20120409 - Sharpening By Dave (MG)

Mike Greene - mgreene@shawmedia.com David Nells, owner of Sharpening by Dave, guides a blade along a sharpening stone at the Algonquin/Lake in the Hills Chamber of Commerce Monday, April 9, 2012 in Lake in the Hills. Nells has been working in the sharpening trade for 12 years and offers prices below the national average.

Mike Greene - mgreene@shawmedia.com David Nells, owner of Sharpening by Dave, sharpens a knife at the Algonquin/Lake in the Hills Chamber of Commerce Monday, April 9, 2012 in Lake in the Hills. Nells has been in the trade for 12 years and attends farmers markets from Geneva to Lake Shore Drive offering his services.

Mike Greene - mgreene@shawmedia.com David Nells, owner of Sharpening by Dave, focuses while sharpening a knife Monday, April 9, 2012 at the Algonquin/Lake in the Hills Chamber of Commerce in Lake in the Hills. Nells frequents farmers markets from Geneva to Lake Shore Drive where he offers his services sharpening knives as well as fixing watches.