A new knife sharpening service called Strata (website, instagram) launched earlier this year. Owner Evan Atwell sharpens knives using a traditional Japanese whetstone process.
Atwell is looking to expand Strata in the coming months to include retail sales of specialty Japanese and French cutlery and eventually include knives from New England producers as well.
Atwell moved to Portland from California where he worked for the Bi-Rite Market group. He currently works as a butcher at Rosemont Market.