A Better Edge Sharpening

A woman-owned and -operated knife and tool sharpening service in NE Seattle’s Wedgwood neighborhood.

Whether your blades are basic paring knives, Henckels, or a Shiro Kamo piece, keeping them sharp is essential for a job well done.

I use an angle-controlled whetstone system and give each knife personalized attention instead of running blades through a commercial rotating disc machine. I will remove nicks, re-bevel, re-shape bolsters, and do blade thinning as needed to keep your knife in top shape.

Each garden tool will be dismantled, cleaned, sharpened, and lubricated.

I reuse paper and cartons to protect sharpened blades when returning to clients.

  • This is a wonderful shop–I’ve used their services twice to get all of my knives sharpened and I couldn’t be happier. My only regret is I didn’t go sooner. Would absolutely recommend.

    -Lish McBride

  • Brenda did an amazing job with our knives- quick, professional and now they feel like new. Each was wrapped carefully when they came back and have been cutting beautifully. I would highly recommend A Better Edge and will be recommending to my friends as well.”

    -Colleen Conway-Ramos

  • A Better Edge is a wonderful woman-owned business in NE Seattle. I brought her two old cheap kitchen knives, one restaurant style chefs knife, one fancy Japanese chefs knife. All four came back in great condition, edges sharp and ready to cut. That was over two months ago and I haven’t had to touch them up yet. It’s really nice to have some sharp knives in the kitchen and I definitely recommend A Better Edge.

    -Jessi Lucas

  • I didn’t realize how much better professional sharpening is compared to ‘Do it yourself,’ or in my case ‘Do it rarely.’ Brenda did an awesome job tuning up our knives to better than new.

    -Rob Salvino

  • Omg!! These knives have never been sharper!

    -Martin Bullard

  • Brenda's knives are my favorite tools. Fish skin, done! Tomato skin, done!

    Kelly Spangler White

  • The knives are SO sharp she sends you home with a bandaid!

    Robin White