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We Do "On-Site" Sharpening
" On-site Sharpening Serving The Entire Gulf Coast "
Southern Alabama, Southern Mississippi, East Texas,
West Georgia, West Florida, and All of Southern Louisiana
(Orange TX, Lake Charles, Lafayette, Baton Rouge, Alexandria, Entire North Shore, New Orleans, The West Bank, Houma, Morgan City, New Iberia)
We come to you and sharpen - everything is done in a few hours
Our "on site" office is in New Orleans, LA
Our New Orleans based unit services the entire Western Coverage area which includes all of southern Louisiana north to Alexandria, and west to Texas.
251-232-5353
You can Text Message me also.
Let's keep in contact on on "FACEBOOK"
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One of the "Most Trusted" mobile sharpening services in the South.
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| The On-site Coverage Area (+/-) with two units |
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We Now Go To Birmingham Alabama and Surrounding Area's
Due to the calls we've been getting about dissappearing sharpeners, weekend sharpeners, and just plain bad sharpeners, we decided to go to Birmingham on a bi-monthly basis for a few select shops. You don't need your equipment sharpened every month. If you do, your making some sharpener a rich person. They count on that money every month from you so why should they tell you how to save it?
We'll show you how to take care of your equipment so you can get out of the habit of depending on a sharpener to bring your stuff back to a usable condition on a monthly basis. Your blades should last 3 months plus if you learn to clean and oil them properly, they last about a month when you do nothing with them. I suggest at least having 6 each of 7F's and 10's, and any other blade you use frequently. You can't use one blade and keep spraying it with coolant, that blade won't last 3 weeks if that. How long your blades will cut depends on your blade care and not the sharpening. Of course, that blade has to cut good when you get it. Not oiling and using coolants decrease the time that blade is used before you think it needs sharpening.
Your clipper is 50% of your cutting system, you have to do the clipper maintenance or your blades won't cut either. Freshly sharpened blades bring out clipper problems and worn parts. If you notice 7's and 10's not cutting properly after they've been sharpend, it may not be the sharpening. Blade drives need replaced every 4 to 6 weeks, and hinges about every 6 months. The video's on this website with show you how the parts of your clipper look when they need replaced. If your clipper isn't taken care of, blades won't cut no matter who sharpens them. You are responsible for your clipper maintenance not the sharpener.
A good sharpener will check your clipper and make sure it's 100% before they leave your shop.
You can always mail to us...See the "Mail-in Service" Page
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How Your Equipment is Sharpened
Blades are disassembled, cleaned, and hollow ground. Springs, glides, and sockets are adjusted or replaced (if necessary) at no extra charge1. Blades are then cleaned again in blade wash containing a DISSENFECTANT and RUST INHIBITOR, de-magnitized, lubricated and reassembled to precise factory tension and proper cutter setback. Each blade is string tested like the factory does it before it is returned to you.
Each shear is initially inspected; edges are re-sharpened to produce smooth, sharp scissoring; tension adjusted; bump stoppers, screws & washers replaced as needed at no extra charge1; then the shear is cleaned & lubricated, with final inspection and testing done on actual hair. As an active groomer, I set up shears for my hand making the emphasis on the tips. Usually the tension is OK for everyone by doing it this way. Corrugation is done by request at no charge, but it can take some of the cutting ability away from the blade its put on. Corrigation can also make the shear start a "swishing" sound when opening and closing.
There are two movies on the "Instuctional Video" page that shows how blades are reassembled and adjusted, and another describing how shears are set-up and adjusted after sharpening.
We test every blade on a clipper using Oster Test String or fur. We brush the blade afterwards but there may still be a speck of this material in the blade teeth. We try to be perfect, but that blade was cleaned and sharpened and it will cut.
1. This is within reason. If you have equipment that all has parts missing or broken you will be charged.
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ON-SITE PRICES
A5 Steel Blades.....On-Site...$5.50
A5 Ceramic Blades.....On-Site...$6.00
Large Animal Blades.....On-Site...$5.50
Trimmer Blades.....On-Site...$6.50
"Laube SpeedFeed"
"Laube Shark Tooth"
"Wahl Chromado"
"Wahl Bravura"
"Wahl Arco"
"Oster Finisher (T or reg blade)
(blades for Mini Arco, Wahl Tid-Bit or Peanut, Andis Power trim, Oster Pro-Cord cannot be resharpened)
We can REFURBISH your Wahl 5-N-1 Blade for $10.00
This includes new blade, it will not be re-sharpened. Extends Life ++++
Regular Grooming Shears....On-Site...$5.50
True Convex Grooming Shears (straight).....On-Site...$10.00
Groomers Nail Clippers.....Free (see note)
Knives.....Price Varies
Snowball Machine Blades.....On-Site...$5.00
****** Clipper Repair ******
Most maintenance work is for price of parts only when its with sharpening.
