Smith's Knife Sharpener Instructions | HomeSteady
Ethan Hayes
Updated on March 12, 2026
Sharpening knives with a traditional knife sharpener is not an easy undertaking for most people. Smith's Knife Sharpener is a simple device designed to sharpen your knives in 10 seconds or less. The blades of tknife sharpener are pre-set to ensure that you sharpen your knives at the correct angle every time.
-
Grasp the knife sharpener so that your fingers are inside the hand guard and your thumb is on the labeled thumb rest located at the top of the sharpener.
-
Hold the knife on a counter or table with the blade facing up. Position the knife so approximately 1 inch of the knife's blade extends past the surface of the counter or table.
-
Place the "V" from the knife sharpener on top of the knife blade as close to the knife handle as possible. Position the knife sharpener at a 90-degree angle to the knife's blade.
-
Slide the sharpener across the knife blade while applying light downward pressure. Repeat four times.