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I need to get a couple pocket knives sharpened. I've been looking online but I can't find anyone that sharpens knives in the Richardson area. The closest I've found is a guy at the Dallas Farmer's Market which is a good 20 miles south of me. So does anyone know a place in/near Richardson?

rexinthecity wrote:I need to get a couple pocket knives sharpened. I've been looking online but I can't find anyone that sharpens knives in the Richardson area. The closest I've found is a guy at the Dallas Farmer's Market which is a good 20 miles south of me. So does anyone know a place in/near Richardson?

Can't you do it yourself? get sharpening stone and some oil and give it a try.

Find a cutlery shop in a mall.

Personally, I'd be very cautious in seeking local sharpening services. Some may be professional, or they may be inept and all but ruin your knife. Difficult to know in advance.

Today's state-of-the-art S30V blade, for example, can be destroyed on a grinding wheel.

What you want sharpened makes all the difference. A 10-year-old Uncle Buck folder? By all means.

An expensive, custom blade...don't let it near a commercial knife sharpener.

I use a sharpening system that doesn't cost much more than $200:

http://www.edgeproinc.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

It does the job, and I never have to worry about somebody else damaging my blade.

I have had good results with a Lansky Sharpener. http://www.lanskysharpeners.com/LKC03.php" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Lansky, that's what I do. I was worthless at sharpening knives until I bought mine.

Maybe i am old school, but I have always sharpened my own knives, BY HAND! The only change I have made in 45 years is go with the DMT diamond hones. They are a necessity with the new metals. I use DMT products exclusively and they provide sharpening instructions. The only change I make is in finishing and hardening the blades..strop them on an old GLASS Dr. Pepper bottle. No other brand will work, because of the shape. Just my two cents worth. It's not that hard to do. I paid my way through college at Tarleton State (class of '74) sharpening the knives for all the cattleman, ranchers, and Ag students..especially during branding time..

Skiprr wrote:Personally, I'd be very cautious in seeking local sharpening services. Some may be professional, or they may be inept and all but ruin your knife. Difficult to know in advance.

Today's state-of-the-art S30V blade, for example, can be destroyed on a grinding wheel.

What you want sharpened makes all the difference. A 10-year-old Uncle Buck folder? By all means.

An expensive, custom blade...don't let it near a commercial knife sharpener.

I use a sharpening system that doesn't cost much more than $200:

http://www.edgeproinc.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

It does the job, and I never have to worry about somebody else damaging my blade.

Wow! That looks like a great system. I have been looking for an alternative for my Henkel knives.

The Lansky puts exactly the right angle on the blade. No way you can do that by hand. I know you can still get it sharp by hand, that's all my dad ever did, but it still is not right.

There was a guy in the shops at willow bend who did a really good job. He charged by the inch....(i couldn't make that up)

glbedd53 wrote:The Lansky puts exactly the right angle on the blade. No way you can do that by hand. I know you can still get it sharp by hand, that's all my dad ever did, but it still is not right.

DMT now makes a guided system using their diamond hones that take forever to wear out. I've all but retired my Gatco set in favor of it.

Search for "DMT Aligner" It's available in a two or three hone set (IIRC, the two hone is coarse and fine, the three hone set adds extra fine) and additional hones are about $15 each for extra coarse or XXfine.

steve817 wrote:

Skiprr wrote:Personally, I'd be very cautious in seeking local sharpening services. Some may be professional, or they may be inept and all but ruin your knife. Difficult to know in advance.

Today's state-of-the-art S30V blade, for example, can be destroyed on a grinding wheel.

What you want sharpened makes all the difference. A 10-year-old Uncle Buck folder? By all means.

An expensive, custom blade...don't let it near a commercial knife sharpener.

I use a sharpening system that doesn't cost much more than $200:

http://www.edgeproinc.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

It does the job, and I never have to worry about somebody else damaging my blade.

Wow! That looks like a great system. I have been looking for an alternative for my Henkel knives.

For your kitchen knives, if you keep them properly honed, then the need to sharpen them should be many many years away. The set I have used for the better half of 7 years are still razor sharp, by alternating between a steel hone and a ceramic one with about a 20:1 ratio between the two.

The one time I let a "knife sharpener" at a gunshow sharpen my pocket knife, it came back more dull than it was when I handed it to him, and it wasn't that dull before. I've always sharpened my own knives sharp enough to shave the hair off my forearm, and I'm no genius at it; I'm just patient.