Minneapolis' Wusthof knife outlet closing

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Melba's Jammin said:

They're closing at the end of April. I've bought there and
have my knives sharpened there about once a year. I don't
work for them and don't know if they'd mail something or
not. If you know what you want, though, it's worth a phone
call. Nice folks! Eversharp 340 Taft St. NE., Minneapolis,
612-331-6287.

Oh, now, see... that's just hard to take.

Good guys, good inventory, good sharpening, good
conversation. Ya. Been there.

And good coffee and chocolate across Larpenteur in the guard
house. (Haven't been there for a while, though).

So, what do you think?

Where to get the cutlery sharpened now? My local TruValue
has competitive price, but... I'd really like to know/watch
the person doing the work. (These instruments are pretty
important to me.)

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Jack

Jack B said:

Quoted message said:

Eversharp 340 Taft St. NE., Minneapolis, 612-331-6287.

Oh, now, see... that's just hard to take.

Good guys, good inventory, good sharpening, good
conversation. Ya. Been there.

Dang, they used to sharpen all my knives (although none
of mine are Wusthof, all are Warren Cutlery or
Forschners). Although I can easily cope, seeing that I
don't live there anymore.

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And good coffee and chocolate across Larpenteur in the
guard house. (Haven't been there for a while, though).

Err, Hennepin there. It's not Larpenteur until it
crosses 280...

Guardhouse coffee was kinda cool. I used to help out
with a band that practiced in one of the warehouse areas
back there.

--
Richard W Kaszeta [email hidden]
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In article <[email hidden]>, Jack B

Quoted message said:

In article <barbschaller-
[email hidden]>, Melba's

Jammin said:

They're closing at the end of April. I've bought there
and have my knives sharpened there about once a year. I
don't work for them and don't know if they'd mail
something or not. If you know what you want, though,
it's worth a phone call. Nice folks! Eversharp 340 Taft
St. NE., Minneapolis, 612-331-6287.

Oh, now, see... that's just hard to take.

Good guys, good inventory, good sharpening, good
conversation. Ya. Been there.

And good coffee and chocolate across Larpenteur in the
guard house. (Haven't been there for a while, though).

So, what do you think?

Hey, Jack. Well, I'm bummed, too, for all the reasons you
state. On the bright side, the guy who sharpens the knives
told me (I was there a week ago) that when the doors close,
he's taking his sharpening gear with him and setting up
shop somewhere else -- but he didn't know where that would
be when we spoke. He said to call back near the end of
April to find out where he's going to be. That's hopeful, I
think. No?
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Quoted message said:

In article <barbschaller-
[email hidden]>, Melba's

Jammin said:

They're closing at the end of April. I've bought there
and have my knives sharpened there about once a year. I
don't work for them and don't know if they'd mail
something or not. If you know what you want, though, it's
worth a phone call. Nice folks! Eversharp 340 Taft St.
NE., Minneapolis, 612-331-6287.

Oh, now, see... that's just hard to take.

Good guys, good inventory, good sharpening, good
conversation. Ya. Been there.

And the only place I've ever seen Wusthof "Swiss-Army"
style pocket knives (not that I spent a lot of time looking
for them).

Black with the Wusthof trident in place of the Swiss cross.

--
Bert Hyman St. Paul, MN [email hidden]

On Tue, 23 Mar 2004 08:53:47 -0600, Melba's Jammin'
<[email hidden]> arranged random neurons, so they looked
like this:

Quoted message said:

They're closing at the end of April. I've bought there and
have my knives sharpened there about once a year.

Barb, whyinheck do you get your knives *sharpened* once a
year? I've had my Henckels for years - and a couple of
Wusthofs - and have gotten away with just straightening the
blades every now and then with a steel. They're as sharp as
I need them to be, but the steel doesn't remove much, uh,
steel. I'll eventually have to have them actually sharpened,
I suppose, but not until my steel doesn't seem to do the job
anymore (as in be unable to cut paper with a swipe).

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd AAC(F)BV66.0748.CA

"If the soup had been as hot as the claret, if the claret
had been as old as the bird, and if the bird's breasts had
been as full as the waitress', it would have been a very
good dinner." Anonymous.

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Burd said:

On Tue, 23 Mar 2004 08:53:47 -0600, Melba's Jammin'
<[email hidden]> arranged random neurons, so
they looked like this:

Quoted message said:

They're closing at the end of April. I've bought there
and have my knives sharpened there about once a year.

Barb, whyinheck do you get your knives *sharpened*
once a year?

All those bodies I hack up? Nah, it just makes me feel
virtuous in case my steeling technique is flawed (It's not;
I brought my steel with me when I was there recently and my
technique was blessed by The Man.) -- and it's a fun place
to visit. I am so easily amused.
--
-Barb, <www.jamlady.eboard.com> updated 3-23-04.
Rec.food.cooking's Preserved Fruit Administrator (I've got
the button to prove it!) "The only difference between a rut
and a grave is the depth of the hole."