Knife sharpening class

[Jim]

Our resident Edgemeister, Dave, is hosting a sharpening class.

Here are the details- Japanese Knife Sharpening Class

Who knows whom you might run into there?

 

[Sluggo]

This looks pretty cool, but I cant afford the school supplies

 

[mretzloff]

Too bad it is so far away.

 

[rtaylor61]

Hmmm. And I brought my pencil...

Randy

 

[TacoBell]

I can't begin to calculate the amount of money that this website has cost me. I just got off the phone with Dave ordering three stones, a holder, a guide, a poorly produced but informative DVD and some wool from India I am not entirely certain the purpose for. In any event, we discussed his class and there was a certain member here who he suggested might have signed up. Wonder who that could be?

 

[ouch]

Man, does that ever sound like fun.

Unfortunately, on that day I'll either be
A) still laid up with my asthma
B) working

 

[DaveMartell]

Big Thanks to Jim for posting this.

 

[TacoBell]

Jim....you need to start a road show....I'd reccomend Denver as a first stop. You could stay at my place....perhaps a trade....room and board for sharpening say a dozen or so knives?

 

[Jim]

Jim....you need to start a road show....I'd reccomend Denver as a first stop. You could stay at my place....perhaps a trade....room and board for sharpening say a dozen or so knives?

Haha... the knives are always welcome here...

 

[eightysixCJ]

Sounds really great. Need to start saving for a knife (knife system) upgrade. Any Henckels grade classes around?

Tom

 

[ouch]

So has anyone signed up for this class here?

 

[Jim]

So has anyone signed up for this class here?

I think the class is being rescheduled due to weather-

 

[TacoBell]

With enough notice I might even try to make it. Think I could take my guyuto carry-on?

 

[eightysixCJ]

Hi Jim,

Did the class go off?

I have your homework ready to drop off...

Tom

 

[PetersCreek]

Looks like fun but at the moment, I can't spare the bus fare for a 4,443-mile trip.

 

[Jim]

Hi Jim,

Did the class go off?

I have your homework ready to drop off...

Tom

Nope- its going to be rescheduled. I think March 6th but its not confirmed yet.

Good luck tomorrow!

 

[Jim]

Class is tomorrow..Yeah.... hanging out with knife geeks

 

[Sluggo]

Class is tomorrow..Yeah.... hanging out with knife geeks

I hope you make the cut ***rimshot***

 

[BCatl]

I hate to suggest something that involves more money... but here goes.

This book was a lucky purchase for me, meaning I didn't go to the bookstore to buy it, I stumbled on it about 7 years ago at a Books a Million. The name of the book is: "The Complete Guide to Sharpening" by Leonard Lee, The Taunton Press (1995). 245 pages with tons of good photographs.

The book is complete indeed. He even spends some time on Japanese knifemaking, chisel making, and Japanese natural water stones. You might be able to take a look at it at a local library.

The book is a classic, but it was really written for carpenters and cabinetmakers, nevertheless, if you can pick it up used at a good price, it has a lot of good information (even if you want to sharpen your chainsaw eeek). This guy owns two tool companies, and he's obsessive about the subject.

Nothing like a live class though.

 

[Alacrity59]

I have Lee's DVD on shapening which is also excellent. More about sharpening tools than knives and absolutely nothing on Japanese knives. He owns Lee Valley tools which is one of my favourite stores and also Canica Design who produce innovative surgical instruments and devices. Almost all of my sharpening stones have come from Lee Valley, as did my space pen, $20, Chinese cleaver, various books on knots, sailing, and cartoons from the 20's.

Lee Valley is a very very Badger and Blade sort of place.