EKcellent Sharpening Services

05/25/2026

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.

04/30/2026

Professional knife sharpening and repair by knifemaker & bladesmith, Gary W. Ek
Now AVAILABLE while you either wait or take a brief free self-guided tour of the Firehouse Museum...
At The Alex Vega Key West Firehouse Museum at the corner of Virginia and Grinnell in Key West!
EVERY FRIDAY from 10 to 2pm

04/22/2026

Most of my Key West friends aren't very dull, but thier knives are...
So I will be at the Alex Vega Firehouse Museum on the corners of Virginia and Grinnell streets in Key West, this Friday morning starting at 11:00 a.m. till 2:00 p.m. offering sharpening of knives and shears for households....

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.

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!

02/06/2026

Out making Chefs Happy...

01/16/2026

See you next Friday!

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.

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.

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.

01/09/2026

🔪 Get those knives Sharpened!
Today (Friday, January 9th)
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!

01/09/2026

Join Us This Friday Again!
11am till 2ish
Dull Knives, scissors and shears are welcome!
"Life's Too Short,
To use DULL Knives!"

Join Us This Friday Again!
11am till 2ish
Knives, scissors and shears are welcome!
"Life's Too Short,
To use DULL Knives!"