The knives are sharp now and it only took a day from drop off to pick up for the job to be done…read more Good prices as well. Service was the opposite but my brother covered that in his review and John decided to text me after the fact wanting his review to pertain only to the knife sharpening so here that is. Also for the sake of accuracy the refund he mentions in his reply took 5 hours not 1. Not a huge deal.

I will start by saying that all the knives we had sharpened looked great and were extremely sharp…read moreafter using this service. This is a very mixed review because, up until we got our knives, the entire experience couldn't possibly have been easier or more pleasant. For some context, I live out of state, so all of my communication was over the phone or over text. The owner was extremely friendly on the phone and I arranged to pay in advance to sharpen 6 knives (the price was very reasonable). As this was a gift for family members, I gave him the name of my father as the recipient of the knives. However, somewhat confusingly, I then asked my brother who lives in the area to bring the knives in to be sharpened. The owner charged my brother for the service and my brother paid, both clearly misunderstanding that I paid in advance. This is where the entire service became unbelievably disappointing. The owner went back and forth with my brother about how unlikely it would have been that I paid in advance given that he normally asks customers to pay after he completes the sharpening job. After I sent screenshots of our earlier conversation and of my payment, the owner agreed to pay my brother back for the double payment. All was well and good except the owner sent my brother a text message saying "You all couldn't have made this more difficult". I concede that we weren't entirely clear in our communication but this is simply not any way to talk to customers who, lest we forget, had just paid for your service and apologized for our mistake. I was genuinely so excited to work with a small local business who, up to that point, was extremely friendly and helpful. Based on other reviews this is almost certainly an outlier which made it all the more bizarre. So, aside from a single completely unacceptable comment made in response to a common customer mistake, the service was everything we could have wanted and I hope he continues to provide great service in the future.

Birchwood Knife is amazing and would highly recommend! The drop off and pick up process they have…read moreis very smooth. They sharpened my mower blades within two days. This is the only place I would use for knife sharpening!

These are great guys. I gave them 7 Japanese kitchen knives, 2 Kukri knives, an original ww2…read moreFairbairn-Sykes knife, a 14" custom made Japanese sushi knife, 3 high quality pocket knives, and my dad's hand made ww2 fixed blade knife he carried during the war. One of the Kukri's is 20" long and heavy as hell. All the ones came back razor sharp. The price was unbelievable. I live in Suffolk and am glad I drove to Virginia Beach. I won't trust anyone else with my knives.

Operating out of their home, the owner knows what he's doing. I gave him my entire set of Japanese…read moresteel chef knives, which I have neglected to sharpen in the last two years, and they came back good as new. All for a very reasonable price with a 24hour turn around. Great work and you will not be disappointed!

We have several Shun Japanese knives that are fairly expensive. I have had them sharpened 3 times…read moreby different places in RVA. They have never been sharpened correctly until now. Not only were they sharpened correctly but he also repaired a tip that had been broken. We were very happy we finally found someone who can keep these in great shape for us. Highly recommend him. Their work is guaranteed.

I called one morning to inquire about knife sharpening services, and I had all of my knives dropped…read moreoff and then back to me by 3 PM on the same day. The provider was very kind and helpful, and it was a job well done for an excellent price. He said he does a lot of work for local restaurants and chefs who demand good quality work.

From the owner: Very sharp knives and quick turnaround time!read more