In a cramped, old shop on Rutlla Street in Girona, just a few meters from the Mercat square, lies the small, timeless workshop where Josep Alba Quintana, the city's last knife sharpener, works. Seated at his trusty old grinding wheel, wearing a mask, facing the disc that spins rapidly with a small motor and pulley beneath the seat, Alba sharpens and repairs all kinds of knives, scissors, and cutting tools that his customers bring him wrapped in newspaper. These are his last weeks of work, as in a month, the veteran Girona knife sharpener will retire at 63, and the business, opened by his grandfather in 1925, will close its doors for good, with no one to take over.