At the farmers market
Bring knives wrapped safely in a towel or box. Leave them with us, keep shopping, and check back when Erik gives you a pickup time. Arriving early helps on crowded market days.
Real prices for the tools in your drawer, shed and truck.
Most work has a fixed starting price. Larger sizes, serrations, broken tips, double-sided blades and major reshaping take more time, so we quote those honestly after we see the tool.
Ask about a toolA
Knives & cutlery
Kitchen knife · up to 4 inches
$6Kitchen knife · over 4 to 7 inches
$8Kitchen knife · over 7 to 10 inches
$10Kitchen knife · over 10 inches
around $15Pocket knife
from $6Quoted for size, serration and double-sided blades.
Specialty blade
from $15Length, curve and a double edge may change the price.
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Scissors & workroom tools
Standard scissors
$7Pinking shears
from $8Paper cutter blade
from $12Bring the blade removed; disassembly is $4.
Chisel
$5Pizza cutter wheel
$6C
Garden & outdoor tools
Lopper or pruner
$8Garden hoe or shovel
$10Hatchet
$10Hedge shears
$12Chainsaw chain
from $12Remove the chain first; disassembly is $4.
Machete
$14Lawnmower blade
$14Kitchen knives are priced by blade length.
Measure the cutting edge, not the handle. A small paring knife starts at $6; the chef’s knives most people bring are usually $8 or $10. Serrations add $1. Nicks and tip repair add $2. A blade that needs to be reshaped adds $4.
A dull knife often still has plenty of life in it. Restoring the bevel costs less than replacing a good knife, keeps the tool familiar in your hand, and avoids throwing away steel that can still do years of work.
The list Erik keeps at the market.
It is the same straightforward price sheet customers see beside the sharpening rig.
“My kitchen knife set Globals and others … were all restored to their original sharpness or better! I sent in two scissors too.”
Have something odd that needs an edge?
Send a photo or bring it by. If we do not have the equipment and practice to return it properly, we will say so.