I picked up an old Russell meat cleaver on Ebay for $8.50. It was in decent shape but the edge was nonexistent. I could have spent way too much time redoing the angles (thick blade) but I wisely decided to pay someone else to do it.
L. Lorenz has been in business for over 100 years (same location) so I took the old meat-axe in for sharpening. They carry a decent selection of knives but they appear to thrive on their sharpening business.
I was told that I could pick the cleaver up in a week. This was fine with me as I was curious what kind of work they did. One week later (yesterday) I picked up the Russell.
The bill: $4.16
The edge: Beautiful!
For less than the price of a combo meal at Wendys the entire blade was polished, primary and secondary angles were recut and seriously sharp. I am impressed.
L Lorenz The Knife Shop
29 E 400 S
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
(801) 363-2821
http://www.llorenz.com/their web site appears to be down
