Reviews & Ratings for Smiths Sharpeners Adjustable Edge Pro Electric Knife Sharpener — 1 review — Page 1

Adjustable angle sharpeners are the way to go. This unit seemed to have ample power to do the job. However there are problems. First of all, for some reason, the black rubber hand rest pad on the left top of the unit was very sticky. I've seem this happen to synthetic plastics over time and when exposed to heat. Not sure what caused it on this unit -- it shouldn't be on a brand new unit. Doesn't clean up well, rubbing alcohol doesn't seem to do anything to it. The pad shouldn't be there in the first place; doesn't really add anything to the functioning of the unit.

Secondly, the slots which the knife blades pass thru are narrow. Fine for kitchen knives, but I have some survival knives with thicker blades, and they won't fit down in the slots far enough to touch the sharpening wheels. You can adjust the cutting angle for "sport/pocket" knives, but it you can't get the blade to touch the wheels, that doesn't do you any good.

Because of these problems, and the price of this unit, I can't recommend it to others.