How To Use Smith's Hand Knife Sharpener. Hold the knife with one hand and the sharpener with the other. The knife sharpening slots incorporate crossed carbide blades used to set the edge on your extremely dull or damaged blade and crossed ceramic rods used for honing the final edge to razor sharpness.
Just maintain the 15 degree angle and slide the blade downwards across the stone or rod in a sweeping motion. Do this four times, and you will get the right sharpness for your knife. To use, turn the angle adjustment to the desired angle.
To sharpen the knife place the knife on a solid flat surface with the cutting edge facing up.
To use, turn the angle adjustment to the desired angle. The knife sharpening slots incorporate crossed carbide blades used to set the edge on your extremely dull or damaged blade and crossed ceramic rods used for honing the final edge to razor sharpness. This is a hand sharpener for two levels, which can handle both straight and close blades. It is still easy to use when it is manual, so you only drag the buttons through the slots.