# Has anyone used a mail-order knife sharpening service?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [May 8, 2007, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-used-a-mail-order-knife-sharpening-service/403258 "2007-05-08T15:44:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![DoctorJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctorj/32/2904_2.png) [@DoctorJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoctorJ)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2007, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-used-a-mail-order-knife-sharpening-service/403258/1 "2007-05-08T15:44:59Z")

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I would like to get some of my kitchen knives (in particular my 8" Global chef’s knife) sharpened professionally, since I am not very good at doing it myself. Unfortunately, I live in the deep sticks, so there’s no one around here who does it (at least no one I would trust).

I’ve seen a few mail-order services that do it, but I don’t know anyone who has used them, so I don’t know if I should trust them either. Has anyone done this?

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**Author:** ![GaryM](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garym/32/241_2.png) [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2007, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-used-a-mail-order-knife-sharpening-service/403258/2 "2007-05-08T17:59:54Z")

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I’ve never used one of those services so can’t comment on that, but I do have a set of three Global knives and am quite pleased with all three. So I understand your concerns.

How bad has the edge gotten? I generally sharpen all my knives and other edged tools with a Tormek wet wheel sharpener, but for daily touchups I use a Smith’s sharpener. [http://www.elinemerchandising.com/S-2002.html](http://www.elinemerchandising.com/S-2002.html) . I bought mine at Lowe’s and was quite suprised by how well it works. I generally touch up the edge after the knife is cleaned and before it goes back into storage. If the Smith’s doesn’t do the job, I bring out the Tormek.