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We are pleased to announce that we have been accepted to the Ballard Farmer's market where we will be sharpening knives (same-day) and will start to sell our custom knives too. We are working on making the knives we will be selling mostly Japanese style knives with Wa handles. We'll be at the farmer's market starting on April 7th! Come find us, drop your knives off and enjoy the market while we sharpen up your knives.If you are wondering how to transport them safely, just check out the blog post I did a wile ago with instructions on how to safely...

I'm adding a service - knife handle repair. I'm super excited about this because there is quite a bit of art/craft/skill to replacing handles. I've done a few for customers now and the results have been fabulous. It's a fairly involved process, removing the old handle, cleaning the metal, bonding the new scales to the handle and riveting them, shaping the handle to match the original form of the knife and finally finishing it all.  You get your choice from a few kinds of wood which have all been stabilized to ensure a long life the images below are of...

Sharpen your knives don't get new ones! It's eco-friendly and you get to keep your favorite knife for years and years of use. This thrift store knife is now so sharp it can shave paper!