ABOUT KEEN SHARPENING BLADE SERVICES
OUR VISION
To provide You with the Keenest Edges of a Lifetime
for a Lifetime.
At Keen Sharpening, we aim to elevate your blade experience by providing exceptional sharpening services with sustainable, industry-leading tools. We believe a sharp blade is the heart of your experiences, whether in a restaurant or home kitchen, on the farm, or out in the woods.
Focusing on precision, reliability, and client happiness,
we aim to be your go-to destination for all your blade sharpening needs. You have your passions, and those endeavors are always easier, safer, and more fun with an exquisitely sharpened blade; giving you that is our passion.
ABOUT JOANNA SHOWS
Like many of us, I have loved blades forever. I went from playing mumbly-peg with my Buck Knife to buying a switchblade (which I still have) on a family vacation to Mexico when I was a 10-year-old.
My degree is in hospitality management from the University of Houston. And though I always worked front-of-house, I was forever captivated when chefs came in with their knife rolls, blades razor-sharp and ready for duty.
I learned about professional blade sharpening 15+ years ago. When I was living in NYC, on Mom's visits, we would always go to Chelsea Market and watch the knife sharpener work, set up outside the restaurant supply store (which was fascinating in itself). Each time after watching this cutler ply her trade, when we walked away, we looked at each other and said, "That would be a good business for somebody." (It makes me happy that my sharpener is still in business there.)
Several years ago, I was at home unpacking family boxes, where I had become the caretaker of my family's antique whetstones and knives. At that moment, a bolt of lightning hit me - after all this dancing around the blade - this is what I can do for people!
We all know the importance of keeping blades at their sharpest, though you may not have the time, inclination, people, or know-how to do it yourself. I want to help you keep a razors-edge; my mission is to provide you with the keenest, safest, easiest, and most sustainable blades.
We want to be Your Sharpener!
“The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools.”
- Confucius