Knife Clinic

What we sharpen

From kitchen knives to swords, daggers and workshop tools: if it holds an edge, we can probably bring it back.

We sharpen

Chef's & cook's knives

Western and Japanese, any size, restored to their factory edge angle.

Santoku, gyuto, nakiri & bunka

Japanese blades sharpened at their fine 12-15° angles with appropriate finishing.

Paring & utility knives

The small workhorses, precise tips and clean, even edges.

Bread & serrated knives

Each serration sharpened individually, the flat side cleaned and deburred.

Cleavers & butcher knives

Edge geometry restored for safe, confident heavy work.

Boning, filleting & slicing knives

Flexible blades handled with care to keep their profile true.

Carving sets

Sharpened and polished, ready for the table.

Kitchen scissors & shears

Re-aligned and sharpened for clean cuts.

Swords & daggers

Collectible, decorative and functional blades, sharpened and restored with care.

Non-kitchen tools

Garden shears, secateurs, axes and other everyday blades that have lost their edge.

What we don't sharpen

Ceramic blades

Ceramic requires diamond equipment and risks shattering, so we don't accept it.

Heavily damaged or rusted-through blades

If a blade has deep structural damage we'll tell you honestly rather than sharpen it unsafely.

Single-bevel specialty blades (yanagiba, usuba)

Traditional single-bevel sharpening is a different craft; we'd rather decline than do it imperfectly. Contact us and we'll advise.

Repairs & restoration

Chipped edges, rolled tips, and dull-beyond-belief blades are usually fixable. Note it on the kit card and we'll assess each knife individually. If something can't be safely repaired, we'll contact you before doing anything.

Larger tools? We come to you

Big or heavy tools that can't safely ship, such as large garden or workshop equipment and lawnmower blades, are sharpened on-site rather than by mail. Contact us and we'll arrange a visit.

Contact us about on-site sharpening