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I'm often asked what we can or can't sharpen. We can sharpen a lot of things so the list of things we can't is a lot shorter! Here are some common items we can't sharpen and pictures of them: Helical push lawnmower blades, we do sharpen regular lawn mower blades if you remove them first.  Tiny or micro serrations and some steak knives serrations if they are really small serrations. Circular saw blades (talk to Eastside Saw for those) ----------------------------------------------- YES, we can sharpen these unusual items: Swords, Straight Razors, Pinking Shears, Mandalin Blades, Garden Tools, Skewers, Blender/Food Processing Blades, Single-bevel...

This blog post captures updates regarding the retrofit for the tormek knife jig I design and manufacture.  May 09, 2025 All retrofits currently ship with the friction ring mod.  For v. 3 I am trying to identify a new manufacturer - no success yet, finding a short-run, high quality, affordable, manufacturer in the US is nearly impossible  - unfortunately, current tariffs will make this product unaffordable based on my current relationships. I have roughly 25 v. 2 left to sell.  Feb. 05, 2025 A few customers have expressed concern about the free spinning knob. I understand the concern and have...

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We use a system (Tormek) that sharpens using a whetstone (a semi-porus sharpening stone) that sits in a bath of water - but why is that better?  Sometimes you see knife sharpeners post pictures of them sharpening a knife on a belt sander - exciting sparks are flying and it looks cool... but it's really not. There are two main reasons we don't use this method when sharpening as a general rule: 1. Heat - those sparks you see and the noise you hear when "dry grinding" are really bad. Let me explain. When knives are made they start as...

After many years and a couple of attempts, I finally have the equipment, knowledge and experience needed to sharpen Salon Shears properly! We can now do convex shears. straight bevel scissors, thinners and pretty much whatever you have! I always rework ride lines, and ensure your most prized scissors are well taken care of with bumpers and oiling too.  Convex scissors are $40.00 and straight bevel are $30.00. This includes sharpening, ride line adjustment, bumpers if needed, and oiling.  We will also soon be a distributor for Scissor Mall, offering high quality salon and grooming scissors.