my local grocery store,Lunds,in the Highland area of St Paul MN will sharpen kitchen knives for free.you pick up a cardboard "sheath" at the butcher counter and bring the knife in that with your info filled in.i had a yard sale knife sharpen by them and it was a very passable job,neat knife with a solid aluminum handle and a big blade that i assume came from one of the slaughter house's that used to be in St Paul,it's my "go too" knife in the kitchen.