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    Irene M.

    One of the best advice I've gotten I still carry to this day is "be humble..." Cutting Edge Sharpening is a tiny corrugated shack on Young Street I've passed regularly as I have a family friend who lives right next to it not knowing exactly what it is and always wondered and now I know. Thank you Yelp for guiding me to discover this cool biz and was just blown it was basically in my area so I gave hime a call...Wolf a delightful guy who let me know when he'll be at his shop so be sure to give him a call in advance. Seeminly extremely super secure I gave him a call to let him know I was there and out pops out a tall gentleman Wolf who immediately took in my two knives I've sadly let go too long and decided to take care of items that have taken great care of my workload which I've always taken pride of constantly doing. He says it will take about 20 minutes so to have a seat on the rock wall under the shaded trees for it to be done...it literally took just a few minutes the fastest ever that I never got to finish a game while waiting lol! The simplicity of life and to surround yourself with one that does just that makes things so much freeing and they rest will flow...why make work harder with laziness, take care of what's been taking care of you. Success some with consistency and Wolf's skill is just sharp as ever! Thank you!

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    Garry Y.

    GreyWolf is an artistic genius. He got all my knives and garden clippers in top working order and shiny in less than an hour. You have to make an appointment to meet up with him, Make sure to ask him for directions to get to his location as parking will be an issue. I brought in my companions cleaver that her father used and left to rust in the drawer. I asked if he could do anything to make it look better. You gotta see what he did. It's pictured rust to voila! Amazing! He mentioned that one of the knife handle was broken and told me he could replace the handle, it would take a few days. I came back and GreyWolf worked his skills again. I'm definitely a fan, He is also a Blacksmith so he can make you a sword if you order one.

    New Year's ready!
    Dan O.

    It's that time of year, so I made an appointment with Wolf of Cutting Edge Sharpening to get my knives in tip top shape for the New Year. Wolf's in a temporary location, co-located with Sako Electric on 297 Puuhale Road in Kalihi. Turns out he had other things besides Covid to worry about this year. The shed he worked in burned down earlier this year. He'll be moving back to his original location in McCully sometime in February 2020. I dropped my package of 8 knives, Wolf estimated he would need 1 hour to sharpen them. When I came back, everything was ready. Wolf does a professional job, quickly, and at reasonable rates. He's even a blacksmith and can do customer cutlery or chainmail (for you medieval re-enactors) for you. If you need your knives sharpened, help a braddah out and give Wolf a try! Definitely recommend and repeat! #supportlocal

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    Nick ..

    Chipped and dented my 8" Japanese knife, after only 15min I got it back looking brand new with some care instructions and recommendations. It was well priced at only $28 and I will becoming here to get my future knives and scissors sharpened! Thank you wolf see you soon.

    Robo-belly A.

    GreyWolf is an absolute legend. Not only does he make swords, but he does an outstanding job at sharpening knives and giving you valuable information about how often to sharpen them, how to use sharpening stones at home (and which to buy), and other general knife care instructions. And he's a really nice, humble guy to boot. He did an excellent job sharpening not only our Shun and Wusthof knives, but also some random knife my mom had, and managed to make even that so sharp that it slices through a sheet of newspaper. He's good. Really good! And how can you beat his pricing? You can't. Even if there are other knife sharpening places on the island, I'm dedicated to only going to him. He's truly deserving of his 5 star rating!

    The finished, sharpened products (3 knives, 2 scissors)
    Jim Y.

    Fast and friendly service! I made an appointment with Wolf, brought down 3 dull kitchen knives and 2 scissors, and 15 minutes later they were all done, nice and sharp! He even tightened the scissors and removed the rust stains on the sewing scissors to boot! Very reasonable rates. This is the place to get your sharpening done. I'll be back!

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    Richard C.

    Great job restoring and sharpening 100 years old butcher's knife that belonged to my grandfather

    The address is 1822 Young St
    Vivian W.

    Wolf did a great job, awesome skill, and super friendly! I'd like to attach pictures of his studio, give direction to whom in need.

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    Lyn L.

    I love using knives that are sharp. They make food prep so much easier and enjoyable. Today I took my knives to Wolf. What an amazing guy. He is so personable and looks oks at the knives to see how he can make them better. He doesn't just sharpen knives,?he restores the handles and blades and today he taught me what I can do to keep them sharp. I had one knife that I love to use but because of the design it had become unusable. Wolf suggested altering the design and voila! It's all good again. Knives are very sharp. Thus will make my trimming of the layer of gristle so much easier and also prepping veggies will be a breeze! Thank you Wolf! I'm very grateful for the great job ! Couple of things... For now Wolf is working out of Sako electric on Puuhale Rd. Call him for an appointment and he'll explain exactly how to get to him. He has an easy way to estimate how much it's gonna cost... $5 per knife up to 5 inches. If the CB knife is longer is $1/inch more.

    Knives came out gorgeous and even more important works amazingly. 1 cut 1 slice less effort. Priceless. So happy to have found Cutting Edge Sharpening.

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    Maile M.

    Knives are sharp as hell. Accidentally brushed up against one newly-sharpened knife that I had hanging up on my magnetic knife block and needed 3 stitches. Would absolutely recommend this service

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    The service was amazing and he is so knowledgeable. I will be bringing all of my knifes to him from here on out.

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    Fantastic, quick service. If you're looking for a great knife sharpener on island, you can't go wrong with Wolf.

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    Super easy to schedule an appointment. Super fast friendly service. Very easy to find. Will be back!

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    Super friendly, easy to work with, does great work, and reasonably priced. All around win.

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    Are you back at the Young St location now?

    Yes, he was working there recently, but you should call for an appointment.

    Do they do swords also?

    Yes i do swords, i am a sword maker as well, call me for more information, 808-277-2738

    I bought a couple knives for wiiliam Simone and I know they do free sharpening for those but no they did they can't n can't we they are closing and referred me to you. How much would it cost?

    Call Wolf & ask him. Super nice guy. IMO it's reasonable.

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    Review Highlights - Cutting Edge Sharpening

    Wolf is responsive, prompt, friendly, offers great price, most importantly his quality of work is excellent!

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