Precision Knife Sharpening

This little gem of a service provider is tucked away in the heart of Alexandria city, on a side street off Braddock Road. I was very lucky to find it through an internet search, a few years ago, and I’ve been a loyal customer since.
The owner is friendly and helpful; he does excellent work; his prices are reasonable; he returns my items promptly and always on time. It’s rare for a merchant-​customer relationship to be this good.

Dropped by knives off on Wednesday before thanksgiving after filling out the easy to use website form. Knives were ready in Friday. They hadn’t been sharpened since new 8 years ago. PKS has been better than brand new. Also was excellent at communication. Couldn’t be more satisfied. Highly recommend.

Step 1: Buy a very expensive, high-​quality knife from someone who knows nothing about knives (*cough* looking at you, Eastern Market).
Step 2: Realize you also know nothing about sharpening or caring for a carbon steel knife.
Step 3: Do a ton of research online to find out how to get rid of rust spots. Get nowhere because there are 15 conflicting «professional» opinions about how to care for a carbon steel knife.
Step 4: Realize there’s real damage to your blade that you have no idea how to fix.
Step 5: Send PKS a desperate cry for help via email/​website.
Step 6: Receive quick reply and reassurance PKS can help. Drop off knife on Monday afternoon. Pay via website. Get email saying knife is ready, including instructions for future care for your knife.
Step 7: Pick up knife Tuesday afternoon. Never worry about it again.

Talk about easy! Great service, great price!

I can chiffonade again! And I can cut eggplant again! And I can cut bread again! With even a serrated knife! Without fear the knife is going to slip and dig a big ass gash (read: not a clean cut) into my little paws.
And all in my hood. I could walk there, drop off my knives, and pick them up the next day. That’s how fast my knives were sharpened. The fact that he even sharpened my serrated knife was huge for me. The last time I had it sharpened was 8 years ago in Poughkeepsie. And at $ 5/​blade 8″ or shorter — that’s a right price for me.
My knives came back sharp, unlike when I dropped them off to another place right before Thanksgiving. That go-​around, I got back blades I stuck back into the drawer for fear I’d lose my fingers alongside the holiday trimmings.
Fast, convenient, local — three checks for this winner in my hood. Just don’t send in ceramic blades — this is metal sharpening joint, not glass (read your manufacturer’s rec’s for taking care of ceramic blades please).

Very happy with the service. I live in the area so I was able to drop off and they were literally ready the next day. Extremely sharp and as good as new.

I dropped 4 knives off Friday afternoon and received an email on Saturday that they were ready. They were all razor sharp and the price was right. Great service. Dave was great answering my questions via email before I decided to use the service. Will definitely use again and refer friends.

Dropped off Tuesday afternoon, ready for pickup Wednesday morning (next day) at 10:40am. Knives went in quite dull, came back beautifully sharpened. Outstanding customer service as well. Prompt response to emails. Highly recommended!

Dropped off Sunday night, picked up Tues afternoon. My wustof came back looking perfect, razor sharp. The last time I used someone else they took off so much of the blade, the knife looked ugly. Highly recommended, obviously has tons of experience sharpening knives.

Dropped my knives (6) Friday, got them back super sharp Monday! Great all around experience! I received email updates in frankly near real time. Well done!

Amazingly efficient service. Dropped off two of my favorite kitchen knives late yesterday evening and in well under 24 hours I received a note from Dave advising that my knives were sharpened and ready for pick-​up.
I’m not sure if that kind of super-​fast turn-​around time is typical, but given how perfectly sharpened my knives are now (FAR sharper than we have ever been able to get them), I would have been happy to wait 5 times that long.
Will be referring everyone I know to these guys — all around incredible service.

Finally I have found a great professional knife sharpening service! I dropped off 7 knives on Saturday and picked them up on Monday. One knife with a broken tip was repaired! I think if you’ve spent lots of money on great knives, they you should have them kept sharp professionally. They are so much easier to use when super sharp.

Look, you’ve probably spent a good amount of money on your knives. You’ve babied them, handwashed and dried, only cut on a wood surface, etc. etc. But time and wear means your beautiful knives will grow dull despite all the honing you do.
Wrap those suckers up and get PKS to sharpen them properly. I’d been in search of a professional knife sharpening place, and read about this place at
. What was awesome was that I could drop them off and was able to pick up within days. Pricing is very reasonable, and man, my knives are so sharp and in fantastic condition.

Since Unilocal’s definition of 5 stars is «WooHoo, As Good As It Gets» this is a resounding 4 & ½ stars since I have no basis for comparison: D.
Discovered this business through an article from the New York Times and was baffled that it included a service in DC. I’ve sent my knives via mail to Precision Knife Sharpening twice and both times have gotten them back super sharp and ready to use.
I’m amazed at the reasonable price ($ 5 for a Chef’s Knife!) and the quick turnaround. I mailed ours out on a Thursday and got them back on the following Tuesday. Definitely recommended!!!