The Sharpening Guy

The Sharpening Guy Professional sharpener specializing in Japanese knives, non-Japanese knives, and straight razors. Please contact us for an appointment.

www.thesharpeningguy.com ● (616) 364-0941

If your knives are dropped off at my drop off center by 2:00 this Tuesday, they will be returned to the drop off center ...
11/20/2023

If your knives are dropped off at my drop off center by 2:00 this Tuesday, they will be returned to the drop off center by 3:00 this Wednesday. Drop off location details are on my website. 😊

03/26/2023

Before photo (in comments) and after video of a makeover I did on a Damascus clad gyuto I thinned/reground, re-etched, and sharpened. Due to improper sharpening, you can see in the before photo how little of the core steel was exposed, and how thick the knife had become behind the edge. By thinning the knife back out, I was able to restore proper cross section blade geometry to the knife and bring it back to optimal cutting performance. You can see how far the cladding line moved up the side of the blade when I thinned it back out.

02/21/2023

Before photos (in comments) and after videos of a worn out and beat up yanagiba that came in for restoration. The ura was convex in places, the blade road was almost nonexistent, the blade profile and shinogi line both had a reverse curve in them, and the blade was warped. Once I straightened the blade out, I removed the handle and then completely reground both the ura to restore it’s hollow grind and then reground the blade road to restore proper cross section blade geometry to the knife as well as cleaned up the rest of the blade. I then re-attached the handle and obviously sharpened the knife. The knife is too short to really be used as a yanagiba at this point, but it can be used as a sweet petty knife.

02/18/2023

Before photos (in comments) and after video. Most of the homemade knives people send in for sharpening have either very little blade grind at all, and what they do have is really thick and uneven. This knife was no exception. I reground the wide bevels to thin the blade out behind the cutting edge and to get them nice and even before sharpening the actual edge. Without doing this, knives like this wouldn’t cut through things very well even if the edge was sharp. I didn’t polish much, only to a satin finish on the wide bevels since that was similar to the rest of the blade. This knife will now definitely cut way better than it did when it was new.

Before and after of a tip repair, regrind, and sharpen on this Japanese knife.
01/14/2023

Before and after of a tip repair, regrind, and sharpen on this Japanese knife.

12/08/2021

Fresh regrind and sharpen on this gyuto.

07/21/2021

This was an old rusted butcher knife that I restored for a customer. I completely reground the wide bevels, polished the blade, and finally put an insanely sharp edge on it. I’m sure it is now sharper than it has ever been before.

03/09/2021

Major thinning and regrind on this Takeda. This knife will definitely perform better than when it was new.

Before and after of a meat cleaver I recently restored and sharpened. It’s as good as new now!
02/25/2021

Before and after of a meat cleaver I recently restored and sharpened. It’s as good as new now!

Want to be able to enjoy carving your Turkey this year? There is still time to get your knives expertly sharpened before...
11/03/2020

Want to be able to enjoy carving your Turkey this year? There is still time to get your knives expertly sharpened before thanksgiving! Get your knives sharpened now, and experience the true meaning of sharp! TheSharpeningGuy.com

10/15/2020

Did a nice thinning and sharpening on this gyuto recently. Imagine what I could do with your knives.

Before and after of a yanagiba I recently did a regrind and sharpening on. It arrived all rusted and with a wavy edge an...
10/07/2020

Before and after of a yanagiba I recently did a regrind and sharpening on. It arrived all rusted and with a wavy edge and blade road. I restored the knife to how it was meant to be. It now should work as well or better than when it was new.

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