Owner-Paul Seymour
I moved to Alexandria after retiring from law enforcement and served in the United State Navy during Desert Storm and Desert Shield. I’ve always had an appreciation for great knives and became interested in learning how to put the best edges on a variety of blades from EDC to kitchen cutlery. Although we don’t think twice about them, knives are a part of everyday life from prepping food to opening packages, and many hobbies and crafts. Having a properly sharpened knife makes all these tasks more efficient and safer.
Most people don’t have the time, equipment, or experience to do the job themselves. It can be a hassle to take time out of your already busy day to have your knives professionally sharpened which is why I started this knife sharpening service. I also offer a pickup and delivery option for local restaurants who sign up for monthly sharpening.
My Equipment:
My two main sharpeners for kitchen knives are Swiss made Tormek T8 water cooled sharpeners. They are the highest quality, made in Sweden. It’s a water cooled guided sharpener that will not over heat your blade causing potential damage to your metals tempering. I use them to craft perfect edges on your blades. Because they're manual and fully adjustable, I can cater the sharpening job to each of your specific knives. I inspect each one to determine the best angle to avoid unnecessary grinding. A common problem with many who sharpen using belt style sanders. If your sharpening service wont tell you what they use to sharpen your knives it’s probably because they are using a high speed belt sanders to sharpen them. Many people own very expensive knives and I feel you deserve to know that the very best equipment is being used on your knives.
For the average user the factory angle of most knives is usually the best setting but I have the ability to re-profile knives to a new angle. Most USA kitchen knives are in the 17-20 range and many Japanese knives are in the 10-15 range. I can make angles from 10 to 35 degrees. Generally the lower the angle the sharper the knife, the higher the angle the stronger the edge retention, or how long it will stay sharp. I can also do mirror edges and micro bevels for a reasonable price.
Tormek T8
The Ookami Gold® Complete Sharpening System is a Professional Scissors Sharpener. This scissors sharpening system allows me to sharpen a full range of shears from the high-end salon shears to stylists to low-end barber and beauty scissors as well as other industrial, fabric, and sewing scissors.
Laser Knife Edge Reader
The Laser Knife Edge Reader is a knife sharpening tool to measure the edge angle quickly. It also shows me sharpness and helps me create consistently sharp edges on your knives.
BESS Certified Sharp Tester- We use this in addition to other tests to be sure we return to you an incredibly sharp knife.
I found this book very helpful when I decided to start my Knife Sharpening Business
