Nothing worthwhile in life is free. Sometimes the cost is measured not in terms of money, which is why they are “free” from a narrow point of view. Their cost is blood, sweat and tears. Such is the case with many physical skills that demand practice, practice and more practice to really refine and internalize. [...]
Why would anyone drive 9 hours from Toronto to the middle of Pennsylvania and pay $150 for a 1-day course on knife sharpening? Because Dave Martell really knows his stuff, teaches well, and learning from him will save you years and tons of money trying to learn to sharpen knives really well on your own. [...]
I’m just not happy with the edges that I’m putting on my knives. Though I have been sharpening my own knives for a while now, and I can tell that I am improving, I still have a long, long way to go before I’ll be able to say that my edges are good. I didn’t [...]
I’ve been telling friends and family that I’m heading down to Pennsylvania for a 1-day knife sharpening class. In almost every case, people have either given me quizzical looks or straight out asked me “Why?” Dave Martell of Japanese Knife Sharpening in Fleetwood, Pennsylvania is a professional knife sharpener who has established a strong reputation [...]
It’s been more than 4 months since I first wrote about my Tanaka 240 gyuto. I’ve been using the knife on and off since then, and I’ve been making mental notes about how it performs relative to my other knives and to a few I’ve test-driven but do not own. I’ve come to the conclusion [...]
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