Kitchen knife sharpening in town

old gregg

Hiya,
does anyone by chance know of somewhere in town that will do an excellent job sharpening a good kitchen knife?

It would be somewhere that uses a stone rather than some domestic sharpening tool.

Many thanks.

gscully

old gregg wrote: »

Hiya,
does anyone by chance know of somewhere in town that will do an excellent job sharpening a good kitchen knife?

It would be somewhere that uses a stone rather than some domestic sharpening tool.

Many thanks.

I don't know anywhere, but have you considered talking to a chef at any of the hotels? They value their tools above everything and would set you in the right direction...

old gregg

gscully wrote: »

I don't know anywhere, but have you considered talking to a chef at any of the hotels? They value their tools above everything and would set you in the right direction...

ahh see I don't know any chefs but did ask someone who had once worked as a chef and he suggested I find a knife sharpener and that there used to be someone who travelled around to restaurants providing the service.

The alternative is that I stroll around town with the knife looking for a chef

In serious though, I suppose I could ask the next time I'm grabbing some lunch out at Woodlands or somewhere

daftdave

what about your local butcher ???

gscully

daftdave wrote: »

what about your local butcher ???

He doesn't know any chefs either

old gregg

daftdave wrote: »

what about your local butcher ???

for the love of the divine .... *punches self in face harder than necessary* that never occurred to me ... a trip to O'Flynns is on for next Sat afternoon.
muchos thankos (as they say in France)

ziedth

i used to be a butcher and have a stone around here somewhere so of you can't get sorted drop me a pm budd k?

serg353

old gregg wrote: »

Hiya,
does anyone by chance know of somewhere in town that will do an excellent job sharpening a good kitchen knife?

It would be somewhere that uses a stone rather than some domestic sharpening tool.

Many thanks.

Hello I am a Commercial Sharpener based in Kildare.I would be happy to do this work for you.
I have 2 dedicated machines for this task one Sharpens Knife the second polishes.These m/c,s are the most up to date technology for this task .

I specialise in servicing Chefs Knives e.g Sabatier,Global,Dick,Victronix etc.
When completed the knife has a perfectly consistant even cutting edge.
You can check out my add on Gumtree.
Just go on to Google Ireland and enter Professional Knife Sharpening
Regards
Shay
Precision Edges

old gregg

thanks man. in truth, the overall trip to Kildare and back would cost me more than the knife was worth (about 40 eurines).

I just like a very sharp knife in the kitchen for those Fri night cooking extravaganzas when the garlic wants to be shaved.

Thanks and best of luck with your biz.

daftdave

gscully wrote: »

He doesn't know any chefs either

:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::)

Musashi

I'm in Dungarvan if you want me to take a look at her for you? What make and type of knife is it and what kind of edge do you want on it?

A slicer will need a finer edge than a chopper, a harder Japanese knife can be sharpened at a shallower angle than a softer Western knife. Convex or single bevel, carbon or stainless steel.

Would you like a toothier 1000 grit edge or a more refined and polished edge.

What is your cutting style, are you a rocker or a guillotiner?

If you can drop your knife in to me I can give it some attention for you, I have a few bits for doing so if you look here.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055312051&highlight=knife+sharpening

Let me know if I can help out.

Musashi

Wife's birthday so I'm still up and a little drunk!

I thought I'd post some pics of my sharpening gear so you know I'm not just using some machine, though there is one machine I would use (two if you count the belt grinder I'm waiting on a motor for!)



















And some of my knives

old gregg

Thanks Musashi. I'm sometimes up Dungarvan way so if I don't resolve this within walking distance of my house then I'll PM you in advance of my next trip down your way in a few weeks.