If I could, I would give 10 stars for the amazing customer service. Picked up a knife that my son…read morehad left for sharpening, then browsed and was assisted by two different people, both of whom had amazing knowledge about all the different knives, cleavers and other blades. Terrific selection in many different sizes. They even did a custom wooden sheath for a chef's knife while I waited. Will definitely be back for more purchases!

Strata is a wonderful addition to the Portland food scene. We purchased three knives during their…read moreopening weekend. The owners were so knowledgeable and patient as we made our selections. They asked us what we like to cook, what we already have, and what would be the most useful for us. After they made a few suggestions, we picked what we liked best. When we left, we felt very confident in our purchase decision. We ended up with a knife for chopping veggies, one for doing a bit of finer work (ahem, removing skin from a peach for my 9 month old), and a bread knife (seriously, I didn't realize you don't need to smoosh bread every time you slice it). It is such a joy to have these new tools in our kitchen! We've also had a few of our knives sharpened -- I would highly recommend Strata for this service. It's not worth using dull knives!!

Had a great experience with Asa and Knifing Around! I…read morebrought my 3 dullest knifes and he was able to sharpen them up in less than an hour! I also greatly appreciated the maintenance/care guide he gave me too. Quick, convenient and professional. Can't go wrong.

After years of smashing tomatoes with my dull knifes, I decided I'd had enough…read more I could have spent hundreds of dollars on a new knife set but instead found Knifing Around. I thought I would be without my knifes for a few days but was very happy to find out I would get them back the same day (in fact In just 2 hours for my 6 knifes) Now I have the sharpest knifes I've ever seen. The owner was really nice and was happy to answer all my questions about how to use them safely and even thought me how to properly hold them to cut things, he even has a really well made cleaning and maintenance handout that I'm posting to my fridge. I highly recommend using Knifing Around and will see him again once I can't cut tomatoes.

Great business. Dropped off knives and picked up. So nice to have sharp knives again. Friendly…read moreand very helpful proprietor.

Really nice and knowledgeable folks. Excellent selection of…read moreall major brands of knife. They have every possible Forschner/Swiss Army Knife under the sun. Pretty good selection of other kinds of kitchenware and pots and pans. Really great to have this place locally.

THIS SKILLED BLADE SHARPENER DEFINITELY KNOWS HIS TRADE. I sent him the same blade that I use in my…read moreguillotine by mail, and he did an outstanding job. The blade now cuts even better than when I first purchased it brand new. I discovered him on YouTube when I was desperately seeking out a solution to sharpen my dull blade. As we all know, brand new blades are never sharp enough. After reaching out to him via email and sending my blade, he quickly repaired it and returned it to me within just four days. The edge of the blade is now in SUPER EXCELLENT condition, and I am thoroughly impressed by the professional work that he did. I highly recommend his services to anyone in need of blade sharpening. Thank you Sr. for a wonderful job. - Liz M.

From the owner: The American Edge is your local precision knife and tool sharpening service where we take pride in…read moreour work.

I always bring my chainsaw chains here for sharpening! Reasonable prices and a quick turn-around…read more Great job!

Lamper's does a great job of sharpening dull knives of any kind. They get the sharpening done…read morequickly and the knives cut like new.

Had a nice time walking through the store. I do like kitchen gadget type items. I was greeted when…read moreI came in. And there was a beautiful dog laying on the floor. His name was jasper. Black lab, or maybe a mix. And another dog, black lab too. Sweetest dogs. I even got a kiss. Store does have a lot to look at. Knives, kitchen placemats, kitchen towels, wooded utensils, and so on. I just browsed through the store. Nothing really caught my eye this time.

This is a terrific little kitchenwares store selling all kinds of useful items for your culinary…read moreadventures. They specialize in knives and offer a good selection including the Henckels professional series and Global whose modern and sleek design have both beauty and great quality. You can find lots of pots and pans here along with my favorite Le Creuset; a brand that keeps coming up with more and more great colors. Now I want turquoise! The owners are very friendly and were most helpful even with our meager purchase that day of just two wine bottle stoppers. One of the best things about visiting this store is the owners' two black labs who "help out" by lying about up front or off to the side of the entrance on their dog beds (L.L. Bean dog beds of course). And lucky us, the day we were there, the owners' son's dog, a black Lab mix, was also there making for a 3-dog day! If you love dogs and great kitchenware, this is your store. Sending a special snout smooch to Cyrus.

I dropped off two hedge trimmers Weds at 4:00pm and they were done Fri afternoon. One trimmer was a…read more22in double sided and the other was a 17in double sided extending type. Today is Sat and I used both this afternoon. They cut like a hot knife thru butter. Clean cuts with no tearing of the hedges which was happening before I had them sharpened. I would and will not hesitate to go back to Precision Custom Sharpening. The price was better than I expected and Mike (owner), whom I just met Weds, is a friendly and personable guy.

From the owner: We at Precision Custom Sharpening professionally sharpen, Knives, Hairdresser Scissors, Groomer…read moreScissors, Clipper Blades, Woodworking tools, and Garden Tools. Items can be mailed in using our mail in service.