The knives are sharp now and it only took a day from drop off to pick up for the job to be done…read more Good prices as well. Service was the opposite but my brother covered that in his review and John decided to text me after the fact wanting his review to pertain only to the knife sharpening so here that is. Also for the sake of accuracy the refund he mentions in his reply took 5 hours not 1. Not a huge deal.

I will start by saying that all the knives we had sharpened looked great and were extremely sharp…read moreafter using this service. This is a very mixed review because, up until we got our knives, the entire experience couldn't possibly have been easier or more pleasant. For some context, I live out of state, so all of my communication was over the phone or over text. The owner was extremely friendly on the phone and I arranged to pay in advance to sharpen 6 knives (the price was very reasonable). As this was a gift for family members, I gave him the name of my father as the recipient of the knives. However, somewhat confusingly, I then asked my brother who lives in the area to bring the knives in to be sharpened. The owner charged my brother for the service and my brother paid, both clearly misunderstanding that I paid in advance. This is where the entire service became unbelievably disappointing. The owner went back and forth with my brother about how unlikely it would have been that I paid in advance given that he normally asks customers to pay after he completes the sharpening job. After I sent screenshots of our earlier conversation and of my payment, the owner agreed to pay my brother back for the double payment. All was well and good except the owner sent my brother a text message saying "You all couldn't have made this more difficult". I concede that we weren't entirely clear in our communication but this is simply not any way to talk to customers who, lest we forget, had just paid for your service and apologized for our mistake. I was genuinely so excited to work with a small local business who, up to that point, was extremely friendly and helpful. Based on other reviews this is almost certainly an outlier which made it all the more bizarre. So, aside from a single completely unacceptable comment made in response to a common customer mistake, the service was everything we could have wanted and I hope he continues to provide great service in the future.

All parts of my transaction with Potomac Sharpening was smooth. From reaching out to Matt to then…read morecompleting the work and picking it up. The quality of the work is precise and worth every penny that you spend to have your knives honed. I do it once a year and Matt is my go to. I tell everyone about him, including Reddit. Come to Potomac Sharpening, you will not be disappointed. You have contactless drop-off and pickup. Virtual payment. Pleasant communication. What more can you want?

Matt is the knife whisperer. I had a couple of problematic blades that I had been putting off doing…read moreanything about for some time. One was a Vietnam war era combat dagger. The Gerber Mark 2 was a thing of beauty when I first acquired it years ago. But my sons had ruined the blade doing what teenagers do when they get into things that don't belong to them. I thought the blade was a goner, but held out hope that someone might be able to restore it. The other one was a cleaver I had purchased thinking it would have the same functionality as a chef's knife only to find out that the edge profile was more suited to chopping firewood. Matt worked some magic. I wish I had taken a "before" picture of the dagger so you could appreciate the extent of the damage he had to address. The "after" picture (see below) was truly remarkable. It was literally like nothing had ever happened to the blade. As for the Wüsthof cleaver, Matt reshaped the edge profile so that it more nearly resembled a wicked sharp Asian cleaver. Just what I was after. Fabulous work. Matt didn't just sharpen my knives. He completely reshaped their blades AND sharpened them. Highly recommended.

I booked a community sharpening event and would highly recommend Daniel. Great communication via…read moretext to schedule and organize. Parked his mobile truck behind my garage. We have approx 9 neighbors either drop off their knives with me or directly to Daniel. He texted everyone when their sets were ready for pickup and people could directly pay him via Venmo (which made my life way easier). He was able to finish by noon ish and with the number of knives we had, waived the travel fee. My wusthofs are like butter. I've had other neighbors hear about it and say they want in the next time. Which there will be a next time.

The service was prompt, the cost was reasonable, the result was very good. Thanks very much, Daniel.read more

Billy did a fantastic job sharpening a set of kitchen knives as well as cleaning them up…read more Had them picked up the next day and took them home to cut some root vegetables and was just amazed how effortlessly they cut! And for only $8 too! Its also nice that its nearby so definitely will be returning with more knives

For those of you who remember Alicia from Williams-Sonoma at the RTC, Jeannette has taken over the…read morebusiness. Same great service. She sharpened 7 knives, one a serrated bread knife, a poultry shears and a set of scissors for me. All done in an hour or so. Great results, even for someone guilty of putting knives in the dishwasher (Ina Garten, I'm looking at you!).

Thanks so much for the very fine work you did on my knives.  I thought they were a lost cause!…read more Amazing craftsmanship at such a reasonable price!!!!!! Neil Ashburn

kevin was extremely quick to respond to my request. scheduled an appointment within hours of me…read morereaching out. came to my house, sharpened 3 knives for me, and returned the knives. extremely polite, and great price. will definitely use his services again

My knives are so sharp now. The convenience of putting my knives to be sharpened by my front door…read moreand then having the flawlessly sharpened knives returned to the same location is a real time saver. The Chef's Edge gives you a time frame when they will pickup your knives and it is same day service! It couldn't be easier to have sharpened knives with this clever business. They send a text message when your knives are done and include a PayPal link. Don't have a PayPal account? No worries! Once you push the invoice link sent to you, it gives other payment methods. Couldn't be happier with this Veteran owned business.

The quality of the work was incredible. I will be sure to use this service again. The drop-off and…read morepick-up service wes convenient and the cost of the service was very competitive for the quality of the work performed.

From the owner: I have updated my sharpening system. So I'm now able to restore damaged edges. I sharpen machetes,…read morehatchets. Lawnmower blades. I can put a 90 degree spine on the back of your knife. I can sharpen scissors. As well as garden shears large and small.

This place was recommended to me. I needed edger blades sharpened, and I was assured this person…read morecould do it. When I arrived there, signs said it was open, but no one was around. There were also signs everywhere about not disturbing the residence, keep out, etc. Just looked like a lot of junk sitting around. I tried calling them----no answer. I was more than a little put off, having to drive out of town to get to them. Maybe you're the only person around who can do the job, but you already must have enough work that you don't need my business.

Incompetent--A.v.o.i.d. We took 3 or 4 quality knives…read more(Henckels & Global) there for sharpening in July 2017. Besides taking 2+ weeks, the guy re-shaped the blades so that they are no longer flat--i.e., the cutting edge is now curved. Unbelievable $500 worth of knives ruined.