Knife Sharpening good and reasonable?

[Haggis man]

Hi All!

My poor knifes need a new edge. Where does one go in the area that sharpens knifes? I live in the McLean/ Vienna area.

[silentbob]

The Sur la Table in the Tysons Galleria is a decent option.

[Sthitch]

La Cusine in Alexandria does a very good job.

[cigarnv]

http://www.mrleonardknifesharpener.com/

[cjsadler]

I drove by Sur La Table in Friendship Heights the other day and they had a sign out that said they were sharpening knives for $1. Anyone know how long this deal is going on?

[jefferyc]

I get mine done by the butcher in eastern market.

[jefferyc]

14 bucks to sharpen one knife seems kind of stiff, add the 15 bucks for the shipping kit and the first sharpening is 29 dollars.

http://www.mrleonardknifesharpener.com/

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[JeffSenter]

I drove by Sur La Table in Friendship Heights the other day and they had a sign out that said they were sharpening knives for $1.  Anyone know how long this deal is going on?

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I went in and ask them about it. They have a 4 stage wheel grinder. And they do it on weekday only. They also will not do japaness knifes.

[lperry]

I drove by Sur La Table in Friendship Heights the other day and they had a sign out that said they were sharpening knives for $1.   Anyone know how long this deal is going on?

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I went in and ask them about it. They have a 4 stage wheel grinder. And they do it on weekday only. They also will not do japaness knifes.

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Does anyone know if they have somebody who is skilled? Or is it just the regular store staff?

-Linda

[tomdc]

How much do they charge at Eastern Market ?

[jefferyc]

I think it's 5 bucks per knife.

How much do they charge at Eastern Market ?

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[Malawry]

While I understand the instinct to hire a professional to sharpen your knives, I highly recommend learning how to take care of them yourself. I learned a lot by taking the recreational knife skills class at L'academie de Cuisine's Bethesda, MD campus, long before I enrolled in the professional culinary career training program. I think it's still under $50 and worth every penny.

[banco]

While I understand the instinct to hire a professional to sharpen your knives, I highly recommend learning how to take care of them yourself. I learned a lot by taking the recreational knife skills class at L'academie de Cuisine's Bethesda, MD campus, long before I enrolled in the professional culinary career training program. I think it's still under $50 and worth every penny.

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As someone who recently taught himself to use waterstones to sharpen his knives, I couldn't agree more. It's fun to learn and adds a certain element of pride every time I use one of my knives. Japan woodworker, despite its name, is an excellent place to buy sharpening stones for cutlery as well, with very helpful staff.

[govtlawyer]

http://www.mrleonardknifesharpener.com/

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Thanks for the suggestion, cigarnv. I sent my knives away the day before I left for vacation, and they were waiting for me when I returned (one week later). I had 8 knives and two pairs of scissors sharpened for $59 (plus the cost of the mailer that includes shipping for $15). I am very pleased. Of course, I have never had my knives sharpened before so I have no basis of comparison, but I am quite pleased. I calculated that to have them sharpened at Sur La Table or somewhere per inch would have cost more. And I didn't have to drop them off and pick them up. Pretty terrific.

[EdS]

If you don't mind sending your knives to Philadelphia, I've heard nothing but good things about D & R Sharpening. Dave can properly sharpen Japanese knives too and even grind new blade profiles to your specifications. There are several threads with his work on Knifeforums.

[liv4fud]

something quick but not dirty for your knives:

sharpeners from accusharp and norton abrasives are really neat for taking care of knives on a daily / weekly basis especially for home cooks

they have blades at a preset angle so you don't have to worry about precise angle. and yes I had gotten the accusharp link either from this or cheftalk forum. in hunt for that found norton myself.

usually about 12 dollars, they are good bang for the buck.