(Please call with any question, one pair of clippers per order)
Clipper maintenance is the work the USER is to perform such as: Blade drives, levers, hinges, tune-up kits, some carbons, some cords. (cost of parts only)
Clipper Repair is the work the user is not suppose to perform such as: motors, motor work, switches, cords, some carbons, hardwiring. ($15.00 + parts)
Call if you have a question about working on your clipper.
The Laube IVAC hardwire conversion is $30 if its sent along with your normal sharpening order. A normal sharpening order is 14+ items. If you send just a couple items along with your IVAC you will be charged. Save up some items before sending.
The Laube Cordpak removal and hardwire conversion is $20 with or without a normal sharpening order.
We don't service the Andis AGR cordless for motor, battery, or charging problems
We don't service the Andis PowerGroom for motor, battery, or charging problems
We do not service the Oster Power Pro cordless clipper, it goes to Oster
We do not service the Oster PowerMax/Protege clipper, it has to go to Oster
We do not service any vibrating style clipper (all brands barber or home pet)
We don't service any Oster clippers. Oster has a very inexpensive re-furbish program for major or internal motor work, we cant do this work as inexpensive as Oster. Click here for an informational brochure: Oster Refurbish Program
Northern Tails Sharpening is an authorized Laube Service Center for both Alabama and Louisiana
Northern Tails Sharpening is an authorized Wahl Service Center for Alabama
Northern Tails Sharpening is an Andis Service Center in Alabama
Your clipper is 50% of your cutting system, you have to do the user clipper maintenance or your blades won't cut either. Freshly sharpened blades bring out clipper problems and worn parts. If you notice 7's and 10's not cutting properly after they've been sharpend, it may not be the sharpening. Blade drives need replaced every 4 to 6 weeks, and hinges about every 6 months. The video's on this website with show you how the parts of your clipper look when they need replaced. If your clipper isn't taken care of, blades won't cut no matter who sharpens them. You are responsible for your clipper maintenance not the sharpener.
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Here is my "On-site" sharpening Brochure and Pricelist. Print them out and give a copy to a friend. The prices are reasonable, competitive, and the sharpening is done right in your driveway. Service is what drives my business, and I sharpen equipment from all over the U.S. You can become one of the select grooming shops on the mobile sharpening route....Just Call. Your not going to anger the local guy, in fact, competition makes us better sharpeners.
I worked around my own grooming shop and was forced to use sharpeners who's work wasn't that good, and it never got any better. They ground my shears up, and I could count on 20% of the blades draggin' or not working at all when I got them back. On top of it all, they blamed me when I complained about something. We had to use this guy because he was the only sharpener around for years and we didn't know there was anything better. He became a habit.
"YOU NOW HAVE A BETTER CHOICE"
I'm a courteous, well educated Christian man who knows what goes on in your shop everyday, and I will listen intelligently to what your needs are. If you want great sharpening from a "World Class" sharpener, and would like to work with a friendly courteous person, its only a phone call away. Please call and take advantage of this opportunity, old habits are easy to break.
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The On-Site Pricelist |
On-Site Sharpening Brochure |
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We Sharpen Snowball Machine Blades
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If you have either of the Snowball machines pictured, we sharpen the blades right there at your stand for $5.00 a set. Our mobile service covers southern Louisiana, southern Mississippi, southern Alabama, and the Florida panhandle. Call for information!
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Call for information or to schedule sharpening
251-232-5353
You can also Text Message me.
Let's keep in contact on on "FACEBOOK"
Search for "Northern Tails Sharpening" on Facebook
email for info: jeff@northerntails.com
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I'm always looking to help groomers in area's outside of my initail on-site coverage area. I'm considered to be a "Service Center", regardless of profit.
- If you feel that you and other groomers are a reasonable distance from Mobile Alabama, or New Orleans LA, ( within a couple hundred miles ) CALL ME !
- If you are tired of mailing out blades, or worse yet, dropping off blades someplace and waiting a week or two for them, and you know other groomers in your area are tired of it as well CALL ME !
- If the local sharpener is just an old habit because its the only sharpening around. And if you know everyone is tired of the quality of work, or the way they conduct themselves around you with arrogance and disrepect. CALL ME !
We may include your city in the "on-site" sharpening service if I can acquire a few shops in the same area, ask around for me if you can or email me some phone numbers. My unit is self-contained and it would be very helpful if I could get a grooming shop parking lot to stay in overnight if we do come your way. I usually do a little free sharpening to compensate electricity for my lights and TV if there is a plug outside.
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