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  • Where can I buy a good knife sharpener in the Boston area? My boyfriend's birthday is next week and he would like a good quality knife sharpener. (He mentioned Wusthof Precision Edge 2 and Presto 08800 EverSharp specifically, but is open to other possibilities.) Where can I buy one of these in the Boston area? I'd prefer to buy in person rather than online if possible.

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    It's not the same style as the ones you mentioned, but I've heard great things about the http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000H6L6FA/metafilter-20/ref=nosim/, a diamond bench stone. (I bought one for my parents as a gift on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y49DuvYgu6M.) The Lowe's near me has it. In general, stones (oil, water, and new-fangled ones like this) are more complicated to use but offer greater control and a better result.

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Sharpening stones are great, but it takes practice to learn to use them, and even with practice, it takes a while to sharpen a blade. Diamond stones work the best but are quite pricey (around $100 for the DMT). The http://woodworking.rockler.com/search?asug=&w=sharpening+stones&Search.x=0&Search.y=0 woodworking store in North Cambridge usually stocks the DMT diamond stones (as well as other sharpening stones), but they tend to be pricey. Woodcraft, in Woburn, is usually a little cheaper than Rocker. You could also try http://www.chinafairinc.com/ in Newton (NOT the Cambridge store), if they have the DMT stones in stock they'll be much cheaper. The http://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/3029352/?catalogId=91&bnrid=3120901&cm_ven=Google_PLA&cm_cat=Cutlery&cm_pla=Knife_Sharpeners_Storage&cm_ite=ChefsChoice_Professional_130_Platinum_Electric_Knife_Sharpener&adtype=pla&ci_src=17588969&ci_sku=3029352 is probably the best "automatic" sharpener available to the consumer; I've seen it at the Williams-Sonoma in Burlington. But it's even more expensive than a diamond stone, and using it will wear down your knives faster than a manual system like the DMT. (FWIW I use the DMT on my knives, but I've been sharpening chisels with whetstones for 35 years)

mr vino

You might try Eastern Bakers' Supply - they're a restaurant supply store in the North End, not very consumer-oriented (so you might have to wait around while they take a big order from an actual restaurant, and it's kind of warehouse-y), but they're been very friendly to me when I've gone in to buy stuff for my own kitchen.

mskyle

As someone who regularly sharpens all sorts of knives, I too use a DMT on my kitchen knives. But you might also want to get him some instruction, and the book I've been told to use is http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1561581259/metafilter-20/ref=nosim/.

clockbound

http://www.stoddards.com/ should be able to get you set up. Nice folks. They've been in business since 1800, so they have a little bit of experience in these matters...

Philbo

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