My main kitchen knife is getting really dull and it's dangerous! However I don't have a sharpener and I don't want to buy one.

I figure with all the gun & knife nuts on TWW, there's gotta be someone who has a sharpener that's appropriate for a kitchen knife. If you sharpen the knife for me I will be eternally grateful!

Let me know if anybody can help, thanks!

btw the knife is one of these (same style but not that brand)

8/26/2006 10:23:35 PM

take it to true value

8/26/2006 10:29:25 PM

Only take it to a grocery store or harware store for sharpening as a last resort. They use electriv "V" grinders that will chew through your knife over time (takes off way more than you need). Your best bet is a professional knife sharpener.

Try Beck's Cutlery in Cary (http://www.beckscutlery.com/). They have a pro service and itsw pretty cheap (a couple bucks for each knife). I have a Wusthof Classic 10" Chef's Knife and Wusthof Classic 7" Santoku (hollow ground) and they do a fantastic job with them. Have taken a scalloped bread, paring, and carving knife there too.

Oh and if a hollow-ground santoku is what you have then you definitely need to be careful about how much of your knife is worn away with each sharpening.

[Edited on August 26, 2006 at 10:39 PM. Reason : .]

8/26/2006 10:38:22 PM

How much does Beck's charge?

8/26/2006 10:50:19 PM

(a couple bucks for each knife)

8/26/2006 11:04:53 PM

thx Nacho I know how to read

I just desire a more specific answer if possible

8/26/2006 11:08:38 PM

Well, this last time I had the 10" Chef's Knife (which costs a tad more because of the size), the scalloped edge bread knife, and the 7" santoku (like yours) sharpened and all together it was about $7 after task. $2 per knife and then like $2.75 for the larger chef knife.

8/26/2006 11:12:17 PM

(a couple bucks for each knife)

8/26/2006 11:17:27 PM

msb2ncsu, thanks for the info!

Nacho, no thanks

8/27/2006 12:24:19 AM

The question you need to ask yourself, are the knives I currently own worth taking to a professional sharpener? Or, should I stick it out with a steel for a year or two and buy a couple of nicer knives that are worth the money to be professionally sharpened?

8/27/2006 5:44:21 AM

There's a place in McGregor village that is a specialty knife store that sharpens for $15 I think.
Sorry, can't remember the name of it.

8/27/2006 7:49:31 AM

Quote :

"are the knives I currently own worth taking to a professional sharpener?"

My only kitchen knife is the santoku. And since it only costs $2 to get it sharpened like msb2ncsu said, then yes it is worth it!

8/27/2006 11:32:23 AM

^^ That is Beck's Cutlery and its $2 for standard kitchen knives.

8/27/2006 12:57:50 PM

there is a guy at the fairgrounds on saturdays or sundays that sharpens knifes.

8/27/2006 1:09:56 PM

ohhh that would be a shorter drive

do you know what time the flea market ends?

8/27/2006 1:16:40 PM

Quote :

"I figure with all the gun & knife nuts on TWW"

I will be happy to sharpen it for you with my gun.

8/27/2006 1:29:39 PM

1: google

2: "sharpening knives"

3: read

4 ....

5: Don't be a woman

8/27/2006 4:12:32 PM

A sharpening stone at a hardware store is like $6. They work great.

8/27/2006 4:48:59 PM

Most people don't know how to correctly use a sharpening stone and end up doing more harm than good.

8/27/2006 9:15:52 PM

well I dropped it off at Beck's this morning, he said it would be $2.75

thanks again for the recommendation!

8/28/2006 4:06:47 PM

You're welcome.

8/28/2006 4:12:25 PM