This might be a strange question, but does anyone have any contact information for Jerry Alwinger, a skate sharpener in Arcadia or San Gabriel? I asked some people at the Pasadena rink about skate sharpening, and his name came up several times. Unfortunately, none of the skaters I talked to had his phone number with them, even though they gave me the approximate address. Something tells me I can't just show up at his doorstep and expect him to sharpen my skates though.

And my family here apparently doesn't have a phone book! Figures.

Or, if anyone in the LA area knows any other skate sharpener, I'm all ears! My blades need some lovin' since the last time I sharpened them was early last year! PM away!

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"The ice is finer when the zombie goes over it!" - said by an excited 5-year-old at the rink

"The life you've led is in fact not the totality of what is possible for you." - John Partridge of Wheaton College (and a Matrix philosopher )

Jerry can be reached at 626-285-2903. He charges $15 to sharpen and you must call and make an appointment.

Thanks so much! Wasn't expecting a phone number right in the post but...okay!

Hey, where do you skate at?

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"The ice is finer when the zombie goes over it!" - said by an excited 5-year-old at the rink

"The life you've led is in fact not the totality of what is possible for you." - John Partridge of Wheaton College (and a Matrix philosopher )

Darin at Pickwick Ice Center (in Burbank) is a phenomenal blade sharpener. He sharpens Scott Hamilton's blades, as well as some other top skaters' baldes. He's usually around on Wednesday evenings and Saturday late morning/early afternoon.

I get mine done by Vic Venasky at the Skating Edge in Torrance. I started going to him when I needed someone to do figure blades. His daughters skated back in the day so he knew how to do that old-school stuff. But now he does a great job on my freestyle blades!