will align your edge and lightly hone both sides of your blade with each pull through
the sharpening slot. We recommend always using the manual finishing slot to complete the
sharpening process after sharpening your straight
edge blade on the diamond sharpening wheel.
1.Hold the blade straight up and down and center
the heel of the blade in the bottom of the crossed
ceramic stones.
2. Starting at the heel of the blade, pull the blade
through the crossed ceramic stones while
applying light, downward pressure (never back
and forth). Lift at the end of the stroke to
sharpen the tip of your blade (Fig. 2).
3. Repeat this process until your blade is sharp.
Fig. 2