Knives In & Out knife sharpening
Knives In & Out Cut with confidence
Portland, Oregon • Drop-off & pickup knife sharpening
Call or text: (503) 765-6405

SE Portland knife sharpening

Sharp knives for home cooks and working kitchens

Knives In & Out offers drop-off knife sharpening for home customers and pickup/drop-off route service for restaurants, cafés, food carts, caterers, and small food businesses.

I focus on practical sharpness, not fragile show edges. Every knife is sharpened by hand using a professional belt system and finished to a working edge that feels good on the board and holds up in real use.

⭐ 14 five-star Google reviews · Usually 24–48 hour turnaround · Restaurant routes available

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Quick facts
Home Drop-off by appointment in SE Portland
Business Pickup/drop-off available on scheduled route days
Turnaround Usually 24–48 hours
Good for Home kitchens, restaurants, cafés, food carts, caterers, and prep kitchens

Restaurant & business knife sharpening

I offer pickup/drop-off sharpening for restaurants, cafés, food carts, caterers, and small food businesses in SE Portland.

Knives are picked up on scheduled route days, sharpened in my workshop, and returned within 24–48 hours. Monthly and every-3-week recurring service is available.

First-time business sharpening: $5 per knife

Ongoing service: $8 per knife

Minimum: $24

Use the booking form and include your business name, approximate knife count, and best pickup window.

What I sharpen

  • Kitchen knives: chef, utility, paring, santoku, prep knives, and similar blades.
  • Other edges on a case-by-case basis — send a photo first.

Pricing

General kitchen knives $8 each
Japanese knives $10 each
First-time business sharpening $5 per knife
Minimum order $24
Repairs, chips, or tip work Quoted first

Not sure which category your knives fall into? Send a photo in the booking form and I’ll confirm before you commit.

What people say

A few recent reviews from Google.

★★★★★
“Highly recommend Knives In & Out! Our knives couldn’t cut through anything… now our kitchen knives cut extremely well. Great bang for your buck!”
— Riley (Google)
★★★★★
“Wow — what a difference. Night and day on all of them. Quality work. I usually do my own sharpening but I’ve never gotten bevels this precise.”
— David Smith (Google)
★★★★★
“Great working with Boye. Quick turnaround on 4 kitchen knives — truly ‘Knives In & Out.’ Back to chopping with sharp knives!”
— Ben Posedel (Google)
★★★★★
“We’ve had our knives for 15 years (Japanese + German) and Knives In & Out brought them back to new. Even fixed a chipped, bent point — you’d never know.”
— Matt Walker (Google)
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Who I am

I’m Boye, the person behind Knives In & Out — a knife sharpening service built for people who actually use their knives.

I care less about mirror-polish showpieces and more about edges that feel good on the board, stay sharp, and make cooking or working easier.

When you hand me your knives, I treat them like my own: honest communication, realistic expectations, and no gimmicks — just clean, usable edges.

Boye – Knives In & Out knife sharpening Boye · Knife sharpener at Knives In & Out

Book sharpening

Tell me what you need sharpened. I use set drop-off, pickup, and business route windows so I can keep turnaround fast and predictable.

Home customers: drop-off is by appointment. Businesses: pickup/drop-off is available on scheduled route days.

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