ext_144282 ([identity profile] dphilli1.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] davis_square2013-10-01 01:23 pm
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knife sharpening?

any recs for a knife sharpening place/service? The accusharp isn't working anymore.
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[identity profile] jadia.livejournal.com 2013-10-01 05:27 pm (UTC)(link)
Tags in Porter Sq does it according to their sign

[personal profile] ron_newman 2013-10-01 05:46 pm (UTC)(link)
On the Edge knife sharpening will be at Pemberton Farms this Sunday, 11 am to 2 pm.

[identity profile] mfinnigan.livejournal.com 2013-10-02 01:46 am (UTC)(link)
I can recommend Patti. We bring our knives to her when she comes to City Feed.

[identity profile] mytheria.livejournal.com 2013-10-01 06:05 pm (UTC)(link)
I know sirraco (sp?) via tags does both knives and yard tools. At the union square farmer's market they do knives while you wait but it's only once a month.

[identity profile] secretlyironic.livejournal.com 2013-10-01 06:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes, although you can also drop them off at any of a number of spots around town: http://www.siracosharpening.com/

We've used Local Root in the past: http://localroot.com/

And of course there's Stoddard's over in Newton: http://www.stoddards.com/ -- when we got an antique carving knife as a wedding present we took it there to be restored.

[identity profile] surrealestate.livejournal.com 2013-10-03 08:37 pm (UTC)(link)
I needed to get mine sharpened and kept missing the Union Square window, so (having learned about it from this post) yesterday I took my primary knife to Local Root. The guy who does the sharpening happened to be there, so (after asking if I minded waiting) he did it right then while I drooled over the merchandise.

They did a great job. I feel like it's better than the last couple of times with Siraco, and I do actually appreciate having the plastic guard now (they included it with the sharpening). The folks there were also very nice.
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[identity profile] phpanda.livejournal.com 2013-10-01 11:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Tags in Porter is fantastic. it takes about a week. I was so happy with the first knives, I brought the rest the next time.

[identity profile] olliesix.livejournal.com 2013-10-02 02:19 am (UTC)(link)
Siraco's actually does the Tags sharpening, in addition to their own direct work in Union Square and elsewhere. They do a great job and have been at it for years. Give them a try!

[identity profile] pekmez.livejournal.com 2013-10-03 02:07 am (UTC)(link)
Stoddard's and On the Edge if you can line up with a place they'll be at the right time are my top picks for nice kitchen knives that are as much as possible
hand-sharpened and not machine-ground.

[personal profile] ron_newman 2013-10-04 02:09 am (UTC)(link)
I don't know if such old posts on this subject are useful, but I'll link to them here just in case:

December 2008
October 2006
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[identity profile] antimony.livejournal.com 2013-10-04 10:47 am (UTC)(link)
*poke* I go past Stoddard's on my commute when biking, so I could take them there if well-wrapped up enough that I can carry knives in a bike bag.
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