District Cutlery

District Cutlery District Cutlery offers the largest selection of high performance chef knives in the DC Metro area.

05/22/2026

“It’s just knife sharpening, right?” Well, see for yourself how this poor Takamura ended up in the hands of an amateur sharpener. It had a commercial grade hollow grind that nearly destroyed it! I ground away that hollow grind without losing any blade height and brought back the original edge geometry. It’s as good as new. BE CAREFUL WHERE YOU BRING YOUR SWEET KNIVES. Drop off or mail in to us anytime at or

05/19/2026

Before and after a wee bit of thinning out this Takeda Santoku. The customer had done a great job of thinning on stones but needed me to clean it up just a bit for that optimal edge geometry. Final edge on stones to 4K. Insane Takeda blue super sharpness. Mail in or drop off at or

05/15/2026

Major refurb for this DOA Moritaka gyuto. This knife was banged up and getting the edge back took some hammering while grinding. Super happy keeping the grind crisp and thin. Good as new. NGL y’all have no idea how hard this is. Drop off or mail in to our or locations.

05/13/2026

Before and after thinning out this Takeda AS Nakiri. Always a tough decision whether to keep the scandi or convert it, but one of my main considerations is to make it easy for the customer to maintain. Now the edge geometry is improved and they can just lightly strop the primary edge to keep it in tip top shape. Remember the soul of the knife is in the heat treat, not the grind. Check out our YouTube page to explain my thought process behind the decision. Mail in service welcome or drop off anytime at our or locations.

05/12/2026

Full thinning job for this insane Nigara SG2 Kiritsuke. The customer originally wanted me to etch it dark after grinding, but with that gorgeous handle I thought a more polished blade would look better. He agreed after seeing it. What do y’all think? Mail us your blades for our famous spa treatment. Or drop off at or

05/08/2026

What's a normal day at a busy knife shop look like? Well, it's busy as heck! Thinning, repairing, sharpening, training, and selling! We are working hard to bring you the sharpest knives possible. Swing by our location or to see us in action!

05/05/2026

Before and after thinning this white steel kiritsuke. All free hand grinder work and stones. Good as new! Drop off or mail in to our shop or

05/01/2026

Training our new star employee for sharpening work up at . We were busy yesterday on the grinder and today is all stone work. Y'all think this is easy until you have me looking over your shoulder. More updates to come!

04/26/2026

Super sexy finish for this Aritsugu Santoku we gave the spa treatment. Full thinning and kasumi with stone edge to 4K and diamond emulsion. An absolute stunner in the morning sun. If your knife needs an overhaul send it in to our shop or Quick turnarounds as always.

04/23/2026

PER CUSTOMER REQUEST, I tuned this new in box Fujiwara to improve edge geometry and the contrast between the cladding and core steel. He heard I could do this so he wanted to see for himself. Very pleased with the results, to say the least. This takes precise freehand grinding and an eye for the wabi sabi. If you want your blades to look like this, drop off anytime or or mail in anytime. Quick turnarounds as always.

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1309 5th Street NE
Washington D.C., DC
20002

Opening Hours

Monday 11am - 3pm
Tuesday 11am - 7pm
Wednesday 11am - 7pm
Thursday 11am - 7pm
Friday 11am - 7pm
Saturday 10am - 7pm
Sunday 10am - 6pm

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