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    Default Re: How much would you pay to have your knife sharpened?

    There is a company branded car that drives around the Northern Suburbs in Cape Town which offers professional chef knife sharpening services.

    For my personal pocket/EDC knives I'd be willing to pay around R50-100.

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    Default Re: How much would you pay to have your knife sharpened?

    lol, my EDC only costs R100, so sharpening it would need to be fairly cheap.

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    Default Re: How much would you pay to have your knife sharpened?

    Lol my R100 knives I sharpen myself. With a Dremel.

    KBK

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    Default Re: How much would you pay to have your knife sharpened?

    Thanks for the replies and for the hints Toxxyc!

    I purely used Braso and the old belt as it was all I had with me last night.

    I am going to get a proper strop belt this week or next week.

    Yeah I guess to do it quickly is what it is all about.


    I am going to look at that Tormek now. Damn I don't want to buy another machine now just after buying my lansky set :P

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    Default Re: How much would you pay to have your knife sharpened?

    It's simple. Use the Tormek for proper blades. I still use my Lansky for cheap kitchen knives and whatnot, simply because a sharpening stone for the Tormek runs at about R2k.

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    There's a guy that sharpens knives in Durban, charges about R50 a knife, so you'd have to find a way of doing it in less than three hours to make it worth it..

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    Default Re: How much would you pay to have your knife sharpened?

    Quote Originally Posted by petermoffat View Post
    There's a guy that sharpens knives in Durban, charges about R50 a knife, so you'd have to find a way of doing it in less than three hours to make it worth it..
    Hehe for sure!

    I probably took so long because it was my favorite knife.

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    Default Re: How much would you pay to have your knife sharpened?

    Quote Originally Posted by Toxxyc View Post
    It's simple. Use the Tormek for proper blades. I still use my Lansky for cheap kitchen knives and whatnot, simply because a sharpening stone for the Tormek runs at about R2k.
    I bought mine used. was 225mm dia form the 250mm original wheel. Try as I might it just keeps on going. I want the faster cutting black wheel but not before wearing out this one. With proper use the wheel needs dressing very infrequently. Will probably be another 4 years before I can change it. I don't use it everyday...

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    Default How much would you pay to have your knife sharpened?

    From what I recall sharp edge in sandton charge around R50 or so to sharpen but when I last enquired their machine was broken.

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