I have several high-quality kitchen knives that I needed to have sharpened. Over the years I have noticed a knife sharpening booth at different locations but never really paid attention to who is exactly operating it. Randomly through yelp I realized it was Gary's. On a Sunday I went to the Hollywood farmers market and brought my knives here. My knives were professionally sharpened and taken care of in record time. I was very happy with the quality, pricing and convenience. Definitely recommend them to anyone needing knife sharpening. read more

Gary does professional and skilled work. The service is fast and friendly, and the various mobile locations are convenient. Very reasonably priced on top of that. I definitely trust him with my expensive knives. read more

Requested a quote via Yelp and got reply within 24 hours! Easiest option was for me to go to the Mar Vista farmers market and when I got there, I was quoted about $8 a knife for my 5 knives (all different sizes) and 30 minutes. After walking around and shopping 30 minutes flew by and I picked up my knives. They were all well sharpened and I will definitely get them resharpened with Gary's when they need it again. read more

What a great experience! Gary was very professional and personable! Showed up on time and worked very efficiently. I'm a retired exec chef and I am very particular about my knives; I will be contacting Gary again when I need my knives sharpened again. My sister in law brought her sewing scissors and kitchen knives over as well when Gary was here. She says her sewing scissors are so sharp the fabric practically cuts itself! read more

Great job and fast. Knives are very sharp and Gary does good work I will take the knives to him again

My experience at Gary's sharpening stand was pleasant. It was also fast and after his work, the knives were very sharp. Gary is also good guy. Use him. read more

Great guy, great job, easy breezy. Don't take your good knives to Home Depot or another hardware store to get ruined, go see Gary. I'm picky. Believe me. read more

Sharpened our complete knife set before the holidays and did an excellent job, reasonable and clear pricing (they take cash & Venmo), in a great location to hang out and wait in, with sincerely kind customer service. read more

Absolutely the best sharpening service on the west side. Even willing to come to your home to serve your sharpening needs.

Saw him at the mar vista farmers market. Price was super reasonable. He was quick and did a great job.

A Man of his word. Created a double sided sharpened blade from flat dull prop metal. As Hammer said, " can't touch it " Thanks YoungMan. Desade read more

Gary responded to my phone call quickly and booked his mobile service for the next day. He was friendly and able to sharpen an entire butcher block of knives in less than 30 minutes. He set up his workstation near the power source provided by his truck, on the street outside my home. My 95-year-old mother can now cut her meat with no problem. Highly recommend. read more

Gary's responded to me quickly (I love a prompt response) and I had an appt booked for two days later (not having to wait too long is another plus). Eric showed up a couple minutes before the scheduled time (I love timeliness) and he was friendly and courteous. I gave him my bundle of knives (every cutting knife I owned (steak knives, too), also serrated bread knife and scissors) and he went to work. He set himself up on the sidewalk outside my house and had his own power source with him. He was finished within 30 minutes. My knives are awesome! I paid by Venmo. Super happy with the experience from start to finish! read more

Gary's Knife Sharpening - Eric sharpening my knives - Knife Sharpening Near Me

I have to admit I am a knife junkie. I'be probably spent more money on Wustof knives than I have on my cookware. I normally sharpen myself, but this whole working from home means cooking a LOT more and my poor knives were feeling a little overused and dull. Gary to the rescue! Gary setup shop with a portable table outside my house, carefully and expertly sharpened my precious cutters (along with some serrated knives and shears too), arriving on time and completing the whole job of 12 knives in 30 minutes. This service is soooo worth getting your knives sharpened to precision with no hooks or dull spots that can happen on my DYI version. Very affordable too - this is my new go-to and I highly recommend read more

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Gary was very nice and sharpened about fourteen items for me. Kitchen knifes/cleavers, scissors, and a few pocket knifes. He was fast and very good. Thank you read more

Gary was delightful, fast, efficient and very knowledgeable about how to preserve knives. I highly recommend!!

Responsive, great work, very nice and knowledgeable. He can come to your location or you can see him at various farmers markets in LA

Let me tell you about my man Gary! Not only did he sharpen my knives, scissors and garden tools like I was Edward Scissorhands, he was kind, he was accommodating, he was generous, and he was delightful. I messaged him and he responded. Imagine that!! That should be given, but it's not. Folks don't have etiquette on returning calls or emails these days. But there I go again sounding like an old white man with no country. So, I reached out to him to attend our neighborhood garage sale. I messaged my neighbors and local friends and he sat in my hood for 4 hours and people walked their dull, pointy things over! Then he donated a percentage to our neighborhood. Love this dude. Go Gary, keep shining!! See you in May Gary...we HAVE to HAVE you back. read more

Working with Gary's Knife Sharpening was a great experience. We called him to see if he could handle a large order, and he certainly delivered. Five of us, including me and my neighbors, brought our knives to him. Gary sharpened all of our knives expertly. He was pleasant to work with and did a fantastic job for everyone. We've all been commenting on how much easier it is to cut even the toughest vegetables now. Highly recommend his services! read more

Working with Gary was seamless. Gave me pricing upfront, the scissors and knife were ready when he said they would be and they work great now. I highly recommend read more

