Company History – Building Quality Since 1977

Since 1977, Thorvie International LLC has built a solid reputation as an industry leader in engineering and manufacturing innovative and cost-effective products for the tool sharpening industry.  Offering some of the finest saw sharpening equipment and grinding machines. This enables a sharpener to greatly reduce the time needed to set up and sharpen a woodworking cutting tool. By 1980, it unveiled to the market newly engineered AV-40 carbide and steel saw sharpening machine. This machine could now precision sharpen cutting tools more easily and efficiently than was previously possible. It provided the capability to sharpen router bits, spiral planers, adjustable dados, jointer and planer knives, wood chisels, hole saws, shaper cutters and numerous other tools, simply using easily attachable tool fixtures. It became possible to establish a tool sharpening service center at one fourth the previous cost necessary to purchase equipment.

Today, Thorvie International stands as a leader with the experience meeting demands of the saw sharpening equipment industry. Thorvie International broadened its borders as it manufactures and exports equipment outside the continental United States. Selling to markets such as Canada, Australia, New Zealand, England, South America, Iceland and more. With a product line of over forty unique tool fixtures and nine grinding machines, it has proven to be progressive and innovative in its approach to serving and fulfilling the needs of its customers. Thorvie International looks forward to supporting its customers in their future growth and success.

Rick Shefchik,

Sales Manager,

Thorvie International LLC