Sharpening Service

 Sharpening

We offer same day sharpening and repair service with no appointment necessary (some exceptions may occur with large orders or serious repairs). With all our sharpening, we take care to remove the smallest amount of metal neccecary to provide you with the edge best suited for your knife. Advice is always free, and we are happy to teach our sharpening method to anyone willing to learn.

We now offer two types of sharpening:

SHARPENING - $3.00 per knife (flat fee)

Recommended for European, Chinese, or American made knives . We Sharpen using ceramic and leather belts.

WATERSTONE SHARPENING BY HAND 

Recommended for Japanese made, custom and finer knives. We sharpen by hand using Japanese waterstones.

  • Paring knives - $4.00
  • Utility and boning knives - $6.00
  • Santokus and chef knives - $8.00
  • Slicers and chef knives 10”+ – $10.00
  • Yanagibas, Usubas, Debas and other single-beveled knives start at $10.00, price may increase according to knife’s condition. 

 * REPAIRS - We welcome all blade repairs, and very rarely see knives which cannot be repaired. Most small repairs will be included in the price of a regular sharpening, others will be assessed individually. We do not repair handles.

* PLEASE CLEAN KNIVES PRIOR TO SHARPENING