I was very satisfied with the hand-sharpening job Marc did, knife came back the same day, very…read moresharp, at a reasonable price. I will go back to him for future work.

Marc is the best! Knowledgeable, excellent communicator,…read morequick to respond, careful attention to the repair. He picked up my sewing scissors and dropped them off. He showed me examples of cut fabric before and after the repair and the best part of the blades to use going forward as he found a small bend in the blade that I never noticed. Marc is really easy to work with and very good at his craft. I will definitely be calling him again.

My gf moved in and brought a bunch of knives which she said to toss. Once I looked at what she had,…read moreI knew they needed to be saved. They were dinged, chipped, and some with bent tips. I found online places where you had to mail them away, buy packages and a la carte fixing services.. Gary takes care of all of it. Charges by the inch, and does free pickup and delivery if you're local. I've already sent pictures to my friends and will recommend Gary to EVERYONE. The prices are great, no need to shop around.

What a great guy! And sharpened the knives to perfection- would trust him with my wustof…read more Also does pick up and drop off!

I scoured the internet for a few weeks trying to find a good, local spot for my knife. I prefer…read morehand sharpening to when people use the belts, personally. I booked an appointment with Scott/A cut above and the windows/times were very flexible. It was nice to have very specific directions for drop off/pick up. There was a bit of an issue in terms of the timeline and communication at first as my knife took longer than expected however, it was resolved and I would say customer service was great and I feel confident that I will recommend him and his work after picking up my knife last week. For context, it's the first chefs knife that I ever made so she's not sleek with machinery-grade perfection and I had the knife in storage for a while when I was travelling and also moving so there was quite a bit of wear, tear, and rust. When I unwrapped the knife, I was so happy with the results. He really put work and love into what he does and it shows. Fight the urge to run your thumb across the blade - I looked and my thoughts wanted to but I decided...let's cut up some chicken instead and it slices like a hot knife through cold butter. Great work.

I'm writing this review to let you know about Cut Above - Knife and Tool Sharpening located in…read moreTucson. My husband and I had a couple of expensive knives that we had purchased many years ago as well as a couple of other "not so expensive" knives that were all in dire need of sharpening. After looking on the internet, I came across this place and without even checking out their webpage, I called and set up a time to drop off our knives. Turns out, this is the one-man operation of a college student at the University of Arizona who took up cooking and learning how to sharpen utensils during Covid. Anyway - his name is Nick and besides being such a nice human-being, he was able to get our knives sharpened in one day and even brought them out to my car when I went by to pick them up. As far as his charges go - they seemed extremely reasonable to me but since I've never had any knives sharpened before I don't know how his rates compare to others. Regarding the quality of his work - both my husband and I are very happy with it. All the knives are so much sharper and are cutting things so much easier and better now. Why we hadn't had them sharpened before now - I'm not sure of the reason other than their becoming dull doesn't happen over night. To sum up, both my husband and I strongly recommend the services of Nick of Cut Above - Knife and Tool Sharpening.

Armand knows his knives. I have mostly Heinkels and he sharpened mine, and then helped me offering…read morerecommended maintenance tips and tricks for holding the edge and best practice information. I picked up some info and his prices were very reasonable. He recommended people get them done more often as they can damage them if doing it incorrectly (like I did). I know knife care well or so I thought, but still picked up a couple good tips as he is friendly and helpful. They are amazingly sharp now - it is worth it. He says most people don't get them sharpened often enough or they damage them trying it themselves and screwing up the process. We'll be back to Armand.

Armand is terrific! Dropped my gas-less, push reel mower off at 1:30, ate lunch at Comella's down…read morethe street, and picked up a refurbished, sharpened mower less than an hour later. Armand is a self-described perfectionist, and would not let me leave until he demonstrated, and had me use, the mower on a patch of tough grass. Naturally the once dull blades now sliced through paper (he pulled some out) and leaves of grass, like the infamous Vorpal blade through the Jabberwock! Fantastic! I highly recommend this service.

