Knife Sharpening near Boston

[stinkycheeseman]

There is a small knife shop in the Providence Place Mall, on the third floor next to Hannoush Jewelry, that sharpens knives on premise. I think they are fairly priced.

[Chris Amirault]

That's On the Edge Cutlery, which must have added this recently. About two years ago I called there and they told me only the shop in North Attleboro did it -- which has since closed.

[rwsweet]

I've been looking for a good professional knife sharpening service in the Boston area. I tried Kitchen Arts, but was unhappy with the results. Does anyone have a recommendation?

[MarkIsCooking]

I have not used them, but I've heard these guys are a great place to go.

Siraco in Somerville

If you use them, please let me know what you think.

-Mark-

[rnewman]

I have had wonderful results with Stoddard's ((617-244-4187). Currently their only location is in the Chestnut Hill Mall. They sharpen all knives by hand and are very knowledgeable.

[MarkIsCooking]

I've used Stoddards in CHM, too. I thought they were OK, but on a few items I wasn't impressed.

-Mark-

[glauer]

As I live close by I packed all my knives today and went to Siraco. Unfortunately the store has closed. It seems, however, that they are still sharpening knives but they have to be dropped off at other places.

A list is here:

http://www.siracosharpening.com/

[Lapin d'Argent]

As I live close by I packed all my knives today and went to Siraco. Unfortunately the store has closed. It seems, however, that they are still sharpening knives but they have to be dropped off at other places.

A list is here:

http://www.siracosharpening.com/

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They also have a regularly scheduled service at:

Quilter's Way

75 Commonwealth Ave

Concord, MA 01742

phone: 978-371-1177

email: info@quiltersway.com

Service is scheduled for a specific dated, I believe every two months, although if there's an increased demand, they might go back to every month. Usually they will complete the sharpening the same day or the next day, depending how many items there are to do.

Prices are modest, but payment must be made in cash when the items are consigned for sharpening, because the store just passes each customer's package with the payment and items to be sharpened on to Siraco. If you have any special requests about how an item should be sharpened or finished, just write a note and include it with your knives.

You can drop off your knives (or scissors) in advance, if you want, and the shop will call when they're ready to be picked up.

- L.

[rwsweet]

Thanks for all the tips. I'll have to try out some of those places.

[glauer]

I dropped my knives off for Siriacos at Leavit & Peirce in Harvard square yesterday. I will report back in about a week or so how they came back.