Highland Creek Knife and Tool Sharpening
Sharpening Rates -Including honing
Bevels and Profiles will be matched closest possible to the existing
Common Knives (Kitchen, carving, bush, pen)
- Up to 12 inch blades: $15 for the first knife and $10 for each additional.
- Below 3 inch blades: $12 for the first knife and $8 for each additional
Common Knives (Kitchen, carving, bush, pen)
- Upto 12 inch blades: $15 for the first knife and $10 for each additional.
- Below 3 inch blades: $12 for the first knife and $8 for each additional
Scissors
- Up to 5” blade $15.00
- >Over 5” blade $20.00
Woodworking Tools
- Flat Chisels/Handplane Blades: $15 each
- Curved Gouges: $15 each
- V Gouges: $20 each
Woodturning tools
- Gouges (profiles matched to closest available options on Tormek) $15 each. For gouges requiring major reshaping additional charges may apply)
- Skew Chisels: $15.00 each
- Scrapers: $15.00 each
- Parting Tools: $10.00 each
Shaping
Individual quotes generally in the $15-30 range. Please email Michael Pinto for further information.
Notes on Sharpening, Shaping and Honing
A distinction should be made between shaping, sharpening and honing.
Shaping a tool requires removing steel and involves anything from changing a bevel angle
to changing the entire profile of the tool. Shaping also includes repairs where
for example a tip of knife is broken or the cutting edge is severely damaged.
Sharpening is the process of refining the edge of a tool from dull to sharp.
Very little steel is removed, bevels remain virtually unchanged and the tool can cut cleanly through
a sheet of paper held vertically in one stroke, after it has been honed.
Honing can be done in two ways. The sharpening process leaves a micro burr on the edge of a tool and honing
- typically on leather - removes the burr to leave a sharp shiny edge. Knives at times become dull because
the cutting edge gets ‘wavy’. A honing steel will realign the cutting edge to restore its cutting ability,
but eventually after several honings, a knife will require sharpening.
Contact
Michael Pinto
416.937.5066
Michael Pinto
Instagram: @mwoodturner