All services and prices
Knives
Quicksharp service - Sharpening and Repair for Kitchen Knives
Generic domestic kitchen knives 50p per inch (£1-£5)
Professional Quality Western kitchen knives 75p-£1 per inch (£3-£12)
Handsharpening on Japanese Waterstones for Japanese Kitchen Knives and Premium Custom Knives
Western style Japanese kitchen knives £1-£2 per inch (£4-£24)
Traditional style/handmade Japanese knives £2-£4 per inch (£8-£48)
Custom kitchen knives £1-£4 per inch (quotes on request)
Precision Hand Sharpening for Pocketknives, Utility and Bushcrafting Knives
Simple steel pocketknives £1 per inch
Premium steel Pocket and fixed blade knives £2 per inch
Hairdressing & Barber
Salon Shears
All styles of professional grooming and thinning shear, with semi-convexed and bevel edged blades. Sharpened by hand using japanese ceramic whetstones and a guided precision sharpening system to original factory specifications and refined to 5000grit, providing fantastic cutting performance of your shear and allowing the use of slide cutting tecniques. £8-£15 per item depending on size. Repair/restoration of damaged or badly sharpened shears (where possible) quotes available on request.
Drop off and collect 24 hour service - While you wait service by appointment
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Postal service available via Royal Mail Special Delivery
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Drop off and collect 24 hour service - While you wait service by appointment 〰️ Postal service available via Royal Mail Special Delivery 〰️
Straight Razor Honing
Honing by hand of straight razors on Japanese ceramic whetstones, refined to 30,000grit (0.5 micron) and stropped on nubuck with 150,000 grit (0.1 micron) poly diamond emulsion for a silky smooth shave! £10
Initial bevel setting and sharpening of brand new razors which did not come ready to shave or repair of damaged blades £15
Animal Grooming
Grooming Shears
Professional animal grooming and thinning shears sharpened by hand using japanese ceramic waterstones and a guided precision sharpening system to original factory specifications and refined to 5000grit, restoring the great cutting performance of your scissors £10-£15 per item depending on size. Repair/restoration of damaged or badly sharpened shears (where possible) quotes available on request.
Unfortunately I am not currently able to offer sharpening services for curved shears typically used in dog grooming
Clipper blades
Blades for all types/brands of animal clippers hand sharpened on diamond plates and finished to 600grit, restoring great cutting performance! Blades returned oiled, tention balanced and ready to use. Small size £8 per blade set, large size for horses etc £12 per blade set.
Scissors
Topiary Shears
Sharpened by hand, quotes available on request.
Tailoring/Dressmaking and Upholstry Shears
Hand sharpening of all styles and brands of dressmaking, tailors and upholstery shears to original factory specifications. Using a precision guided sharpening system utilising diamond abrasives, finishes of 600, 2000 or 5000grit offered to provide toothy, fine or extra fine finihes and restore the great heavy duty cutting performance you rely on! From £8-£15 per item depending on size and work required.
Domestic Utility Scissors
Common utility scissors sharpened by hand, finished with 600grit diamond sharpening file restoring great cutting performance. £4-£8 per item size depending
Tools
Chisels and Plane Irons
Chisels primary bevels reground at 25 degrees on a low speed sanding belt then honed by hand at 30 degrees to create a micro bevel, finished on 6000grit ceramic stone and stropped on leather with for a highly refined and polished cutting edge, which will be ready for even the most demanding woodworking tasks. From £2-£8 per chisel by size (£20 for a typical 5 chisel set) and up to 50% extra for repair of major damage or flattening the backs. Plane irons sharpened using the same technique detailed above. £6-£8 per iron.
Garden shears
Regular garden shears and edging shears serviced and sharpened using a low speed sanding belt. blades will be tested and adjusted to ensure they are providing you with great cutting performance. £5 per set
Lawnmower Blades
Rotary mower blades sharpened on a low speed sanding belt, damage and chips removed to restore a clean cutting edge. Keep your lawn trim and looking heathy with a sharp mower blade that will not fray the tops of the grass as it cuts. £5-8 per blade (please remove the blade from mower before bringing for sharpening, thankyou!)
Secateurs
All brands of garden secateurs serviced and hand sharpened using a precision guided sharpening system utilising diamond abrasives. sharpened to original factory specifications, restoring great cutting performance. £5-£8 per item depending on brand of secateur.
Axes
Axes ground at 30 degrees on low speed sanding belt and finished by hand, resulting in a very sharp but durable cutting edge.
Small hand axe £5, Large axe £8