Smith Sharpening Instructions - Linder

1 Vertrieb - Distribution:Carl Linder Nachf. e. K. Erholungstr. 10 D-42699 Solingen InstructionsLinder Nr. 400101 Smith Nr. JIFF-SAlways keep your fingers inside the hand guard and your thumb securely on thethumb rest indention on the top of the sharpener; otherwise possible injury may sharpen the knife place the knife on a solid flat surface withthe cutting edge facing up. Securely hold the knife in place withdownward pressure on the handle. For best results allow about1/2 to 1 of the blade to extend past the edge of your flat Fig. near the handle of the knife place the V in the head of the sharpener overthe cutting edge of the knife. Position the head of the sharpener at a 90 degree angle tothe knife s cutting edge.

2 While holding the knife with one hand and the sharpener inthe other, draw the sharpener across the blade from the heal to thepoint while applying light downward pressure. At the end of eachstroke continue your outward motion in order to avoid any contactwith the blade. You will feel the tungsten carbide cutters removingmetal from the knife. Repeat this process 3 or 4 times or until yourknife is sharp. See Fig. , light p ressure i s sufficient when u sing t he sharpener. Heavy p ressuremight cause you to lose control of the knife and could cause possible carbide cutting heads are reversable and heads stop cutting they can be rotated and used on the otherside. To rotate the heads remove the screw and the plastic coverpiece.

3 Remove the carbides and rotate them 1/2 turn and thenplace the top carbide into the bottom slot and the bottom carbide intothe top slot. Smith s Knife & Scissors sharpener features a specially designed FLOATING Sharpening rodthat conforms to the exact angle of your scissors. It is simple and easy to use, and it workson both left and right-handed sharpen right-handed scissors begin by holding the head of theknife sharpener in your left hand with the words Right HandedScissors facing you. Then place the flat base at the other end of thehandle on a solid flat surface. (See Fig. 4)Open your scissors blades and insert the blades as far as possiblethrough the slots. (See Fig. 5)Close scissors on the Sharpening rod as if your were trying to cutthe rod, then pull the scissor blades through the slots (while trying tokeep the blades closed).

4 Repeat this process three or four times (morefor dull scissors). If preferred, push scissors through unit instead of sharpen left-handed scissors hold the head of sharpener in yourright hand with the words Left-Handed Scissors facing you and thenrepeat steps 2 and Sharpening INSTRUCTIONSSCISSORS Sharpening INSTRUCTIONSWARNING: When using to sharpen a knife always keep your fingers inside the hand guardand your thumb securely on the thumb rest indentation on top of the sharpener or possible injury may 3 Fig. 4 Fig. 5 Fig. 1 Fig. 2 Vertrieb - Distribution:Carl Linder Nachf. e. K. Erholungstr. 10 D-42699 Solingen InstructionsLinder Nr. 400102 Smith Nr. SK2 STONE SELECTIONS tart the Sharpening process by using the MediumStone.

5 This speciall formulated stone allows you theability to quickly set the edge on your knife or setting your edge, switch to the Fine ArkansasStonefor final honing. The Arkansas Stone actuallypolishes your knife edge as it sharpens, and no othersharpening product has this unique charactistic. LUBRICANTA lways use a lubricant when Sharpening , especiallywith the Natural Arkansas Stone. It protects thestone and the cutting edge of the knife or tool bywashing away the particles of stone and metal cre-ated during the Sharpening process. Without thelubricant s washing effect, the particles are forcedinto the pores of the stone and glaze it over, reducingthe stone s Sharpening effectiveness.

6 We recommendSmith s Premium Honing Oil as the best lubricant. Itis mineral-based and completely safe. If necessary,water can be used as a substitute. PROPER Sharpening ANGLEThe hardest part of Sharpening any knife is holdingthe blade at the correct angle to the stone. Smith sSHARPENING ANGLE GUIDE takes the mystery out of Sharpening . Place the yellow guide on theend of your stone, and then rest your knife bladeon top of the guide. This will show you the correctangle to hold your knife while Sharpening . Theguide doesn t move with your blade, it is only usedto show you the correct angle. Once you arecomfortable that you are using the right angle, it isno longer necessary to use your ANGLE GUIDE.

7 CLEANINGC leaning the stones will keep the pores free ofstone and metal particles. After each use, theArkansas stone should be cleaned by scrubbingvigorously with water, liquid soap, and a stiffnylon INFORMATIONSHARPENING a small amount of Smith SHONING OIL (or any light oilor water) on your stone. Don t usea lot of oil, as our HONING OIL ispremium refined and a smallamount goes a long way. Using aNatural Stone without oil or waterwill damage and clog your insure the proper sharpeningangle on your knife place theyellow Smith s ANGLE GUIDE atthe end of your stone. This showsyou the proper angle recommendedt o u s e i n o r d e r t o o b t a i n t h es h a r p e s t e d g e.

8 N e x t , p l a c eyour blade flat on the ANGLE GUIDE at the end of thestone. Now you are ready to begin the the blade away from youjust like you are trying tocarve a thin slice off the top of thestone. Also, don t be afraid to usepressure against the stone whilesharpening since it will not damagethe stone or your knife. Repeat thispushing stroke three or four times. Remember, try tokeep the same approximate Sharpening angle all thetime since this is the key to getting the sharpest sharpen the other side ofyour knife place your blade a t t h e o p p o s i t e e n d o f y o u r stone and repeat steps 2 and 3, butinstead of pushing the knife awayfrom you pull it towards you asshown.

9 Continue to sharpen untilyou feel your blade is truly storage area onbottom of Sleepy Valley RoadHot Springs, Ar kansas 71901-90171-800-221-4156 Fax 501/321-9232 .comCat. # SK2 Vertrieb - Distribution:Carl Linder Nachf. e. K. Erholungstr. 10 D-42699 Solingen InstructionsLinder Nr. 400103 Smith Nr. TRI6 KNIFE Sharpening SYSTEMS mith s TRI-HONE gives you two high-quali-tyArkansas stones and aquick- Sharpening bondedabrasivestone. TheyallcomemountedonamoldedplasticTriang lethat fits into a sturdy molded plastic unit has handles on the end of the stonebar for easy stone rotation, non skid rubberfeet on the base, V trough to catch the oildrippings, and easy to read stone identifica -tion TRI-HONE SYSTEMINCLUDES: MEDIUM (SOFT)NATURAL ARKANSASSTONE FINE (HARD)NATURAL ARKANSASSTONE ALUMINUMOXIDE(BONDED ABRASIVE) STONE PREMIUMHONINGOIL SHARPENINGANGLE GUIDEGENERALINFORMATION STONE SELECTIONN ormal use of the systemincludes beginningwith the MEDIUM Arkansas stone and work-ing the knife or tool until it has a well pol-ished edge.

10 Final honing and polishing for theultimateedgeis achievedwith theFINEA rkansasstone. The COARSEALUMINUMOXIDE stone is reserved primarily to removenicks or to realign the cutting edge. NOTE:THE GRADE OF EACHSTONE IS a small amount ofSMITH SHONINGOIL (or anylight oil orwater) t use a lot of oil, asour HONING OIL is pre-miumrefined and a small amount goes alongway. Using a Natural insure the propersharpeningangle onyour knife place the yel-lowSmith sANGLEGUIDE at the end of yourstone. This shows you theproper anglewe recommendtouseinorder to obtain the sharpest edge. Next,place your blade flat on the ANGLE GUIDEat the end of the stone. Now you are readyto begin the Sharpening Sleepy Valley RoadHot Springs, Ar kansas 71901501-321-2244 THE END OF THE TRIANGULAR BASE.