By Elliott Brack
Editor and publisher, GwinnettForum
FEB. 10, 2026 | Everyone needs them. Everyone uses them. Everyone neglects them. And all of them are dull.
We’re not talking about old girlfriends or boyfriends. We’re talking about knives, kitchen knives in particular. Or anything that needs sharpening, from hedge trimmers, axes, shovels, reel mowers, clipper blades, scissors or pruners.
That’s where Ben Maughon of Pro Sharp in Tucker came into our life recently, sharpening our kitchen knives. He picked them up at our house Friday, worked on them, and delivered six sharp kitchen knives that afternoon. Cost $50 plus $10 delivery. Ben says we probably won’t need his services for at least another year.
How did this 25-year-old entrepreneur get into business? You might say it came about naturally. You see, his family is in the meat cutting business in Gwinnett, and Ben worked three summers with his father, Rhett Maughon, while attending Georgia College and State University in Milledgeville. (He majored in business management.) He has a grandfather, Buddy Maughon, who lives in Buford.
“As a meatcutter working with my father with knives, at the end of the day my job was to take care of the knives, to hone them razor-sharp for the next day.”
So during Covid in March of 2020, Ben started his business, thinking others needed his services. “I thought I could make some money that way.” He told neighbors, who told others, sent emails to people in his neighborhood, and he did some advertising on Google. He was still in college then, and would return to Tucker from time to time and sharpen knives. It helped him pay for college.
It was in March of 2023 when he began working full time on sharpening. “I did some cold calling, but it was just me alone working at it.” His web site maintains: “With over six years of experience, we have become the highest-rated sharpening service in Atlanta, trusted by chefs, barbers, groomers, landscapers and home cooks.”
He’ll sharpen all sorts of knives: kitchen knives, chef’s knives, Japanese knives, hunting knives. “We put a razor-sharp edge on them every time.”
Among his customers are hair stylists, barbers, pet groomers and even equestrians. “We help professionals maintain the best cutting performance.”
With all the landscapers dotting the neighborhoods in Atlanta, that’s another place he finds sharpening work. For landscapers and home gardeners, he sharpens garden tools, including lawn mower blades, hedge trimmers, axes, pruners, and reel mowers. He also sharpens industrial and specialty tools such as woodworking chisels, surgical tools, and such.
While some customers drop tools off at his office, he delivers to most of his customers the sharpened tools. He concentrates in serving northeast Atlanta. For kitchen knives, he usually spends from five to ten minutes on each knife, depending on its condition. He grinds, tones and cleans the knife for his customers. “If it’s got an edge, we can sharpen it,” he proudly says.
It’s good to see a young person find his niche and make the most of it. That’s Ben Maughon, Pro Sharp of Tucker.
Knives: everyone needs them, and Ben can keep them sharp!
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