I'm a leatherworker and had just received a leather splitter from Amazon but the blade was sub-par and not cutting well. I brought Pete my splitter blade, some edge bevelers, a French skiver, a skiving knife, and some kitchen knives of various sizes. He had them all to a razor sharp mirror finish in about twenty minutes.
When I got home, I didn't test all my blades at first but I have now, and let me tell you, the edges on these things have made leather working that much more enjoyable. I didn't realize how dull some of my blades had been! The blades are cutting through leather like it's half melted butter.
I will be using Pete again!
On another note: I contacted Pete at about 8:30 on a Saturday morning and he responded quickly to my text. I apologized for the earliness of my text but he had no problem with it and was pleasant and friendly throughout all of my interactions with him on the phone...
Read moreFollowing someone’s recommendation I found Pete on Google and am so thankful I did. It would be nearly impossible for me to overstate how pleased I am not only with the results (7 knives), but also with Pete as a person - kind, responsive, highly skilled and a textbook professional. For so long as he practices his craft, I will never...
Read morePete is so helpful, so friendly, and so good at what he does! You can spend a bunch of your own time trying to sharpen your knives and end up with a mediocre result, or you can pop by Pete's and have a razor-sharp knife in a matter of minutes. I recommend you do the latter! Thank you, Pete. I'll be back for...
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