Where Do I Go to Have Knives Sharpened?

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I have got some SAKs that are dull as a log. I have no skills in sharpening and have no time to learn it. Where can I go locally to get knives sharpened?

Does Sears or Lowe's do it?
 
Order a Spyderco Sharpmaker, watch the included instructional DVD. If you only have SAK's, it would be good to practice on them first, or you can practice on el cheapo kitchen knives. After you learn what edge you are looking for, move on to the stones. I use an EZE Lap folding hone, never could get the hang of stones.

I asked about the local hardware store sharpening some of my blades, they would hold onto them for a long time, and it would cost more than some of the knives cost. Big thanks to a local knifemaker, Scott Gossman, for putting me on the right path in regards to sharpening.
 
For something like an SAK, I'd just use the bottom of a ceramic mug. A few swipes on each side should put a reasonable edge on it. I believe most hardware stores do sharpenings for a price.
 
You can get a cheap bench grinder and a paperwheel system that will put a hair splittin edge on every knife in the house.......Quick!
 
IGotStabbed said:
Does Sears or Lowe's do it?
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As much as I agree with the others that it is fairly easy to sharpen your knives yourself, especially with a Spyderco Sharpmaker, my local hardware store offers sharpening services for a small fee. It is part of the Do It Centers franchise and more of a "mop & pop" type hardware store. My Lowes, Home Depot and Sears does not offer that service.

I sharpen my own knives. It is quite easy to get the hang of. I had some older knives and a couple letter openers that I practiced on first :D. DMT, Smiths and Lanksy have systems that are pretty much make it fool-proof. I will be getting the paper wheel system for my 6" variable-speedbench grinder.
 
I don't know if Sears or Lowes would sharpen knives. Have you done a Google search for knife shops in your area? Where do you live? Some forum members might know of a place local to you.
 
If you care about knives enough to get on a knife forum get a sharpening system like a Sharpmaker. It doesn't take skill if you follow the instructions. :jerkit:
 
Please do yourself a favour and purchase a 6" flat diamond benchstone (Ezelap, DMT) and learn to do this yourself, the diamond stone is about right for general tool use with a SAK.

This is an incredibly simple and easy process and I would bet London to a brick that there will be a myriad of volunteers to offer help or advice....certainly from here.


Seriously, I cannot overstate just how easy the process is.

Regards.
 
Some of these knives that need sharpened are very valuable to me, I am scared I'll ruin the blade... So the sypderco kit- it's fool proof?
 
Its basically fool proof.

Most people while using stones will vary the angle, and this can cause ugly scratches on your blade.

The sharp maker will touch only the edge with little variation in angle, and produce a pretty damn good edge.

The same thing can be done (better) with stones, though it takes a bit of practice.
 
I don't know where you live, but I live in a small town. In our town we have a True Value hardware store and they sharpen knives for about $5. You might check in the yellow pages and see if there is anywhere like that in your town. The downside of the sharpening job is that they only perform a functional sharpening(no pretty sharpening.) If you can't find anywhere or anyplace, try buying a Samurai Shark knife sharpener. If your knives have any edge at all it works pretty good.:D
 
My local Bass Pro Shop sharpens folders for $2.00 and Straight knives for $4.00. If you have one close by check it out.
 
I agree with the suggestion of purchasing a Spyderco Sharpmaker. I would go a step more and suggest that you buy the diamond stones to compliment the sharpening system. Best wishes.
 
Spyderco Sharpmaker gets my vote. :thumbup:

Or you could send them to Richard J, him and his paper wheels. :D
 
IGotStabbed said:
I have got some SAKs that are dull as a log. I have no skills in sharpening and have no time to learn it. Where can I go locally to get knives sharpened?

Does Sears or Lowe's do it?
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my friend, if you have time and skills to use a knife then you have time to dress the edge, if not you should buy new SAK"s as it will cost you as much to have them sharpened
 
IGotStabbed said:
Some of these knives that need sharpened are very valuable to me, I am scared I'll ruin the blade... So the sypderco kit- it's fool proof?
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So you would let someone else sharpen your knives who could very well be some minimum wage idiot (it has happened to me--i learned the hard way:(). If you value your knives id learn it yourself or get someone with a reputation to sharpen your knives or you may very well regret it.
 
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