A strop is one of the most valuable tools for maintaining a sharp edge, but it will only perform well if it’s loaded correctly. Applying too much compound can reduce its effectiveness, while
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Discover Premium Japanese Kitchen Knives at Jende Industries
We’ve been slowly adding to our knife line, and have recently added several Japanese knives, including some Gyutos, Santokus, Yanagis, Debas, and Tacobikis. These are all high quality blades,
Diamond Bars by Ken Schwartz – For Buffers
We’re happy to announce that we now have Diamond Bars from Ken Schwartz! These specially formulated diamond bars are packed full of diamond abrasive, making them very fast, and very consisten
Jende Industries, LLC 2012 Sharpening Party!
After a short 2 day break from my travels to Chicago and Austin, it was finally time for my Sharpening Party! Ken Schwartz from Precise Sharpening flew in the previous evening, and we had a chance
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Jende 12 Micron Max Concentration Poly Diamond Emulsion vs. chip in 52-100 steel edge
Most people think of a strop as the final step after sharpening a way to polish the edge and remove the last traces of a burr. But we were curious about something else. Could a diamond-loaded strop
Sun Yat Sen University 中山大學 – A Musical Exchange between China and Taiwan
I’ve been fortunate enough to be the conductor of the National Sun Yat-Sen University (中山大學) wind band club in Taiwan for the last 14 years. Opening it’s doors in 1980, it is a
The Magic Flute and Knives – Mozart’s Opera Masterpiece Made Better by Jende
One of the first operas I ever performed was Mozart’s The Magic Flute during my first year of college. It remains memorable because I played second clarinet alongside my instructor, Roger McK
2012 Oboe Summer Session at Northwestern University
It was only about a week since the whirlwind Blade show in Atlanta, and I was already on the road again – this time for a couple of Reed Knife Sharpening Seminars. The first one was at Northweste
The Blade Show 2012 in Atlanta, Georgia
The Blade Show 2012 in Atlanta, Georgia started off great! For some reason, the travel gods were favorable. On my 14 hour flight from Hong Kong, the middle seat in a row of 3 was empty and I receiv