I recently purchased a new pocket knife and was looking for somebody who could take the factory…read moreedge and make it as razer sharp as I knew it could be. Patti's website stated she sharpened hunting knives and other edges so I figured my knife with its 3.2" blade shouldn't be a problem. Patti was polite enough at first but became a little standoffish when I asked her if she could sharpen my knife. I could immediately tell she didn't want to sharpen it. She mentioned a previous Yelp review and explained that after that person she doesn't like to take pocket knives. I asked her why the poor review to which she replied "I don't know". Later reading on Yelp revealed that she marred the blades finish when she put it in the clamp. Still she took the knife and cut a few slices of paper with it. As I previously stated it still has its factory edge and could easily cut the paper, so she handed the knife back to me stating the edge was still good, and to come back once it had taken a little bit of abuse. While I understand her caution with the previous bad reviews I felt mentioning it was a little crass. I also got the impression she didn't want to deal with my single knife when the guy ahead of me had just handed her a sack full of cutlery presumably from a nearby restaurant. I wish I could speak to her workmanship as I feel she would have done an excellent job in bringing my knife to its full potential. I will gladly bring my own kitchen knives to her if she is ever in the north shore area as that seems to be her speciality. But for single pocket knives its probably better to just get your own whetstone and do it yourself.

If you are like me, your Wusthof kitchen knives are as dull as garden tools. The solution: Patti…read moreof On The Edge! She makes the rounds of Formaggio Kitchen, various farmer's markets and Whole Foods locations. To see where she will be next, check out her online calendar: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=ontheedgeknife@gmail.com&ctz=America/New_York She uses an Edge Pro, and $700+ hand sharpening system where the various grit stones are drawn across the blade's edge in a circular motion, as opposed to the more traditional opposite, at exactly the right angle for your blade (19 degrees for a Wusthof Classic). So if you have one of those trendy, expensive Japanese knives, she can get the angle right. Having researched the subject online, this will give you a much sharper and longer-lasting knife edge than using one of those lazy electric sharpener (which is what most of the shops that sharpen knives use). If you are lucky enough to have some serious kitchen knife art, I would definitely recommend that you have them sharpened by Patti. Not cheap at $15 for a big blade, and $10 for a small, but worth it to me. But they will last a good while (she recommend the "tomato test" to determine when to get them sharpened again). She can also sharpen your serrated bread knife. You will find her parked in a distinctive white utility van (has a air circulator mounted on top and a sign on the rear door) outside of Whole Foods, etc. Get there early and come back later to pick up your knives. She turned around my Chef's knife and two pairing knives in 30 minutes (while I was distracting her with chatter). They are slicing paper like it is butter now. And say hello to Patti's coworker, a 47 year-old African Grey Parrot, who can't fly, but seems to enjoy jumping onto a pillow and rebounding up into the air!

I hate leaving negative reviews, but the sharpening work done for us seemed to make little…read moredifference in either the sharpness of our knives or our scissors. We had a lot of serrated knives and a few plain edge, the grind on the plain edge knives was not symmetric and the scissors had no noticible improvement. Other people seem to have had good luck, but we did not.

I have never had my knives professionally sharpened before - and I am absolutely thrilled with how…read moresharp they are after Tom from National Sharpening worked on them! He showed up as promised, immediately sharpened two chef's knives and a pair of scissors in his truck. I don't think they were this sharp when they were new (30 years and only me sharpening them on a whetstone). I highly recommend this service and Tom is a pleasure to work with!

Yesterday my wife took a pair of strong kitchen shears to Gardel to be sharpened. The person was…read morefriendly and gracious, asked if she wanted to wait, but she needed to walk the dog and said she'd return. She returned 1 or 2 hours later, the shears were ready, the blades were protected in a sheath marked "SHARP", and the cost was only $6. Fantastic! Note that the shop is in the back of the building.

Fantastic service! Dropped off 4 chef knives, and had them back a matter of hours later, super…read moresharp. Debbie was very helpful and the price was reasonable. Thank you!