Meloling Knife Sharpening

I was visiting my graduate student daughter I decided to try out Meloling since she just had normal kitchen knives (20 – 27 degrees) to sharpen. I have my own sharpening equipment at home so I went with her to the shop and watched him sharpen them. He did it properly and the knives were suitably sharp when we left. He charges almost nothing. He has a entire metal working shop and it looks like he can sharpen pretty much anything and possibly fabricate replacements. He works with a bunch of the local hardware stores and other shops to provide services so you don’t have to drive out to his shop. I didn’t get a list but if you called he could tell you who they were. We would use him again (but would probably drop off at a local store even though its likely to be a little more expensive).

Meloling is great if you want to sharpen mower blades and just about anything else industrial, heavy duty.
They do NOT, however, do well with sharpening kitchen knives. I took my handful of four Global Knives to Meloling and they were all duller than when I brought them in for sharpoening. These knives require a 10 – 12 degree beveled edge. After they were «sharpened» I excitedly took them home to try them out. I literally could not cut a carrot without using excessive force. The real disappointment though is that a local high school’s kitchen *chef* was the one who referred me to Meloling.
Aside from the disappointment of my dull kitchen knives, I thoroughly enjoyed talking to Jim, the owner. His shop is full of very interesting sharpening machinery, like a museum of heavy duty equipment. He’s a good storyteller and knows the local area’s history as well. :) Oh, and his prices are very reasonable.