Ekcellent Sharpening Company

05/04/2026

🛑 Handle Delamination: The Problem You Can't Ignore
Take a good look at your favorite knife. Do you see gaps opening up between the handle scales (the wood/plastic parts) and the metal tang in the middle?
(Like in this photo!)
Why it’s a problem:
1. Hygiene Trap: Those gaps collect old food, water, and grease. They are impossible to clean and become perfect breeding grounds for bacteria. 🦠
2. Water is the Enemy: Once water gets inside that handle, it causes the metal underneath to rust. As rust forms, it expands and pushes the handle even further away. It's a progressive, destructive cycle.
The #1 cause of this damage? THE DISHWASHER.
Protect your investment and your health.
Hand wash, hand dry.

03/12/2026

Dull Knives made Sharp!
Fridays at the Alex Vega Firehouse Museum 1024 Grinnel & Virginia Street
From 10am to 2:00ish
By Knifemaker Gary Whitney Ek
with an Ekcellent Sharpening Service "Pop-Up" event.
Museum Tours are Free all March, so come enjoy the Museum while you wait!

01/14/2026

Hey are your knives dull?
- starting this Friday at 11:00 till 2:00 p.m. you can bring your dull knives and scissors to The Alex Vega Firehouse Museum at 1024 Grinnell Street here in Key West, and have them sharpened while you wait, by expert knife maker and bladesmith Gary W. EK
Proceeds go to The Firehouse Museum.

12/18/2025

🔪 Get those knives ready for Christmas!
If you struggled to carve the turkey on Thanksgiving, don’t make the same mistake next week!
Tomorrow (Friday, Dec 19th) from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., head over to The Alex Vega Firehouse Museum (1024 Grinnell St).
Expert bladesmith Gary W. EK will be there sharpening knives and scissors while you wait.
It’s a great chance to get your kitchen gear in top shape for the holidays while supporting the Firehouse Museum— a percentage of proceeds go directly to them! 🚒
Stop by, say hi, and maybe take a quick tour of the museum while you wait!

🔪 Get those knives ready for Christmas!

If you struggled to carve the turkey on Thanksgiving, don’t make the same mistake next week!

Tomorrow (Friday, Dec 19th) from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., head over to The Alex Vega Firehouse Museum (1024 Grinnell St).

Expert bladesmith Gary W. EK will be there sharpening knives and scissors while you wait.

It’s a great chance to get your kitchen gear in top shape for the holidays while supporting the Firehouse Museum— a percentage of proceeds go directly to them! 🚒

Stop by, say hi, and maybe take a quick tour of the museum while you wait!

12/09/2025

When Life Gives you DULL KNIVES, Call for an appointment!
EKcellent Sharpening Services
209-854-4355
♤Please Leave a detailed Message♡
Because - Life's TOO SHORT to USE Dull Knives!

11/19/2025

"Lifes to short, to use a Dull Knife!"
Call or Text a Message to 209-854-4355 for an Appointment.

03/20/2025

Ekcellent Sharpening Company
For all Tools, Knives, and Scissors Sharpening, Call for an Appointment and Leave message !
209-854-4355

03/19/2025

Out Today, making Dull Knives Sharp & Making Chef's Happy!

EKcellent Sharpening Services

01/18/2025

Be careful!

01/16/2025

Out sharpening knives today, and scissors, and chisels...
While the chickens watched.
Call 209-854-4355 for an Appointment!
"Life's Too Short, to be using Dull Knives"