- Do you sharpen at the Book Larder?
- No that's Darin at Valley Sharp, I know him! He's cool.
- You know that guy that used to sharpen here in Phinney Ridge?
- Never met him but every other customer in that neighborhood mentions him. I looked him up, Bob Tate,
currently in Bozeman Montana and still sharpening knives.
- How often should I get my knives sharpened?
- Not sure but the iPad app I'm working on to check customers in will have checkboxes for
"ok to follow up with me in [ ] 6 months, [ ] one year" so maybe something in that timeframe.
- What's the weirdest thing you've sharpened?
- Being fairly new nothing crazy yet. Still looking for my first sword. Just received a scythe blade
the other day, it's my first one of those. But mainly 99% of what I get is Henckels, Globals, Victorinoxes,
Shuns and similar, with a few outdoorsy knives.
- How should I carry my knives to you?
- I'd say do what most people do and wrap in a kitchen towel. I'm sure that's what I did when I first
saw the knife truck in Brooklyn back in 2011. Of course if you have a knife block that's even better.
- Is it okay to sharpen Japanese knives on sanding belts?
- Of course, you need to apex the edge one way or the other. On Japanese knives I'd use a lighter touch
and more passes so as not to grind off more metal than necessary.
