What this place is
A figure skating specialist in Northbrook for custom figure skating boots and blades, working by appointment.
Distinctive Edge is a figure skating specialist in Northbrook that has fitted boots, mounted blades and sharpened figure skates for professional and recreational skaters for about thirty years. It works by appointment only, with no shop counter to drop in at, so call to arrange a time.
Its sharpening has an unusual pedigree: the family behind it learned the craft through an apprenticeship with the Olympic champion and coach Pierre Brunet, whose sharpening equipment and technique they took on, and the business has since worked with touring shows such as Champions on Ice and Disney on Ice.
That makes it a natural call for competitive skaters at the North Shore rinks: Northbrook Sports Center is about a mile away and Glenview Community Ice Center about three. Ask about on-ice adjustments when you collect new boots or blades.
Sharpens: figure. Not stated: hockey, goalie, speed / long-track, recreational & rental.
A figure skating specialist in Northbrook for custom figure skating boots and blades, working by appointment.
Figure skates.
Price not published yet · call the shop
Figure skating boots and blades in all sizes and styles, new and used; guards, soakers and laces.
Boot fitting and on-ice adjustments.
Blade mounting, waterproofing for leather soles, specialty boot repairs (hooks, tongues) and boot cleaning, polishing and dyeing.
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