Also at the Ace on McGaw Rd

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Very cool! I have heard rave reviews about their edge retention.

Hey DIY Buy one for home with guides. Don't go cheap!

Oh cool thanks, will check it out.

Awesome, about to DM. I’m a MAC fan myself.

Appreciated, but it was the guy at ace (not a system though, maybe I should give it a shot) that destroyed them last time.

Totally understand! I have a couple hand forged Japanese knives that are really hard to come by that I wouldn’t trust with anybody (including myself) except a master sharpener. I’m no master, but I think I’m pretty darn good haha. Most of the knives I sharpen are Shun/Wustof-grade or below.

Send me a DM if you decide you want to drop them off!

I'd potentially be interested in this! I have one nice knife I want to get professionally done

Hey there. I make and sharpen knives as a hobby. The problem you run into is that most places use machines so they can crank through lots of knives. They do a decent job but they will not get your knives “scary sharp”. I’ve been toying with the idea of selling my services.

I use a pretty expensive manual sharpening system that puts a precise angle and a mirror edge on your knife using high-end Japanese water stones. Happy to sharpen your knives for you this weekend if you’d like. You can Venmo me what it’s worth to you after you get home and try them out. Not happy? Don’t pay a cent :)

I think Joann Fabrics has a schedule when people come in to sharpen blades and scissors.

It's not in Columbia but I use Burrbenders. They are normally set up outside Homestead Gardens on Mondays/Fridays (check their website) but they also have a brick and mortar location. I find it worth the drive and I make a morning of it when I go.

Clark's Ace hardware (one in EC and a new one in Columbia) have a ReSharp machine- automatic sharpener.

You also just missed this guy who goes to David's Natural Market once a month. https://www.proedgemd.com/cal

Buy the electric knife sharpener with three stages at Williams Sanoma. Works perfectly. All my knifes are razor sharp. Pays off over the years.

There's an automated system at Ace on Rt 40.

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Pre-pandemic, I had them sharpened at Williams and Sonoma at the Columbia Mall For $5 per knife.

Someone told me a while back that Bass Pro in Arundel Mills mall has a person that sharpens knives. I haven’t personally used them though and I realize this isn’t in HoCo…..

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Interesting insight, thanks

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Came here to recommend Free State as well. Brian is an honest guy who will do it right for you.

Ours just went up several months ago. I found most of the repair companies won’t do anything with freon. We had a slow freon leak and ended up just getting a new one. One guy who looked at it (not from a company) said the line was laying in the tray where the water evaporates and it corroded, or something like that. Anyways, it was decided the cost would be too much and we just got a new one. Sadly, the ones they make these days are nowhere near as good as the one we had, but that’s a different issue.

I too have found more and more appliance problems aren't fixable.

Source: Replaced a washing machine and fridge this year.

Do you know what's wrong with it? If it's something like the compressor you're better off saving the cost of the repair visit and just buying a new one.

Source: paid $75 to find out my compressor was bad and would cost more to repair than replace.