Pricing
One price per knife.
Everything's included.
You pay per knife, plus one flat $10 travel service fee for the visit.
| Paring & steak knives | $8 each |
| Chef, santoku, fillet, serrated (5–9") | $12 each |
| Kitchen shears | $10 each |
| Single-bevel (Japanese) | $3 per inch |
| Pocket & EDC | $10 each |
| Machetes & axes | $15 each |
Six-item minimum per visit, plus a flat $10 travel service fee per visit. Text me if you have fewer than six — when I’m already scheduled nearby, we’ll usually make it work.
Every knife, every visit
- Sharpened on waterstone at the angle the maker intended
- Minor chips and rolled tips taken care of
- Cleaned, dried, and put back where it came from
- Most manufacturers recommend sharpening your knives at least once a year
- Sharp as new, or the visit is free
How to pay
Zelle (preferred), Venmo, cash, card, tap to pay, or check. Paid at the end of the visit, once you’ve handled the knives.
What you're actually paying for
The cheap version costs
you the knife.
A pull-through gadget or a hardware-store wheel takes metal off fast and takes it off wrong. It grinds a new angle into a blade that was built for a different one, heats the steel, and shortens the life of a knife you paid real money for. Waterstones remove the least steel possible and put back the edge the maker designed. That's the difference you're buying, and it's why your knives last decades instead of years.
Sharp as new, or the visit is free.
Test them while I'm still standing there. If any knife isn't cutting the way you expect, tell me and I'll take it back to the stones. If it still isn't right, you don't pay for the visit.
Damaged and heirloom knives
Send me a photo before
you write it off.
Broken tips, deep chips, bent blades, rusted grandmother's carving knife — most of it comes back. Repair work is quoted separately because no two are the same, and I'd rather tell you the honest number than surprise you at the door. Text me a photo and I'll quote it on the spot.
Questions about the bill
Before you book.
What is the travel service fee?
A flat $10 per visit, no matter where in Orange County you are or how many knives you have. It covers getting to you with the full setup instead of you driving anywhere. It is the only fee on top of the per-knife price.
Why is there a six-item minimum?
Because driving out costs the same whether it’s one knife or ten. Six knives keeps the visit worth making at these prices. If you’re under six, text me — if I’m already booked on your street that day, we’ll usually make it work.
Do steak knives really count?
Yes, and they're the ones most people forget. A set of six steak knives on its own clears the minimum.
How is single-bevel priced by the inch?
Traditional Japanese single-bevel knives take substantially longer and a different stone progression, and they range from short deba to long yanagiba. Per-inch keeps it fair in both directions — a 240mm yanagiba is about 9.5 inches.
When do I pay?
At the end of the visit, once you’ve handled the knives. Zelle, Venmo, cash, card, tap to pay, or check — Zelle is the easiest on my end, but any of them works.
How often will I need this?
Most home cooks land somewhere between nine and twelve months. If you cook every night, closer to six. I'll leave a card in your block with the date so you're not guessing.
