what would you pay for a nice sharpening on your knife

[cbr900son]

Just got off the phone with a old customer and a friend earlier today and they both said the same thing. They asked me to sharpen a couple knives for them. I told them is shaving sharp okay and they said that would be awesome. Well after they got their knives they said I should think about sharpening services. Never really thought about it. What would you pay for a good sharpening. I was thinking 5$ per knife plus shipping. Obviously if you send more then one shipping wont be nearly as bad. BTW if you ever bought a knife from me I used to not sharpen them to shaving sharp due to one guy saying he doesn't like a edge so fine and thin (he said he prefers to sharpen it himself) but I think I took it to heart and shouldn't have. If you have or ever do buy a knife from me pay postage and all sharpening is free. Im not gonna hold back on sharpening anymore due to that one person.

 

[VeedUp]

They're use to be a guy at the gun show for $1-2 he would have it shaving sharp, but to be completely honest I couldn't see paying someone $5 to sharpen a knife.

 

[LACamper]

I think the booths at the gun shows charge $4 and spend less than 5 minutes on it. I let them do one of my knives and it was better but not great.

 

[SirIsaacNewton]

I think five is fair. I prefer mirror finish shaving sharp

 

[11Bravo]

I'd do five.

 

[IfItFliesItDies]

I'd pay 5 if they do a absolutely fantastic job. Otherwise I'd just sooner do it myself.

 

[cbr900son]

Yeah I think most of us would prefer to do it ourselves but I get a lot of women in particular asking me to sharpen kitchen knives.

 

[JBP55]

Someone in the Franklinton area sharpens knives and charges $5 each which is fair for excellent work.

 

[JBE]

$5/blade or $1/inch of blade...

Do you use stones, belts??

 

[oleheat]

I think $5 would be very fair.

 

[whbonney26]

The guy at the Slidell gun show is always 5.00.

I think the knife shop in Slidell is also 5.00

 

[Tulse Luper]

Yeah I think most of us would prefer to do it ourselves but I get a lot of women in particular asking me to sharpen kitchen knives.

I would charge them $10.

 

[Spent Brass]

Can you re-tip a blade? I have an old Buck knife I got from my uncle that took a drop onto concrete and knocked the tip off. I'd pay to get it retipped and sharpened for sure.

 

[cbr900son]

I can redo the tip unless its like a huge chunk broken off then need to regind.

As for sharpening I use stones including japanese waterstones, paper wheels and buffers, and also a wicked edge system. Whatever I feel suits the situationa dn will get me the best results I use. Occasional I have used belts also.

This is the polished edge I always aim for

 

[jgreg]

I got a knife sharpened at an academy grand opening a vendor of course trying to sell a company product not impressed at all I beleive he was repping smith which does make quality sharpening tools if you buy the good stuff but 5.00 bucks is good if shipping is not too bad but fuel has us all by the kahunas

 

[DAVE_M]

It would nice if someone offered reprofiling of blades and different grinds. Sharpening is one thing and it can be done easily at home, but I don't trust myself convexing a knife or going from a chisel grind to a saber grind.

 

[cbr900son]

It would nice if someone offered reprofiling of blades and different grinds. Sharpening is one thing and it can be done easily at home, but I don't trust myself convexing a knife or going from a chisel grind to a saber grind.

Yeah personally its easier for me to just grind a new knife vs reginding due to the fact that the steel isnt hardened yet and I dotn have to worry about over heating and ruining the heat treatment on the knfie already. Small CHanges and fixes arnt bad. Ive fixed a few broken tips and what not.

 

[FRANKEIGHT]

when I sharpen knives for hunters they pay me in meat which i prefer as I dont hunt but only shoot at targets
frank8

 

[cbr900son]

when I sharpen knives for hunters they pay me in meat which i prefer as I dont hunt but only shoot at targets
frank8

LOL id take that deal anyday!

 

[Bosco]

I have an old "Leatherman 154CM" that's in pretty rough shape. Let someone borrow it and he dropped it on the concrete and banged up the blade pretty bad. Had a coworker who didn't know what he was doing sharpen it and it's been pretty useless ever since. Perhaps you can breathe some life into it?


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