Meloling is great if you want to sharpen mower blades and just about anything else industrial, heavy duty. They do NOT, however, do well with sharpening kitchen knives. I took my handful of four Global Knives to Meloling and they were all duller than when I brought them in for sharpoening. These knives require a 10-12 degree beveled edge. After they were "sharpened" I excitedly took them home to try them out. I literally could not cut a carrot without using excessive force. The real disappointment though is that a local high school's kitchen *chef* was the one who referred me to Meloling. Aside from the disappointment of my dull kitchen knives, I thoroughly enjoyed talking to Jim, the owner. His shop is full of very interesting sharpening machinery, like a museum of heavy duty equipment. He's a good storyteller and knows the local area's history as well. :) Oh, and his prices are very reasonable. read more

Have taken chainsaw blades in to be sharpened. Great work! Nice man. Looking to take more items to him next season. read more

I was visiting my graduate student daughter I decided to try out Meloling since she just had normal kitchen knives (20-27 degrees) to sharpen. I have my own sharpening equipment at home so I went with her to the shop and watched him sharpen them. He did it properly and the knives were suitably sharp when we left. He charges almost nothing. He has a entire metal working shop and it looks like he can sharpen pretty much anything and possibly fabricate replacements. He works with a bunch of the local hardware stores and other shops to provide services so you don't have to drive out to his shop. I didn't get a list but if you called he could tell you who they were. We would use him again (but would probably drop off at a local store even though its likely to be a little more expensive). read more

Wow, I was a bit skeptical as during my first trip there was what turned out to be a partial power failure leaving the large extensively equipped shop with a glow of light. The follow up was great as I brought garden shears, fine quality general surgery scissors,and an assortment of nail clippers and utility and good brand scissors. He went to work and in about 1/2 hour all was done in spite of my chatter, interesting fellow. A week later I found 3 forgotten scissors and decided to try a small box hardware store in western Vestal. They told me that they sent out the work and the wanted $16 so that when the work came back in 1 week, which it did, all that was needed was for me to pick them up. When I tried to do that I was told that I had to pay an additional $48. I almost yelled my opinion, I will NEVER go back. My wife reported that the scissor she tried actually cut the callus and not just gnawed at it. read more