I Get Knives in all Kinds of Shapes and Conditions

I get all kinds of knives brought to me to be sharpened.

Sometimes I get brand spanking new knives — the owners tells me that they are not as sharp as they expect.

Sometimes I get a very old heirloom knife — one that has been handed down over the years, and they are still using it and wants it sharpened.

Sometimes I get knives that have suffered — garbage grinder damage, broken point, dents and dings.

Sometimes I get knives that have received a lot of (heavy) sharpening — either proper sharpening, or sometimes a knife that has been sharpened with a heavy hand!

Improperly Cared For Chef's Knife

The knife pictured above is one that has suffered by being improperly sharpened over the years. Whoever has been sharpening did not grind the entire length of the blade, and also did not grind down the bolster as required.

I worked a bit on this knife to improve it — but the customer was content with it as it is, so I really just cleaned it up a small bit, and then sharpened it.

Anyways — I am always repairing knives to some extent. Simple nicks on the blade, a broken point that requires reshaping, handle repair.

My Truck's Cab is Stuffed Full of Knives, Scissors, Garden Tools.

My pick up truck is a big part of the 'mobile' part of mobile knife sharpening business. And on any given day I have used knives on the dashboard that I either bought at a garage sale or carrying to sharpen from my house or for friend; I have a new shipment of knives on the passenger seat, and perhaps a sharpened knife or two stashed in a corner that was not picked up for some reason or the other.

Knives and Scissors in the Cab of my Sharpening Truck

Here is a picture of most of the knifes and scissors that are on the dash of my truck.

Knives Stored on Truck's Dash

Here they are sitting on the dash of my truck.

Not shown is a box on the passenger seat holding some new folding pocket knives and some carbon steel Ontario Knife knives; and some garden tools scattered about on the floor boards that I am about to sharpen.

I figure that if I am stopped by the police I will be arrested as a terrorist, and if I am in a car accident — what with all the knives flying around — that I will find myself in a person sized Vega-Matic and that will be the end of me!

New Folding Knives Have Landed!

I just received a nice selection of folding knives.

Heckler & Koch, SOG, Smith & Wesson Folding Pocket Knives

The two boxes contain a Heckler & Koch Scorch and a Heckler & Koch Mini-Entourage, the knife on the table next to the box is a SOG Mini Aegis, then a SOG Twitch XL (with Rosewood handles), the knife closest to the front is a Smith & Wesson.

Heckler & Koch, SOG, Smith & Wesson Folding Pocket Knives

Here are the same knives open. The Mini Aegis has the popular black coated tactical looking blade, the other two are sporting polished stainless steel blades.

Heckler & Koch, SOG and Smith & Wesson Knives

Three good looking knives (all good looking including the two mystery Keckler & Koch unboxed knives) and all made in the USA!

Come look me up and check them out.

Boker Ceramic Kitchen Knives

Here are two of the ceramic Boker kitchen knives that I sell:

Boker Santoku and Utility Ceramic Kitchen Knives

The big knife is a Santoku, the small knife is a utility knife. Both are ceramic, both come complete with rubber sheath.

Ceramic is a hard material, and should stay sharp much longer than conventional steel knife blades. The disadvantage of ceramic is that it is brittle — so handle and use ceramic knives carefully!

Nice Gerber

I'm a fan of the underdog, such as one of the smaller makers of kitchen knives.

Gerber Balance Plus 8" Cooks Knife

Pictured is a nice Gerber chef's knife. Now, I believe that most knives that are made to sell at a similar price point pretty much the same when it comes to quality and performance — but I tend to prefer the knives from the smaller manufacturers.

I'm a 'Crazy Knife Guy'

Just as a woman gets a cat another cat — then morphs into a 'Crazy Cat Lady' — I'm on my way to be a Crazy Knife Guy.

Old Forge 400-8 Carbon Steel 8" Chef's Knife

I was given the knife pictured above. It is an Old Forge chef's knife, carbon steel with a nice wooden handle.

The guy used it outside to trim and edge his grass!

Being a fan of vintage knives — especially 'extinct' carbon steel chef's knives — I just had to fix this puppy up. I have plenty of knives...

I cleaned it, scrubbed off the bulk of the rust, sharpened it, and cleaned and oiled the handle.

Old Forge knives are — I believe — a brand of knives made by Case. These were made from the late 1950s up to the late 1980s.

Old Forge 400-8 Knife

Here is a shot showing the Case name stamp on the blade of the Old Forge knife.

Helle Knives from Norway

The knives made in Norway by Helle are well made beautiful knives. These knives have wood handles, and a simple minimalist style. Being from Europe, they have no Rambo Effect — so are smaller, compact knives with more traditional styling than many of the knives sold here in the USA.

Temagami Knife by Helle

Above is the Temagami. This is a fixed blade knife, and is sold with a leather sheath.

I am itching to get some of these in! I was just at a knife show and drooled over them for the second year at this show.

I can only carry so much inventory — so have to pick and choose carefully. 

What do you think I should do?