How to Start a Knife Sharpening Business: Earn $30-60 an Hour From Home

Matt Rowell

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Updated: November 19th, 2023

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Matt Rowell founded The American Edge, a knife sharpening service. During a Navy assignment abroad, he came up with the concept for his company after seeing an advertisement.
He learned the skill while being deployed in Djibouti back in 2015 and the next year he decided to pursue this as a career and started The American Edge.
Matt researched knife sharpening as much as he could, bought the necessary tools, and began watching YouTube how-to videos. Later, in an effort to gain experience, he began offering to sharpen knives for no charge.
Now, he owns and operates a knife sharpening business in Lee, New Hampshire. His business makes around $1500 a month on average.

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