{ Have stones, will travel. }
This is where I’ll be posting about interesting stuff I’m working on in the shop, and in general discussing what it means to be “close to the metal”. Knife nuts, steel junkies, and edge fiends take note: y’all may need a towel. Just sayin’. ;)
All prices TBD based on need and personal requirements—please contact me for details…consultations are free!
A partial list of services previously rendered to the many and esteemed clients of the Bladewerks:
Complete edge restoration and repair—all blades (straight edge and serrated, single/double bevel): folders, fixed blades, German and Japanese kitchen knives, cast iron/copper polishing and restoration, katana/sword polishing (togishi service), light saber service (b.y.o. kyber crystals; additional surcharge may apply in Smuggler’s Run/Outer Rim quadrants), etc.
Mirror polishing service—blade flats, cookware (e.g. copper skillets, cast iron restoration), flatware, basically anything made out of metal you can get to me, I will shinify for you (no leaden bedpans, plz)
Custom wood refinishing service, cutting board/chopping block treatments, et al
Specialized blade tuneup/fit and finish service—blade disassembly, rust/debris cleaning, contact points/washer polishing/lubricating, burr removal, spine/choil chamfering. Add that special Susurrus touch to your favorite soulmate tool! (Unless it’s a hedge trimmer…ugh, never again…)
Axe/hatchet repair and profiling; lumberjack singing (‘the larch! the fir! the mighty scotch pine!’); chisel/plane blade waterstone spa treatment (please specify which Kenny G. album); drill bits (twist AND spade); scissors; draw knives; halberds/glaives/sgian-dubh (comp. haggis no longer offered at time of writing)…you probably wouldn’t believe what-all kinds of weird stuff folks have hauled out of attics and barns for me to take a look at (sometimes I still don’t, laddie!)…
As well, please inquire for details about my knife matchmaking service—let me talk you through your needs and scout out the sassy tool to meet your every desire—connoisseurs, professionals, and amateur enthusiasts alike. Curious? Call Close To the Edge today and ride into the Pygmy Twylyte (today) with the perfect edge of your fantasies…today.
Or whenever works for you, eh? I mean, no pressure here, folks. All good things in all good time!