Professional Knife Sharpening by Kevin

Professional Knife Sharpening by Kevin

Hi My name is Kevin and I ve been sharpening knives as a hobby for more than thirty years. There doesn t exist a knife or tool with an edge that I cannot make sharper than it has EVER BEEN even when it was brand-spankin new. I use no space-age gadgets to live up to this claim only my hands and a few basic tools that have stood the test of years counting in the thousands. Should you grant me the privilege of maintaining your kitchen knives hunting or pocket knives or even your gardening and shop tools I GUARANTEE your COMPLETE SATISFACTION with my work or YOU PAY NOTHING So why not give your hard-working knives a makeover and experience the tremendous difference remarkable ease and actual FUN of using a SHAVING-SHARP Santoku for your prep work in the kitchen or a Filet knife on the boat or your pruning shears out in the yard The hours will fly by - you ll just want to keep cutting A truly sharp blade can make ANY cutting task enjoyable and fast.And all fun aside it s very important to ALWAYS REMEMBER - A SHARP KNIFE IS A SAFE KNIFE Common sense would seem to say the opposite but in this case our instincts fail us. Dull blades require you to push hard forcing the knife with excess pressure that is likely to cause an accident. In addition to cutting yourself you risk carpal-tunnel and other motion-related problems when using dull equipment. Dull knives are the primary cause of kitchen accidents but the ergonomic benefits of well-maintained equipment are evident in any work environment. So keep those blades sharp And abandon that gimmicky store-bought sharpener Those with a V -shaped groove made of interlocking carbide discs or plates are the worst of a bad lot. Dragging the knife through this groove literally tears strips of metal away from the edge. This damages your quality knives permanently As if THAT weren t enough the edge this produces fades to dull uselessness within just days - often even less than one day in a busy kitchen As stated above whether I am just touching up a favorite tool or refurbishing a heavily damaged (or ruined ) knife I use whetstones and techniques that haven t changed in thousands of years except for the materials used to make the stones. For example modern diamond-coated steel stones speed up the process dramatically yet produce the same quality results. Even repairing a heavily nicked or otherwise damaged edge is a snap so don t hesitate to challenge me with an old beater or favorite knife that has seen better days - you won t be disappointed Why me and not another service one with a storefront perhaps You won t be paying my rent at that storefront property for one nor need you abandon your knives overnight to wait for a pickup call. Not only will I come to you at YOUR convenience and work where you may see the process but you ll have them back finished before you can bone a chicken I have every confidence that when you test my work and find that my finished knives edges stay sharper longer than anyone else can promise (two full months with normal use ) you ll be a born-again believer and for more than just the reasons listed above. My customers ALWAYS see me again - as I said the average working life of my sharpening jobs spans up to TWO SOLID MONTHS of regular use. I bring every edge I finish to a brilliant final polish my secret final step that preserves the cutting power of the knife for MUCH longer than normal.My prices are competitive in the extreme and I do not ask for any extra fee for house calls. To show you just how sharp your knives deserve to be and to demonstrate the value of my work I will sharpen your paring knife (or comparably sized blade) and if I fail to impress you will be forgiven all charges for the one knife and I will leave you in peace.Kitchen knives are just 1.40 inch (no serrated knives please )Unusual knives such as swords and other trophies or replicas are 2.00 inch. Hunting knives (whether folding or fixed-blade) diving knives throwing knives and survival-type blades (not including machetes which count as tools) are charged at a flat rate of 8.00 each.Gardening tools such as pruning shears axes & hatchets I charge on an individual basis please ask for special pricing.Shop tools such as chisels lathe tools or any other cutting tools are also specially priced due to the wide range of types that exist.SO TRY ME YOU WILL BE GLAD YOU DID