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Fresh Pacific Natural Sharpening Stones: Every Sharpening Nerd's Dream

Fresh Pacific Natural Sharpening Stones: Every ...

Early each morning, Francis Liew ventures forth onto Jericho beach in Vancouver, BC, the ocean’s bounty calling him forth into the briny deep waters of the Pacific Ocean. Unlike the...

Fresh Pacific Natural Sharpening Stones: Every ...

Early each morning, Francis Liew ventures forth onto Jericho beach in Vancouver, BC, the ocean’s bounty calling him forth into the briny deep waters of the Pacific Ocean. Unlike the...

How to Clean Your Ceramic Honing Rod

How to Clean Your Ceramic Honing Rod

Maintaining the Most Important Knife Maintenance Tool Most knife lovers know that regular honing with a ceramic honing rod keeps your edge sharp for as long as possible between sharpenings....

How to Clean Your Ceramic Honing Rod

Maintaining the Most Important Knife Maintenance Tool Most knife lovers know that regular honing with a ceramic honing rod keeps your edge sharp for as long as possible between sharpenings....

How to Fix Your Broken Knife Tip

How to Fix Your Broken Knife Tip

So, you broke your knife tip. I know your pain, I’ve done it too. Sometimes you just set the knife down a little too vigorously, or your coworker fires it...

How to Fix Your Broken Knife Tip

So, you broke your knife tip. I know your pain, I’ve done it too. Sometimes you just set the knife down a little too vigorously, or your coworker fires it...

Advanced Knife Sharpening: Thinning Your Blade, and the 'Taste of Sharp'

Advanced Knife Sharpening: Thinning Your Blade,...

  Sharpening a knife is simple and easy: just grind the metal off from the edge at the same angle across the blade. But sharpening is also difficult — because there...

Advanced Knife Sharpening: Thinning Your Blade,...

  Sharpening a knife is simple and easy: just grind the metal off from the edge at the same angle across the blade. But sharpening is also difficult — because there...

The Nagura Stone, Every Knife-Sharpener's Secret Weapon

The Nagura Stone, Every Knife-Sharpener's Secre...

In a previous article, we discussed the importance of having flat stones. Keeping your stones from getting dished out is paramount to getting proper results when sharpening a knife —...

The Nagura Stone, Every Knife-Sharpener's Secre...

In a previous article, we discussed the importance of having flat stones. Keeping your stones from getting dished out is paramount to getting proper results when sharpening a knife —...

Knife Sharpening Classes Exclusively for Women, Trans and Non-Binary Folks

Knife Sharpening Classes Exclusively for Women,...

This past February 13th (Galentine’s Day), the Ottawa shop held its first women-, trans-, and nonbinary-only sharpening class. We had seen it done in other Knifewear cities and were eager...

Knife Sharpening Classes Exclusively for Women,...

This past February 13th (Galentine’s Day), the Ottawa shop held its first women-, trans-, and nonbinary-only sharpening class. We had seen it done in other Knifewear cities and were eager...