I tried hand sharpening my personal very expensive McNees Mac 2 3.5" and it turns out I'm not as…read moregood as I thought so I had him fix it and lay the bevel angle back a little bit and he made it look and perform better than new. On top of that he sharpened my Demko AD20.5 to perfection.

I went here about a year ago to see if they might be interested in making a custom tsuba for my…read morekatana. The smith was a total jerk and seemed to not know the term "tsuba," either, even though he was determined to make me feel the idiot. In spite of all this I purchased a shiny axe with a dark oak handle from them, in part because I wanted to support a local business and in part because it seemed balanced and looked nice. It was not cheap. Now one year later I see that the chrome plating now has some black spots that will not rub out, even though it has been sitting in my bedroom the whole time and I have not used it to cut anything. A quick google search finds that: "This problem of black spots which you are facing seems related to base material defect which you might have failed to notice during pre cleaning stage and the same is appearing over a period of time once plating is completed." In summary- this blade smith sucks.

As a dog groomer, entrusting your blades and scissors ($$$$) to a sharpener is a bit dodgy at the…read morebest of times. Sometimes they are working good as new, sometimes they are sharpened incorrectly and are a total loss. Rick is the only person in the area I trust with my scissors. We recently had our kitchen stuff sharpened too, so I got a chance to see the whole process. My stuff was sharpened to perfection, and I took the knives home and said nothing to my husband to see if he could notice the difference. He commented how the butcher knife (the first one he used and one we rarely touch) was so much sharper than the others. I told him I'd gotten them sharpened, and he was so impressed he wants them done on the regular now. Rick was super polite about me having to cancel our first appointment, and kept me updated on where he would be since I was going to an appointment he'd already had scheduled. He got my stuff done quickly. I noticed no rudeness, and of course since I was coming to him, no lateness. Call Rick and give him a try. You won't be disappointed.

He is so good I love my shears every time he sharpens them and highly recommend him to every…read morecoworker that I have!

A short visit here to get extra keys made. Also bought flavored Root Beer, which was very tasty!…read more Got what I wanted and needed to do at this store. Will be back again sometime soon. Service was great and my shopping experience was convenient and pleasant.

Great service, they treat you like family! They had what i wanted in stock. They were kind enough…read moreto do the final assembly on the unit and explain the usage do's and dont's. The unit was on sale and they have a point program for future purchases. They carry a large inventory and also have a fantastic Garden Dept! Very Happy

I have driven past Tacoma Knife Sharpner practically everyday while on my way to work. But it was…read morejust a few weekends ago when I finally made a stop in here. Steve and I were quite impressed with the various knife selections for all of your kitchen needs. Very cool! We definitely have a place to keep in mind when we need to upgrade our knives for cooking. In additional to that there are seasonal spices and such here. There is quite a selection of local hot sauces from a brand I haven't seen before... so we will keep that in our minds for future reference also when our hot sauce stash needs to be replenished.

Checked this local gem out when they participated in Shop Local Tacoma. The staff that was there…read morethat day was super helpful and respectful of budget and gave her honest opinion on different knives. They have a lot of neat gadgets and kitchenware in various price points and a reasonably priced sharpening and repair service. The community is lucky to have them and I will definitely be back. They also were willing to sell me a knife that is part of their restaurant collection- quality blade from a respected manufacturer with a cheap unbranded handle because for a paring knife, who cares what the handle looks like? I will be back to get my knives sharpened and whenever I need new kitchen stuff or a housewarming present!

I now have the sharpest knives I've ever had! Service was great and my knives were done SO quickly!read more

Very reasonably priced; very good communication and timely service. I dropped off 7 kitchen knives…read moreand one day later the knives were sharpened to a very high standard any chef would accept. 5-

I sent them a pair of left-handed tailor scissors for sharpening. Quite a bit of time passed…read more They contacted me to let me know that because of the delay, they sharpened my scissors & shipped them back to me for free! My shears are wonderfully sharp and I think the world of these folks for their service!

I've used these guys for years and have always had a good experience I had used a few other…read moresharpeners but had issues with them wrecking my scissors and blades if you're looking for a honest sharpener or dryer repair look no further