I just wanted to post a shameless plug for my reed knife sharpening book – The Jende Book of Sharpening Double Hollow Ground Reed Knives. The book is based on my reed knife seminars, and teac
Jende Reed Knife – Find Out For Yourself….
Jende Reed Knives are the sharpest reed knives on the market right out of the box for making and adjusting oboe, bassoon, clarinet and even saxophone reeds. But I’m just a salesman if I write
Shapton Stone Tutorial Part 1: Introduction to the Shapton Pro and Glass Series
I was asked to put together something to help people discern between the different Shapton product lines by Locutus, a respected member of The Knife Forums. This is my first installment. First, a l
Shapton and Chosera Edge Pro Stones 1″x 6″x5mm – WOW!
I’ve been working with Ken Schwartz at Precise Knife Sharpening, who is custom cutting Shapton Pro, Shapton Glass, and Chosera stones into Edge Pro sized stones (1″ x 6″x 5mm thic
Taping the Spine of a Straight Razor – In a New Light
So I went to one of my knife makers yesterday in order to discuss the possibility of making a Japanese style straight razor for a member of the SRP. Everything was going fine with the design specs,
Adventures with my Maestro Wu pocket knife – Part 2
So I went for a walk with my daughter this morning, and on the way there is a baby store. Since the sun was beating down pretty hard on us, so we went inside to cool off a little before continuing.
Shapton Glass over Shapton Professional Stones For Straight Razors?
So I’ve recently changed my thinking that the Shapton Professional Stones are the best in any sharpening situation (excepting Lie-Nielsen D-2 Cold Hardened plane blades, for which the glass s
Straight Razor Exchange
After two shaves with my exchange partner’s Boker that was finished on a Japanese Nakayama stone, I am happy to report that it was very fun and interesting. I recommend it to everyone! My fir
Is Stropping Still Necessary in a 30K (or .5 Micron) World?
It’s kind of funny that I always seem to be thinking about straight razors. I am eagerly awaiting a razor exchange with a member of the SRP. I sent him my Thiers-Issard sharpened to 30K on th
Failing Forward – Every failure is a success in waiting – even if it takes 7 years
I am about to embark on my first straight razor restore. I won a few old straight razors off of eBay, and I’ve been doing my homework on the SRP these past few days. The old razors will have