Knife will be sharpened traditionally by hand on Japanese whetstones to as high of a grit that the steel can handle. In addition, the knife will be polished on a leather strop with honing compound. Blades are meticulously examined with a loupe throughout the sharpening process to ensure that the apex is fully formed and polished, as well as to ensure that no burr remains.

Knife will be sharpened traditionally by hand to as high of a grit as the steel can handle on Japanese whetstones. In addition, the knife will be honed on a leather strop with honing compound. Blades are checked meticulously with a loupe throughout the sharpening process to ensure the apex is fully formed and polished and to ensure that no burr remains.

Sharpening on a Tormek T-8 with three grits of diamond wheel plus leather honing wheel. Each blade is checked meticulously throughout the sharpening process with a loupe. This helps to ensure that an apex is formed properly and polished and the burr is fully removed.

Sharpening on a Tormek T-8 water based sharpening system with three grits of Tormek diamond wheels. Knife will be polished and honed with a Tormek leather wheel and honing compound. Blades are checked meticulously throughout the sharpening process with a loupe to ensure the apex is fully formed and polished, as well as to ensure that no burr remains.

Sharpened on a Tormek T-8 water based sharpening system with two grits of diamond wheel. Backs of blades will be flattened as necessary to ensure optimum performance.

Sharpened on a Tormek machine up to four diamond wheels, depending on the steel. Blades honed on a leather wheel to ensure that no burr remains and to ensure that the bevel is fully polished. All blades are meticulously inspected with a loupe throughout the sharpening process to ensure that no burr remains and to ensure that the apex is fully formed.

Scissors are sharpened on a Tormek machine up to four grits of diamond wheel, depending on the steel. Metlculously sharpened to an appropriate angle and sharpened carefully to ensure that the geometry remains consistent.

Serrated knives are sharpened by hand with three different files of three different grits. The back of the serrated knife is then flattened on a whetstone to ensure optimum performance.

Serrated knives are sharpened by hand with three different files of three different grits. The back of the knife is flattened on a whetstone to ensure optimum performance.

Axes and cleavers are sharpened on a Tormek machine with up to four diamond wheels, depending on the steel. They are then polished on a leather wheel to ensure that no burr remains and to ensure that the apex is fully polished. All blades are meticulously inspected with a loupe throughout the sharpening process to ensure that the apex is fully formed and to ensure that no burr remains.

Chisels and hand plane blades are sharpened on a Tormek machine. A primary bevel will be created with the lowest three grits of diamond wheel and a micro bevel will be created with the finest grit of diamond wheel. The back of the blade will be flattened on the finest grit of diamond wheel. The apex will be polished on a leather wheel to ensure that the burr is fully removed and to ensure that the apex is fully polished. All blades are meticulously inspected with a loupe throughout the sharpening process to ensure that the apex is fully formed and to ensure that the burr is fully removed.

Primary bevel will be created on the Tormek machine with all four grits of diamond wheel. Secondary bevel will be created by hand on Japanese whetstones and sharpened up to 12,000 grit, depending on the steel. Secondary bevel will then be polished on a leather strop by hand to ensure that no burr remains and to ensure that the apex is fully polished. The back of the blade will be flattened on a Japanese whetstone. All blades are meticulously inspected with a loupe throughout the sharpening process to ensure the apex is fully formed and to ensure that no burr remains.

Wood turning tools will be sharpened on a Tormek with Tormek’s wood turning tool jigs. They will be sharpened on up to four diamond wheels, depending on the steel. The wood turning tools will then be polished on a leather honing wheel to ensure that no burr remains and to ensure that the apex is fully polished. All blades are meticulously inspected with a loupe throughout the sharpening process to ensure that the apex is fully formed and to ensure that no burr remains.

The blade is ground down past any chips and a new bevel is created. This is a fee that is added to a sharpening service.

Handles are sanded and re-finished. Customer will be consulted in regard to their preferences.