Truly outstanding quality and service. Made my knifes sharper than when they were brand new. I have used him before and also tried others. Trying another company was a mistake and Gary fixed and repaired my knifes that were damaged by other services. Will ONLY use Gary to sharpen my knives. Tip: contact some of your friends and neighbors and everybody get your knifes together and have Gary come to your home to sharpen them. read more

Gary, Service is the Best. He takes care of my meat slicers in Santa Monica & Mar Vista. Brian the owner of New York Bagel & Deli. read more

The most dangerous thing in your kitchen is a dull knife. Gary's knife sharpening can fix that and make your days safer. I went to the location at the Pasadena farmers market. The operator was not named Gary, I believe it was Rick. My 8 inch chef's knife was sharpened to perfection for $6, while I shopped for some yummy veggies. I will go to Gary's knife stand again for more knives. We have had them do our gardening tools too, hedge shears and pruners and loppers. read more

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I don't think it's Gary but the guy who runs the station at the Mar Vista has zero customer service skills. Is it that hard to do your job and not be a grump? read more

Such a great price and I so much better than buying new knives when your old knives are still in good shape.

I found Gary's knife sharpening at a local farmers market first in Hermosa, and later in Manhattan Beach. I brought my knives in, and in less than an hour, they were sharpened and ready to use. I have to admit, it was kind of weird bringing all my knives to a farmers market, but it seems to work out! read more

Quick, easy, sharp and reasonably priced. I dropped my knives with Rick, who was working the Mar Vista Farmers Market and they were ready in 15 minutes. He even let me know one knife did not need sharpening yet. Highly recommended. The market itself is crazy busy so I would recommend going early! read more

Finally got the time to stop by Gary's Knife Sharpening at the Mar Vista farmers market. Not that I have the greatest knife set in the world, but it's a quality set. Price was appropriate, as well as time frame for service. The problem is when I got home, not a single knife could cut through a lime. They were all extremely rough, with wildly uneven edges. In addition, he ground down little bits of the base of each knife. Ridiculous. MUCH worse than before and completely unusable. Sent an email earlier in the day, so far no response. read more

Spent $78 to sharpen all the knives in our kitchen and they came back just as dull as when we brought them to this knife sharpening stand at the Manhattan Beach Farmer's Market. Never again! And it's unfortunate because I was really looking forward to a regular knife sharpening place that was convenient and where you could get same day service. read more

I needed my Mom's scissors sharpened ASAP! I drove all the way to Torrance to have them sharpened. I got there at noon and this farmers market closed at 1. They were able to do it and did an excellent job! Thank you so much! I will be using you again preferably when you're in Culver City or Mar Vista. read more

Gary saved my beloved Sudoku knife after I dulled it trying to open a coconut. $8 price- reasonable! He's the best!

Gary was able to come in short notice and did a great job. Our knives are now sharper than ever.

Gary, back when Russ ran your stand at the Hollywood farmer's market, I brought my best German steel chef's knives in for sharpening twice a year. After Russ worked his magic, my knives cut through thick-skinned whole tomatoes with ease and sliced baby artichokes and radishes so thin each disk was almost translucent. I've brought you those same knives three times in the last six months, and thought it was my imagination that they seemed no sharper afterward. But after this last time, my 11" German steel extra-wide Wusthof requires most of my upper-body strength to make it through a lemon rind. Will not be back unless Russ or someone with his skills returns. read more

Not sure if it's the way he sharpened.., my great Italian hair scissors wasn't working too great after he sharpened them... I think I should have gone to a hairdressing place that knows how to sharpen this... Does anyone know wheeler I can get these fixed??? Also not sure if my other knives were not as sharpe, not as I expected them to be... They are great knives too!! Not some cheap China made... I am not too familiar on how 1 sided blade knives should feel..? Is it due to me being a left handed and using a single sided blade that would probably work better on a right handed??? Does anyone know if that matters? Any who, the guys is super nice, but the knives I had sharpened doesn't seem very sharpe.... I hate to leave this bad updated review.., when I sharpen my own knives, they seem to be sharper... read more

Simply the best knife sharpening in LA. Even better when he comes to you and does all the work.

I needed a meat slicer sharpened, and I read that Gary had a mobile service. He told me his minimum service was $40. I agreed, and he said he wanted me to know that for that amount, he would also sharpen my chef's knives. I didn't ask for this, but he was nice enough to offer. He showed up on time, sharpened the slicer, sharpened my chef knives, and was smiling and pleasant. I got the feeling that he appreciated my business, which is VERY important to me. So here's the skinny: On time, friendly, honest, a bargain, AND he did a great job. read more

On time. Great job. Repaired a knife I thought was a goner with a huge chunk out of the blade. Thankful he was able to fit me in before the holidays. read more

Rick Salmen was the one who did our knife sharpening. Real craftsman and professional. Would highly recommend him. read more

Gary's Knife Sharpening - Here's Rick sharpening a sword! - Knife Sharpening Near Me

Thank you Efficient and friendly service Good prices Located conveniently in downtown read more

Gary did an amazing job on my apparel shears. They cut through fabric like butter now. Will definitely go back!