There is a HUGE range and variety of sharpening products and methods out there, and before going any further down the sharpening rabbit hole, forming a sharpening philosophy can help you save tim
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Diamond Sharpening Films by Ken Schwartz – in 1×6, 2×6 and 3×8
With the ever increasing development of the super abrasion-resistant exotic Uber-Steels in the knife world, conventional sharpening stones are being pushed to their limits, and Ken Schwartz has com
Maestro Wu Bombshell Steel 8″ Fillet Knife – Pics + Videos
We got our first official feedback of the Maestro Wu 8″ Bombshell Steel Fillet knife! Videos are at the bottom of this post. This knife came along as a result of speaking to more and more fis
World’s First Ceramic Knife Shave + Video!!
Ever Since Jens won the shaving competition by shaving his head with a chisel, everyone pretty much accepted the fact that whatever came next would take second place to his pure originality and gen
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
2012 Operation O.B.O.E and Bocal Majority Summer Camps – Austin, Texas
The second leg of my trip took me to Austin, Texas where the beautiful Chicago summer lake weather turned to hot and sunny Texas summer weather. I was scheduled to give some reed knife sharpening s
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
2012 BLADE Show
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
Wicked Edge (WEPS) Chosera Stone Video Tuturials – Part 1 and 2 + a Shave!
Clay Alison of Wicked Edge Precision Sharpener (WEPS) recently asked me to do a tutorial on the Chosera stones for the WEPS, and rather than write up another of my famous long-winded posts, I tried
Wicked Edge (WEPS) Shapton Pro Stone Microscopic Progression
This is the third installation of the Wicked Edge Precision Sharpener’s (WEPS) progression of stones under the microscope. So far, we have looked at the Wicked Edge stock diamond and ceramic ston