Question about sending knife off for sharpening, not to Chris Reeve

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So I want to send my knife off to be sharpened. And I rounded to tip a little so want that fixed.

But from what I read the turnaround at CRK can be a couple months

1) what about sending it off somewhere else? That a big deal?
2) if slowed to post can anyone recommend reputable place to send? I don't care if it's a local guy or a big company. As long as done well and not a long turnaround time

Thoughts?
 
I don't know about current turn-around times but there are a lot of guys on the forum who offer highly regarded sharpening services. RichardJ is the first to come to my mind.

Check out the Knifemaker Services Offered section of the Exchange, or the Maintenance, Tinkering and Embelleshment sub-forum.
 
Josh at razoredgeknives. Awesome work.they are in the exchange under services offered.quick turnaround and good prices and you have a few options to pick from
 
Took 2 weeks to get my Sebenza back. Not long at all. Recommend CRK first. They usually go above and beyond what you're asking. Mine came back brand new and the scales were a mess. I was just looking for a sharpening. Great service!

Razor Edge Knives has done some for me too. Josh is excellent and his turnaround is very fast.
 
Twinsdad said:
Josh at razoredgeknives. Awesome work.they are in the exchange under services offered.quick turnaround and good prices and you have a few options to pick from
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I don't know if you knew I was in SC or not but that's a fairly close spot for me. Only a couple hours.

Thanks
 
Lol no in didn't even notice.ive just sent my stuff to him via mail but he's sharpened 3 blades so far for me and each one was crazy redicuous sharp.
 
Just wanted to add that CRK must have recently revamped their sharpening dept. I went back a Lg Tanto Sebenza that had a very dull tip & I sent it in for sharpening. This knife is razor sharp. Much better than my last experience with their sharpening dept!
 
I would recommend before sending anywhere, get a sharpmaker. you will only have to touch up the knife, this will prevent taking too much metal off the knife. When it is time to send the knife to the spa they will resharpen to new.
 
I too would recommend that you learn to sharpen. Invest in a edge-pro, chosera stones and a leather strop. Knives ship fee has a couple of really good sharpening videos.
 
You can get most things sharpened at gun shows for a couple of bucks each. You can watch the guys first to see if they are doing a good job. One of the guys at our local shows uses a paper wheel and does a really excellent job.
 
pickin_grinnin said:
You can get most things sharpened at gun shows for a couple of bucks each. You can watch the guys first to see if they are doing a good job. One of the guys at our local shows uses a paper wheel and does a really excellent job.
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I would just caution that you can really screw up a knife very fast with any motorized equipment. Make sure anyone taking your expensive Sebenza blade to a paper wheel for 2 bucks really, really knows what they are doing. There are several threads on the forum that show the disasters people experienced from gun-show paper wheel sharpening adventures.

I'd echo others and say learn to sharpen. Get a sharpmaker and a KSF strop, and just start very slow and careful. It's pretty hard to ruin a blade with a sharpmaker unless you really work at it.
 
So I called the guy. I'll be in Clemson for the Fl St game so going to drop off a Damascus gyuto I have prior and pick up after the game. I'll use CRK to sharpen my sebenza.
I own a tri angle sharp maker but I let knife get pretty dull so it works better at keeping sharp than getting sharp. Once I get it sharp I'll go over it 1-2 times a week for edge retention
My gyuto is 8 degrees each side so the sharp maker only goes to 20 degrees each side so won't work well.
 
I'll join the guys that say...Use your SM and Learn to Sharpen With It. Guys on BF try to not let their knives get dull.

Not pointing the finger at you, but it's So Much easier it touch up with a SM than to have to send it somewhere and have to pay

someone to sharpen it for you. The 20% angle on the SM is a Much Better working edge angle than 8%.
 
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Have you considered getting the diamond rods for your sharpmaker? I have never used them and don't know how aggressive they are, but I hear that they can get a dull knife back to sharp again.
 
I agree with what you guys are saying about sharpening it yourself but you get killed if you try to resell it especially here. I have a wicked edge sharper but an hesitant to use it on a knife unless it's one not very expensive or I know it's not getting traded.
 
pickin_grinnin said:
You can get most things sharpened at gun shows for a couple of bucks each. You can watch the guys first to see if they are doing a good job. One of the guys at our local shows uses a paper wheel and does a really excellent job.
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This is probably what not to do with any good knife. YMMV though.
 
Based on the info in the OP, if you don't want to wait for the factory turnaround, I would suggest checking out some of the accomplished sharpeners right here in the exchange. Don't know why, but Razor Edge is the only name that comes to mind, but there are a number that put out very good work. Just check out reviews, then contact them for offered services.

As others have said, there is the route of learning the skill. If you have a bunch of knives, full collection, or use them so much that they need sharpening regularly, it's a great way to go. But unless you have the coordination of a surgeon, it's usually not as simple as picking up a few stones or Sharpmaker, and expect factory (or better) results. It's a skill with a learning curve. And will take many practice blades before I'd ever attempt working on my own CRK. Personally I think the best results with shortest learning curve come with the guided systems. But everyone have their favorites for a reason. I've ended up collecting most of them in order to satisfy my own edge wants. I won't name them all, but a quick browse through the sharpening stickies will give you years worth of info, and every reason possible why one person likes one over the other.

OT Edit: Woha, I just noticed that I'm 6 posts away from 666. Maybe I should slow down so it hits on Halloween-ween.
 
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