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Knifewear Curbside Pickup and Sharpening

Knifewear Curbside Pickup and Sharpening

All Knifewear stores offer curbside pickup for items stocked locally, and curbside sharpening services. Safety is our #1 concern, and we have a few measures in place to keep customers...

Knifewear Curbside Pickup and Sharpening

All Knifewear stores offer curbside pickup for items stocked locally, and curbside sharpening services. Safety is our #1 concern, and we have a few measures in place to keep customers...

Knifewear Stores are Open Canada-wide!

Knifewear Stores are Open Canada-wide!

Our COVID-19 response is designed to reduce the risk of our staff contracting COVID-19 and to prevent further spread to the public in our shops. As we know, people can...

Knifewear Stores are Open Canada-wide!

Our COVID-19 response is designed to reduce the risk of our staff contracting COVID-19 and to prevent further spread to the public in our shops. As we know, people can...

My Love Affair with Kobayashi Damascus Knives

My Love Affair with Kobayashi Damascus Knives

My favourite knife changes often. I’m fickle and flighty, always looking for the new shiny thing or rediscovering one from the past. You need to understand that I have an...

My Love Affair with Kobayashi Damascus Knives

My favourite knife changes often. I’m fickle and flighty, always looking for the new shiny thing or rediscovering one from the past. You need to understand that I have an...

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...