True Grit Sharpening Services
Professional Knife, Shear, and Tool Sharpening in Kent, WA
I specialize in professional sharpening and restoration services for kitchen knives, salon shears, garden implements, and other edged tools.
At True Grit Sharpening Services, I restore knives, shears, and tools to perform their best. Whether I'm sharpening a chef's knife, servicing salon shears, or repairing a damaged garden tool, I focus on precision, edge quality, and preserving the life of the tool.
I work with chefs, restaurants, salons, barbers, landscapers, tradespeople, and homeowners who depend on their tools every day. Every item I service receives the same attention to detail, careful workmanship, and respect for the craft.
Services
Kitchen knives need to be sharpened to a keen edge while removing as little metal as possible from the blade. I use a Tormek T8 water-cooled, slow-speed grinding wheel to give an exceptionally sharp, hollow-ground bevel at any angle. This avoids overheating the blade and removes the minimum amount of metal necessary from the edge. Blade and handle polishing and any needed minor repairs to the edge and tip are included.
Sharpening - $2.00 per inch of blade
Serrated blades - no extra charge
Repairs to edge or tip - $4.00 - 12.00, depending on severity
Bolster Realignment - $4.00 - $12.00, depending on severity
High end shears present a unique challenge as they often have convex bevels and hollow ground blades, and they need to have exquisitely sharp edges. I dissasemble each pair, use an ultrasonic cleaner to clean all parts, sharpen on the Hira To Flat Hone system, touch up the ride line on a 6000 grit whetstone, then lubricate and reassemble your shears leaving them as sharp as they came out of the box…sometimes sharper.
$30.00 per pair.
Sharp tools make gardening easier, safer, and more enjoyable. I restore clean, efficient cutting edges to your tools so you can spend less time doing yardwork and more time enjoying your yard.
Household Lawnmower Blades: $14.00 - $16.00
Commercial Lawnmower Blades: Please contact me for a quote
Loppers/Trimmers: $12.00 - $16.00
Hedge Shears: $14.00 - $16.00
Electric Hedge Trimmers: $18.00 - $26.00
Shovels and Hoes: $8.00 - $12.00
Anything from the repair of badly damaged blades to restoration of vintage pieces. Please contact me for a quote.
While you see videos online on how to sharpen clipper blades yourself, to do so properly you need a slightly convex hone to achieve a hollow grind, otherwise your sharpened blades will rapidly become dull. I dissassemble clipper blades, clean all components in an ultrasonic cleaner, sharpen the edge with a Nebraska CS-101 sharpening machine, demagnetize the blade, reassemble, then check and adjust the spring tension. Blades will be returned to you within factory spec and sharpness, and my clients often tell me the blades are sharper then when they were new.
A5 and similar blades $7.
Adjustable or 5-in-1 blades $13.
Wide blades $9.
Large animal blades $13.