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.

Jeff can sharpen almost any tool you would have from. He also has extensive knowledge of older…read moretools.

I reached out to Edward this morning and had a quote almost immediately. The quote was fine and he…read morewas over this afternoon to sharpen multiple knives. Edward did the work right in the kitchen and was extremely polite. *Quick response *Great prices *Very professional I HIGHLY recommend!!

Timely service and great quality. Would definitely use again. I had two lawn mower blades done and…read morethey looked great afterward.

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.

Phenomenal service. I wish I took a before pic but I kind of expected him to say the santoku was…read moretoast. It had a MASSIVE chip in it from me treating it like a cleaver. It looks brand new. All my Shuns are Shuns again

Luke responded quickly to my mobile inquiry and was very flexible about scheduling a service. This…read morewas super convenient and quick! He was knowledgeable, provided great recommendations for replacements if necessary and was able fix several chipped or bent blades. I highly recommend this service to those in need of knife sharpening.

Great service! My knives are back to life. One of my knives had the point broken and they restored…read moreit to it's original form. Highly recommend it!

Very responsive, professional and TogiMax picked up and delivered my sharpened knives in a timely…read moremanner. They will be my go to knife sharpening service.

Had my knives sharpened by Rod today. WOW! What a difference. Easy, nice, and professional service…read more My knives & I thank you.

My Grandfathers knives were passed down to me and need an occasional sharpening. This was the best…read moreplace! COVID safe and these knives are now the sharpest they have ever been.

If you are in the market for a knife , throwing ax or darts then you should visit. The staff was…read morehelpful in our selection and went over the extra items that come with the knife my son in law bought.

Excellent little cutlery shop. Great selection and helpful staff. Got a Spyderco para 3 with…read moreFlytanium scales. The staff was able to install the 3rd party scales on the new knife at the time of purchase. Great service.

Very responsive and communicative. Easy to schedule an appointment. We chatted a little about why I…read morehad so many knives, the good quality of them, and how we both used to work in restaurants. I brought a total of 12 professional knives (paring, boning, and chef knives) and paid $80 in cash. Great value, right? But when I started to use the different knives at home during the first couple of months I realized that at least half of them were not sharpened. I couldn't even cut a lemon in half! I was meaning to call Ron and tell him about this and see if he could sharpen the dull knives but l never did. Yes, I should have called to complain and ask for a solution but this shouldn't have happened in the first place!

Ron sharpened the knives I use on a daily. I didn't know how dull they were till I got them back…read more Wow!!! It's such a pleasure to use a tool that is sharpened than the dull ones I was using. And I know how dangerous a dull knife is. So I'm grateful that Ron did an amazing job. Thank you for your expertise. I will continue to use your services and will for sure be spreading the word about you.