Very glad this old world service still exists. James is kind and skillful and was able to quickly…read moresharpen a large number of knives in a short amount of time for a good price. Some of those knives had been pretty rough, but he got them as sharp as new, maybe even better. A little challenging to schedule but it finally worked it and was worth the wait.

James offers a great, convenient at-home knife sharpening service. He is super nice and very…read moreprofessional. He did an amazing job sharpening our kitchen knives. I will definitely use his service again. Garden tools next.

I bake bread every week for my husband's lunch and of course he likes artisan bread. Slicing it is…read morequite a chore especially getting the slices uniform so I bought a bread slicer about nine months ago. It's the manual table top type with the round blade. It was beginning to get dull and the slices were sticking in the blade at the end, so it was ripping them. I contacted Mark for sharpening and he quoted me about $10 which I thought was a real bargain as I thought I was going to have to buy a new slicer. I drove out to his place the following day in the early morning and he greeted me at his garage with a kind smile. He dismantled my slicer and said I could wait. It took him a bit longer than he expected because this man is a perfectionist, and he was doing an excellent job! Watching a professional sharpen something like this is a real treat, and his fearlessness with sharp objects was quite impressive. I know he does gun shows and sharpens peoples pocket knives, etc., during those. If you ever need anything sharpened, I highly recommend his services! Also, he's a cool down to earth person.

I've been here several times and love the prompt service and reasonable prices. On top of it, Mark…read moreis a very nice individual. Can't recommend this place enough.

Amazing service and quality! He was super nice and professional and did an amazing job on all our…read moreshops shears! Ill forsure be using his services again and recommending him to everyone i know! And the prices were crazy good especially for the quality

I found True Grit Sharpening when I needed my badly damaged chef knife repaired, and am so glad…read morethat I did! John is a true professional who provides friendly and fast service. His expertise and attention to detail are unmatched, and pricing is exceptionally reasonable. I am so very happy with the repair, and will forever take my knives to him as well as refer anyone else who will listen. Thank you so much John!

As a dog groomer, entrusting your blades and scissors ($$$$) to a sharpener is a bit dodgy at the…read morebest of times. Sometimes they are working good as new, sometimes they are sharpened incorrectly and are a total loss. Rick is the only person in the area I trust with my scissors. We recently had our kitchen stuff sharpened too, so I got a chance to see the whole process. My stuff was sharpened to perfection, and I took the knives home and said nothing to my husband to see if he could notice the difference. He commented how the butcher knife (the first one he used and one we rarely touch) was so much sharper than the others. I told him I'd gotten them sharpened, and he was so impressed he wants them done on the regular now. Rick was super polite about me having to cancel our first appointment, and kept me updated on where he would be since I was going to an appointment he'd already had scheduled. He got my stuff done quickly. I noticed no rudeness, and of course since I was coming to him, no lateness. Call Rick and give him a try. You won't be disappointed.

He is so good I love my shears every time he sharpens them and highly recommend him to every…read morecoworker that I have!

I have driven past Tacoma Knife Sharpner practically everyday while on my way to work. But it was…read morejust a few weekends ago when I finally made a stop in here. Steve and I were quite impressed with the various knife selections for all of your kitchen needs. Very cool! We definitely have a place to keep in mind when we need to upgrade our knives for cooking. In additional to that there are seasonal spices and such here. There is quite a selection of local hot sauces from a brand I haven't seen before... so we will keep that in our minds for future reference also when our hot sauce stash needs to be replenished.

Checked this local gem out when they participated in Shop Local Tacoma. The staff that was there…read morethat day was super helpful and respectful of budget and gave her honest opinion on different knives. They have a lot of neat gadgets and kitchenware in various price points and a reasonably priced sharpening and repair service. The community is lucky to have them and I will definitely be back. They also were willing to sell me a knife that is part of their restaurant collection- quality blade from a respected manufacturer with a cheap unbranded handle because for a paring knife, who cares what the handle looks like? I will be back to get my knives sharpened and whenever I need new kitchen stuff or a housewarming present!

I tried hand sharpening my personal very expensive McNees Mac 2 3.5" and it turns out I'm not as…read moregood as I thought so I had him fix it and lay the bevel angle back a little bit and he made it look and perform better than new. On top of that he sharpened my Demko AD20.5 to perfection.

I went here about a year ago to see if they might be interested in making a custom tsuba for my…read morekatana. The smith was a total jerk and seemed to not know the term "tsuba," either, even though he was determined to make me feel the idiot. In spite of all this I purchased a shiny axe with a dark oak handle from them, in part because I wanted to support a local business and in part because it seemed balanced and looked nice. It was not cheap. Now one year later I see that the chrome plating now has some black spots that will not rub out, even though it has been sitting in my bedroom the whole time and I have not used it to cut anything. A quick google search finds that: "This problem of black spots which you are facing seems related to base material defect which you might have failed to notice during pre cleaning stage and the same is appearing over a period of time once plating is completed." In summary- this blade smith sucks.

I sent them a pair of left-handed tailor scissors for sharpening. Quite a bit of time passed…read more They contacted me to let me know that because of the delay, they sharpened my scissors & shipped them back to me for free! My shears are wonderfully sharp and I think the world of these folks for their service!

I've used these guys for years and have always had a good experience I had used a few other…read moresharpeners but had issues with them wrecking my scissors and blades if you're looking for a honest sharpener or dryer repair look no further

Don Shepard is such a kind hearted gentleman and I've used his scissors and sharpening services for…read morethe entirety of my career as a hairdresser. There is something special about supporting a small business as a small business owner myself, but his attention to detail and skills are what keep me coming back. His pricing is always fair and as someone who currently owns and uses 8 pairs of different scissors I am always impressed with the value for the quality. He is always prompt and on time when I schedule a sharpening. If you're looking for new scissors or for a sharpening you've found the ONE.