Master Sharp

Jon is a friendly, great operator in his field of expertise, and for a fair price. He also kindly provides lessons in honing with a steel to anyone in the household to ensure the edge he delivers remains for an extended period of time. Turnaround within a few hours of drop-off. Highly recommended.

Not only he has knowledge and skill, he has passion. My knives are so sharp I'm very happy with his service.

Jon delivers top quality work for a very fair price. Communicated efficiently and courteously, organised our schedule in a timely and straightforward manner, left me with kitchen knife blades that could fall through a tomato by weight, and gave me a lesson on home maintenance just to help me out. Every quality you could ask for out of an expert tradesman.

Sad to leave a single star review for an establishment. I don’t know why but when I asked for the price to sharpen 4 of my Japanese knives, I was told it’ll be too expensive for me. I don’t really get it how the person knows if it’s too expensive for me without telling me the price. Had to leave the place upset. As a chef I wanted to make sure my knives got the proper care that’s the reason I drove to master sharp seeing all the good reviews but really really disappointed with sending me back just by saying “it’ll be too expensive for you”.

What a well named business. Jon truly is a master craftsman and a genuinely nice person. My knives have been restored to better than new after my son’s disastrous attempts to ‘sharpen’ them. They are now razor sharp and a pleasure to use, as are my 50 year old Felco secateurs, which Jon also worked his magic on. Thank you Jon, please know that your work, your knife care advice and the lesson in using the steel is very much appreciated.
Sue Vance

Jon did a FANTASTIC job sharpening my set of Wusthof knives, always love supporting local businesses!

Our 2 Mundial knives needed handle repairs, due to years of cleaning in the dishwasher. After much searching, we found Jon! He is clearly a Master. He cleaned, ground and re-riveted the handles, and sharpened the blades. They have never been sharpened this well.
Jon was friendly, knowledgeable and obliging. I rarely leave reviews for businesses but Master Sharp truly deserves more than 5 stars.

Fast service. Easy to communicate. I will see how the knives are going during the next few weeks and will update further! So far so good.

Amazing, prompt service and a very fair price!
My full set of 10 Wusthof and WMF knives are sharper than new and a pleasure to use.
Jon is friendly, efficient and takes pride in his work. He is more than happy to share his knowledge and expertise. I now know how to correctly use my sharpening steel and care for my knives. Thanks Jon
Would highly recommend

I visited John's workshop on the weekend. He is incredibly knowledgeable regarding knife composition, construction and metals. I own a number of expansive Japanese knives and European knives which he restored to razor sharp. He also gave me a lesson on proper use of a knife steel to restore the edge and maintain the life of the knife between sharpening. I highly recommend visiting John if you have high end knives like my Japanese ones which require a special understanding of how to sharpen.

Thanks again John!

Fantastic service!

Jon sharpened our set of nearly 20 year old Wusthof Classic knives and they are now as good as new.

He's very knowledge, friendly and clearly takes a lot of pride in his work.

Don't waste your time getting your knives sharpened elsewhere. Just go to Master Sharp.

Not only did Jon bring my (almost 20yo) Global knife set back from the dead, he gave me a quick demonstration on how i could continue to care for my knives so i wouldn't have to come back! Great service and fair price. Would recommend.

Fantastic service and information from Jon. Apart from a great (and very quick) sharpening of some long loved knives, the information and tips he shared on how to care for the blades, how to keep them sharper, transporting them, etc was worth the price in itself!

A man who knows his stuff and really happy to share his knowledge. Highly recommend people use his services.

First class service from someone who knows their craft. If you love your knives this is the place for you. Thank you Jon.

Booked to have Jon come and sharpen knives for our kitchen, when he arrived in the middle of lunch service I started to get the knives and blades together for him (took no longer than 5 minutes), Then he just disappeared! He left without saying a word! So I called him and he said he normally gets 30-40 knives from clubs and it wasn't worth his time for 7 knives. We had a total of 15 to get done.not a huge amount I know, but for the 6km he had to travel and no mention of a minimum I don't see a problem. A simple explanation rather than just leaving without saying a word would have been fine. I have no idea if he can sharpen a knife or not and I have no intention of ever finding out!

Meet Jon the friendly knife Master!
I'm glad there are still places like this in Melbourne, with a good old trade and two main prioritues: quality work and happy customer!
Jon obviously knows all about knives, and some of the items on display are the result of that work.
Highly recommended for your knife repair work.

Wow. Coming to Master Sharp was genuinely an experience befitting the name of the business. It's not every day you encounter a true master of their own craft and trade, and Jon is a definitely a master for the books. He has over 30 years of not just honing but also making all types of knives and edges and his experience truly shows in his detailed and perfect work.

I have a very unique and one of a kind heirloom warrior knife from Japan that required special attention. It had received quite a bit of abuse and was beyond what I thought to even be repairable, so I looked around for the best knife specialist I could find on the internet. And so I found Jon at Master Sharp. One quick look from Jon subsided all worries immediately, as he knew from but a glance exactly what kind of knife and metal he was working with and fixed it with professional and artisanal care in unbelievable time. He not only fixed it with loving care, he took the time to fully explain the significance of the knife and its history and metallurgical engineering, and restored it to a museum-quality piece. He then only asked a surprisingly fair price (I would have been happy to pay more!), which demonstrated that he was really doing this work for the love of it.

I rarely leave reviews for businesses but Master Sharp truly deserves more than 5 stars. Do not hesitate whatsoever to bring anything to this institution regarding knives or perhaps even life.

Below are some photos of his amazing work.

Thank you Jon. You are a true blue Melbourne legend. I will see you again for sure.

Jon sharpened my dressmaking scissors and now they work beautifully. Did the work while I waited and for a really great price. Would definitely recommend his sharpening service!

Jon is an absolute pleasure to deal with. The work he does is outstanding. When a knife is so sharp it can cut through a chicken breast just by its weight alone, you know the man is a master of his profession. Cannot recommend Master Sharp highly enough. 2018 Update: the other day I purchased two custom knives from Jon. Lovely! Those mushrooms and onions don't stand a chance! 2020 Update: Just dropped off a knife today that Jon sharpened about 4 years ago. Using the proper technique he taught me to use the sharpening steel, it has lasted that long before needing another re-sharpen. I wrote the original review in 2016, and I wouldn't go anywhere else to get my knives sharpened. Cooking is so much easier now with knives that make it a breeze!

Master Sharp came highly recommended. I travelled 45 minutes from my home to the workshop and John did not disappoint. A true master of his craft. I have no hesitation in recommending Master Sharp for all you knife sharpening needs.