Hey BDer's, Does anyone have a recommendation for professional knife sharpening in the San Diego area? I can only find sharpening services where you have to mail your knives in. Thanks for any info!
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Professional Knife Sharpening in San Diego
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how about learning? like wrappin' rods, gotta try it to truly appreciate it and "Get Addicted"...
see:
knifeinformer.com/the-best-knife-sharpener-for-your-money/
and:
BD Knife Sharpening
see:
knifeinformer.com/the-best-knife-sharpener-for-your-money/
and:
BD Knife Sharpening
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I sharpen all my knives, but over the years some of my good kitchen knives and one of my filet knives have gotten some pits and chips in them. Would love a pro to get them back to perfect.
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whenever i have serious issues that i cannot address, i send 'em back to the factory and they give me a new knife!! guess it's not worth their labor time to "sharpen it"??
one dropped into the garbage disposal and got damaged. sent it in and gotta whole new knife! took a while, but for THAT price, I'LL WAIT!!
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Pits and chips will need a stone (need skill and time consuming) or a sharpener using an abrasive belt that removes metal thus removing the chip. If you buy one, buy a good one..
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Roadrunner
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there is a place in Kearny Mesa area but forget its name. friend gets back wednesday and he knows name. will post then
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I have found local butcher shops will sharpen knives for a fee without shipping anywhere. Might be worth checking into...
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ShadowX
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Are these expensive (over $150) or relatively cheap knives? For the average knife, there are lots of options. I used worksharp on knives that are absolute garbage. The grind is uneven, but it leaves a very sharp edge with minimal skills. You can easily destroy an expensive knife with this tool. This tool is great for very low carbon steel knives like Dexters or even Forschners. There is no point in getting these types of knives professionally sharpened because they will dull very fast. You know its a low carbon steel knife if its cheap (less than $50-70) and if it tends to rust.
For expensive knives, I use several whetstones. The King 1000/6000 is a good beginner whetstone for around $39. Its a decent stone, but you need to soak it for 5-10 minutes before use. If you need to do very deep re-grind to get rid of chips or dings, you can get an Atoma 140 diamond plate. They will take metal away like you won't believe. I wouldn't use it on expensive knives until you know what you are doing.
Its more rewarding to learn how to sharpen your own knives. For the more expensive knives, you can send those to be professionally sharpened if you worry about damaging them. I wouldn't send it to a butcher shop because they will sharpen it, but they can also damage it.
Just search for "knife sharpening" on Google and there are lots of places in the San Diego area.
For expensive knives, I use several whetstones. The King 1000/6000 is a good beginner whetstone for around $39. Its a decent stone, but you need to soak it for 5-10 minutes before use. If you need to do very deep re-grind to get rid of chips or dings, you can get an Atoma 140 diamond plate. They will take metal away like you won't believe. I wouldn't use it on expensive knives until you know what you are doing.
Its more rewarding to learn how to sharpen your own knives. For the more expensive knives, you can send those to be professionally sharpened if you worry about damaging them. I wouldn't send it to a butcher shop because they will sharpen it, but they can also damage it.
Just search for "knife sharpening" on Google and there are lots of places in the San Diego area.
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My daughter-in-law had a guy come out and sharpened all of the knives in the house and in the patio kitchen. Worked out of his van powering with a little generator. I don't what the charges were; like I said the DIL took care of it. Really nice job on everything!
Tio Mobile Knife Sharpening
(619) 634-4026
His business card says he's out of North Park; he came to our house in Chula Vista.
Tio Mobile Knife Sharpening
(619) 634-4026
His business card says he's out of North Park; he came to our house in Chula Vista.
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I've had a chef's choice electric sharener which does a pretty good job in various stages however I broke down and bought a few Japanese Deba and Sushi knives and those are sharpened differently. I've since invested in an edge pro kit and it works great and best of all it's idiot proof.
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i wanna have someone else sharpen my knives (too hard), iwanna have someone else service my reels (too time consuming), i wanna have someone else cut my fish (too messy), i wanna have someone else wipe my bu?? (too smelly). ???? what is this some kind of new cali trend ?
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Hey JTE....
What's wrong with throwing cash around that I can scam from from idiot's....?
What do you have against enjoying personal wealth?
What's wrong with throwing cash around that I can scam from from idiot's....?
What do you have against enjoying personal wealth?
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We focus on our core competencies of killing fish and making money so we can spend our free time hangin with chicks. If the bums in Florida prefer sketching out in parking lots scheming on how they can discreetly dispose of fish tails instead of scoring tail then that’s their prerogative….we won’t judge you for it.
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I make my own mono fishing line too, harvest all my bait (never buy it!) I also like the Worksharp Ken Onion sharpeners. Fast, does not overheat the metal. I have a ton of knives, and keep them dialed. Some at 16 degrees, some closer to 20 degrees. Stones take a lot of time, and patience, and practice. I saw a sign at Ace hardware in Clairemont for knife sharpening. Sprouts also had someone who did it. Be careful of those who overheat!
Who would of thought google could of had my answer. I would rather surf BD for stuff like this lol. Thanks!
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ShadowX
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I personally doubt many on BD would use professionals to sharpen their knives. They would just get a worksharp, stone or some widget and do it themselves. The other half never sharpen their knives in their life. Instead of cutting bait, they smash them with the dull knife edge.
On the other hand, there are some crazy knife weirdos out there with a huge collection of $500+ knives from Japan and they would be the ones who pays for the knives to be professionally sharpened. One of the guys on youtube had hundreds of knives and some cost thousands of dollars. Their hobby is probably more expensive than fishing.
I guess they want to have their knives so sharp that it can shave a cunt's hair off a fly. I just need my knife to be relatively sharp enough to cut bait and fillet once in a while.
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There's a mobile sharpener at the 4S Ranch Ace Hardware on Tuesdays or Wednesdays, a call to the store should dial in the times and days better.
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I bought some knives from the guy who sharpens knives for Mario, because they get ground down from so many sharpenings. Super stiff spine, long, but dexters. Maybe call Marios and see who they use. Also try Anza knives, made from files.
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