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I'm looking for a knife sharpening service (someone who sharpens knives). I have a box of knives I need sharpened and would like them done by a pro. I don't want to do it myself.
Anybody know a good one (USA only)? Thanks in advance
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Wolfen,
Just out of curiousity have you ever tried a spyderco sharpmaker? I was sharpening challenged until I found this gem. best 50 bucks I ever spent. dtsoll
 
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Wolfen,
Just out of curiousity have you ever tried a spyderco sharpmaker? I was sharpening challenged until I found this gem. best 50 bucks I ever spent. dtsoll

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I love my Sharpmaker, but if Wolfen has let his knives become dull, then it would take a lot of work on the Sharpmaker to get them back to sharp without reprofiling with either the (additional) diamond rods or some other hone that is coarser than the medium and fine rods that come with the Sharpmaker. It's terrific for maintaining the edge, though.

Sorry, Wolfen, don't know of any place like that.
 
There used to be a large chain of grocery stores in Los Angeles (Hughes Markets) that you could take knives to get sharpened free.

Perhaps you have such a service available to you in your area. The butchers in these large stores sharpen their knives many times a day and should know how to do it.

I don't know if I would trust a butcher with an incredibly expensive knife but who knows?

Marty
 
Most butchers keep the edge touched up on a steel throughout the day which is fa different from a major sharpening job. No doubt some butchers actually sharpen their own but many still use a sharpening service.

You should definately learn to use a good ole' stone free-handed, or look into a system such as Gatco or Lansky.

Head to Bladeforums and look for stuff on sharpening by Joe Talmadge. He is very informative and you can learn much from reading his stuff.

If you dont want to bother, then see if there are any knife shops or general hunting/outdoor type places in your area. Many of those types of shops offer sharpening. Remember though you take your knives to them at your own risk. Some of them are quite good, others just show the new guy how to turn on a grinder and they can really screw up a nice blade.
 
My sharpening training occurred almost half a century ago. I have used whetstones lubricated with oil. I have used low-pressure oval motion, angular strokes on folding and outdoor use knives.

I have used long round files on kitchen knives.

I have no idea what to do with a cerrated knife.

I suspect I could benefit from much remedial training.
 
Ask someone that cuts hair. There will be a guy that comes by and sharpens their stuff. Generally he will bring in a small wheel and some stones. I found a guy by accident and he could reprofile and everything. Cheap too. I can touch up an edge but I can't sharpen in general for sh$@!!!!
 
i have mine sharpened at the gun show. usually $3, this one guy is exceptionally good. he puts a mirror edge on it, not to mention razor sharp. even sells the equipment he uses. no muss no fuss.
 
After reading your posts, I went shopping. I found the spyderco sharpmaker 204 for $43, and the pair of diamond sticks for it for $56 here:
http://www.newgraham.com/sharpene.htm

I also found really neat angle guides made to work with all large flat stones, and I have waterstones and diamond stones. http://www.razoredgesystems.com/store/index.asp?SelectedCategory=3&CategoryName=GUIDES
I got the guide for large knives and small knives.
These were the only guides I could find for use with regular stones. I found woodworkers guides, but those are made for chisels not knives.

I haven't tested any of them yet though as I just orderred them right now.
 
40 degree sounds very steep to me. I use a Lansky and set mine for 25 degree's.
 
Razoredge Systems (see post above) also does sharpening at a reasonable price. I haven't used them yet, but I plan on it. They put out a GREAT book on sharpening & have some really good equiptment. Try them & let us know. TX
 
The other day I heard a bell outside my house and saw a guy wheeling a cart down the sidewalk with a sharpening wheel on it! I didn't run after him to catch him, but I felt like I was in a time warp- it is very cool to see that there are guys who still do that.
 
Wolfen-

Have you tried to simply let your "fingers do the walking".

You neighborhood Yellow Pages should have listings for Cutlery shops and/or Professional Kitchen/Chef's supply. Invariably these type of places have in-house or contracted sharpening services--and you won't need to hassle with shipping your knives off.

My local sharpening guy, the owner of a Pro Kitchen/Chef's supply shop does all my major re-sharpening, and re-profiling. He charges a little extra for sharpening the tactical stuff made of the likes of A2, 154CM/ATS-34, BG-42, etc. because it requires extra material/belts on his parts due the hardness of the metal--but its well worth it.

HTH
 
I found this link with lots of sharpenning services etc. http://cutlerscove.com/links/sharpeners.html

I also just received my spyderco sharpmaker and diamond rod option. I am still waiting for the ultra fine rod option to come to me. I just watched the VERY GOOD instructional video and read the booklet. I am confident that with the optional diamond and ultrafine rods that this will be my new favorite sharpener. I here the edgepro is the best, but this is a lot cheaper. THis store has them the cheapest which is where I bought them. http://www.newgraham.com/
I got the ultrafine option from www.knifecenter.com

I also am waiting for my new fast sharpenner. The redi edge pro which is a carbide slot on a ceramic hone rod. http://www.klawhorn.com/rediedgepro.htm
I had a myerco sharpen it that an author recommended but for the life of me I can't get it to work well. I get much better and faster results with my cheap plastic carbide sharpenner. THerefore I'd recommend the expensive durable redi edge pro which should be even better than my cheap plastic thing. If, when it arrives in a day or so, I find it doesn't live up to its hype then I'll repost here. If I don't then it was all it was cracked up to be. I find the slotted carbide sharpenner, cheap plastic one I have, really can put an edge on fast. It can even sharpen dull edges like the FALSE double edge on knives made to look like a dagger but one side is really just decorative. With this carbide sharpenner, as long as the edge is reasonably narrow to begin with, it's no problem. I've sharpenned 2 of my kabar knives which came with false back edges. Now all the edges are razor sharp. The carbide sharpenner cuts a lot faster than the spyderco. It can get to shapes that are hard to sharpen on the spyderco. But, for knives suited to the spyderco, I prefer the spyderco for a quality edge. I find that together, these two systems work very well and FAST.
 
tkl:

We all can't afford to go to a gun show in Texas to get our knife sharpened.

Anybody out there do chain saws? I have three chain saw chains that need sharpening.
 
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