Professional thinning (Canada)

[esoo]

So I recently realized that on one of my much loved knives needs a thinning. Surprisingly the cladding line is getting pretty close to the edge. As well, I've got another knife that needs some work to help improve it's performance.

Now I know many would say "just do it yourself", but sometimes you just have to know when you're not ready to do the job, and I know I'm not in the headspace to do this kind of work.

Tosho currently is listing a pause on their thinning services and while I know the names of a number of pros, they are all US based and I'd prefer to not ship across the border.

So who do we have in Canada that can match the top guys in the US?

 

[1315]

Sicard (east)? Knifeware (west)? Or they'd know of a referral.

 

[Choppin]

Peter Nowlan? He is in Halifax.

 

[Smooth rocks]

I can recommend knifewear. They are in Canada and have 5 stores

 

[Pie]

If you can get naoto, Francis or Jordan from knifewear to do it, I’d trust them. I see some of Jordan’s restorations/repair posts and they blow me away.

Not sure about the business side of it all but it’s worth an email.

 

[Ruso]

You can try KNIFE Toronto - its located in DT not too far from Kensington Market.
However, I have no clue of their quality of work.

 

[esoo]

Thanks all for the suggestions

I'll have to reach out to a few of them and see who I'm most comfortable with.

 

[dabes]

@KasumiJLA is someone you should consider too

 

[M1k3]

Thanks all for the suggestions

I'll have to reach out to a few of them and see who I'm most comfortable with.

I'd definitely suggest Peter Nowlan if possible.

 

[zizirex]

Ai and Om can also do it if you don't mind shipping it to Raincouver.

 

[KasumiJLA]

@KasumiJLA is someone you should consider too

Sweet of you for mentioning me! Unfortunately I don't have enough free time for this kind of work. I don't work with belts so it would be too expensive just to thin a knife..