Submitted by Dry-Date-6730 t3_z4dsl6 in Maine
Anyone know where I could get my kitchen knives sharpened in the Augusta area. I've had it done in Freeport before when I was in the area but looking somewhere closer to home.
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plasmatoaste t1_ixqmry3 wrote
Longfellow's has some weekend events, and has had someone doing it before. Might be worth a call maybe they have the name or an upcoming event?
Bywater t1_ixqhbtp wrote
Super easy to learn to do yourself. Go to goodwill and grab a handful of garbage knives, learn how to sharpen with a stone with the help of some you tube instruction. Then buy a ken onion sharpener because using a stone takes way to fucking long to do a kitchens worth of knives. Then keep this skill to yourself or everyone you know will want you to sharpen their shit...
UseThisOne2 t1_ixqcr85 wrote
Many/most hardware stores have knife sharpening. All the Ace Hardware stores in my area offer it. There is even a buy one get one happening this weekend. You might also consider buying an electric kitchen countertop sharpener. They come with guides built in so it’s hard to mess it up.
the_wookie_of_maine t1_ixrwq2n wrote
Don't do the countertop sharpener...
UseThisOne2 t1_ixrx4bl wrote
I have a nice I’ve been using for years. On the other hand I grew up sharpening by hand so I know something. Maybe you’re right.
ogostame t1_iy0s9j6 wrote
Would love to know if you find a good one. I have some I'd like to get a new edge put on. I thought about that mail order Knife Aid thing for my "ok" knives, but haven't bit the bullet yet.
Where in Freeport did you go? Was it an easy sharpen-while-you-wait thing or did you have to go back and pick them up another day?
Dry-Date-6730 OP t1_iy1nowa wrote
I had to go back another day. It was Casco Bay Cutlery & Kitchenware. Very cheap I think it was 20-25 bucks for 5 knives.
wzl46 t1_ixqewn6 wrote
DO NOT BUY A COUNTERTOP ELECTRIC KNIFE SHARPENER. those things will grind down the edge of your knife to a jagged mess. Find a professional who can do it correctly, and can sharpen to the correct angle. Some of my knives have a 22 degree edge, and some have a 17 degree edge. An electric sharpener would grind both to the same angle, requiring a lot of metal to be ground away in order to regrind the edge.