Fillet knife sharpening in edmonton

[Fishwhere]

Hey i have a few really high end filleting knives that i need sharpened in edmonton. I have been sharpening for years but these knives i find difficult for some reason even with different styles of sharpening and different stones. When they came from the guy who made them in ontario they were scary sharp. I think the other reason i get subconciously nervous is the price tag on them haha.

Ideally what i would prefer is a higher end custom knife maker. But another option is fine too. (I will be extremely unlikely to use any sort of motorized commercial sharpener) just a stone, or belt sharpening type of a thing preferred.

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[grouse_hunter]

Nice knives! I recall that Russel Hendrix (https://www.russellhendrix.com/topic/storeEdmonton2) has a professional knife sharpening service in the store.

[trigger7mm]

Beautiful knives. I can see why you want to take good care of them. I use a worksharp belt sharpener on my filleting knives, and it works very well for me. For knives like those, I can see how you want them professionally sharpened, but for everyday knives, the worksharp is excellent.

[Fishwhere]

Little ironic i have these nice knives and im gun shy to sharpen them.... haha

[SamSteele]

I’ve used Knifewear on Whyte ave before. They carry extremely expensive Japanese knives and sharpen them in store. They were reasonably priced and did a good job on mine.

[Red Bullets]

Kent of Englewood on Whyte ave sharpens knives and razors too. Right beside Knifewear. 108 str.

[CNP]

If you use them you're going to have to keep them sharp. if you need the knife sharp today you're not going have sharp knives to cut your fish. These do a great job and I sharpen fillet knives regularly and whenever needed:

https://www.amazon.ca/Sharp-010-Filet-Knife-Sharpener/dp/B0027VRU7G/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=fillet+knife+sharpener&qid=1564365504&s=gateway&sr=8-4

[bushnell]

Knifewear does an excellent job. No machines used there, all on a stone. Just had one of mine done there. Easy to recommend them

[1bigdingo]

My cousin owns EDGEucated mobile sharpening. He could do it for sure

[Dean2]

Really nice knives but if you are afraid to sharpen them yourself then to me they aren't very useful. Hang them on the wall and go get a good quality commercial knife that you are willing to use and sharpen. Even a professionally sharpened fillet knife is going to need to be touched up after a couple of dozen fish, I can't imagine running to a sharpening store that often to resharpen my fillet knife.

I would suggest a Diamond set of Lansky sharpening stones. With reasonable care, they will sharpen your knives perfectly with no extraneous marking on the blades.

[-JR-]

If you use them you're going to have to keep them sharp. if you need the knife sharp today you're not going have sharp knives to cut your fish. These do a great job and I sharpen fillet knives regularly and whenever needed:

https://www.amazon.ca/Sharp-010-Filet-Knife-Sharpener/dp/B0027VRU7G/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=fillet+knife+sharpener&qid=1564365504&s=gateway&sr=8-4

2x on these sharpeners ,i picked mine up at WSS . for the same price ,
i 've used many others , some even look like the above but do not work . this brand knows how to make them . i have one in the house ,one in my tackle box and one in my hunting box. Cabelas or pro bass do not sell them and do not buy there look a likes they do not work .

I have a lansky sharpener and every time you give your blade a strike, your off a degree. these are right on every time.

[Fishwhere]

Really nice knives but if you are afraid to sharpen them yourself then to me they aren't very useful. Hang them on the wall and go get a good quality commercial knife that you are willing to use and sharpen. Even a professionally sharpened fillet knife is going to need to be touched up after a couple of dozen fish, I can't imagine running to a sharpening store that often to resharpen my fillet knife.

I would suggest a Diamond set of Lansky sharpening stones. With reasonable care, they will sharpen your knives perfectly with no extraneous marking on the blades.

I have other nice knives i sharpen myself. And you should only br sharpening every 6 months or so, the rest is just touch ups with a strap or honing rod. If youve ever used lansky sharpening on anything around 6” and up it starts wrecking your degrees. The middle holding point and a couple inches each way will be near the degrees you want - outside of that it starts tapering your angle down because its so far away from the holder and its being extended too far. I had lanskys and after seeing that i sold them quick. Ok for short knives but i prefer free hand and stone that has a constant degree along the entire edge.

[Dean2]

I have other nice knives i sharpen myself. And you should only br sharpening every 6 months or so, the rest is just touch ups with a strap or honing rod. If youve ever used lansky sharpening on anything around 6” and up it starts wrecking your degrees. The middle holding point and a couple inches each way will be near the degrees you want - outside of that it starts tapering your angle down because its so far away from the holder and its being extended too far. I had lanskys and after seeing that i sold them quick. Ok for short knives but i prefer free hand and stone that has a constant degree along the entire edge.

I agree that on long bladed knives you have to sharpen a 4 inch strip and then move the knife to sharpen the next 4"s when working with a Lansky. That is all part of learning to use angle holding type sharpeners correctly. If you can hold exactly the same angle on a quality stone that will do a great job but it takes a lot of practice to do that, especially with long bladed fillet knives. If you can do that I I can't see needing a sharpening service but that is up to you. I can't help with a suggestion for anyone I would trust with nice knives like you have as I have never used a sharpening service.

[Kim473]

I’ve used Knifewear on Whyte ave before. They carry extremely expensive Japanese knives and sharpen them in store. They were reasonably priced and did a good job on mine.

Kent of Englewood on Whyte ave sharpens knives and razors too. Right beside Knifewear. 108 str.

Check their web sites.

[Walleyemagnet]

I use the Lansky sharpening system on all my knives and it gets them sharp enough to shave with. I don’t know how expensive your knives are but I think I wouldn’t hesitate to sharpen any knife with the Lansky. The most expensive fillet knives I have are a couple of Grohman and a couple chef grade Henkells and I sharpen them without a problem.

[EZM]

I recently bought a nice set of big japanese bench stones from knifewear and I have used (and still own) the 5 stone Lansky, the worksharp pro belt sander, a older commercial bench sharpener and they all have their place BUT for sharp knives a real wet stone is the ticket. Even an idiot like me with no patience can take an expensive kitchen knife, a cheap folding blade or even a fillet knife and put a razor edge on it.

If it's an axe - use the commercial wheel, if it's a knife that needs some material removed first, use the worksharp sander, but for touch ups and regular sharpening (or finishing after using the worksharp, the stones are the ticket.

[Tigrr]

I would never use a cheap carbide sharpener on a quality knife. Watch a u tube video on how to sharpen your brand of knife. I sharpen 100 + knives a year and it isn't rocket science. I butcher my own moose, bear, deer, pigs, beef, chickens, fish, geese and grouse. Our group butchers a whole moose with only touch-ups with a steel. My Victorinox knives.