Knife truck spotted on 23rd Street between 9th & 10th Avenues?! Evidently there is a Greenpoint-based truck that rides around to different neighborhoods in NYC (see weekly schedules on their Instagram) and sharpens your knives if you just bring them up to the window. Article about the truck here, and a snippet below:
Despite the name, it’s not all knives: They also sharpen florist shears, a graphic designer’s paper cutter, barbershop scissors, and even leather and woodworker tools. In addition, they do charity work for firehouse kitchens and soup kitchens. They’re savvy in other ways, too: The truck’s roof is covered in solar panels which charge out marine batteries and power their machines.
The Green Point Knife Truck uses traditional whetstone techniques, low RPM belt grinders (that don’t get the blade too hot, where they can go down to a low grit), and Tormek machines (which use water-cooling); there’s also leather finishing, files, and polishing. “The goal is to get the knife sharp while taking off the least amount of material,” says White.
Never a dull moment (sorry, I had to…).