Basic Tool Sharpening Skills – In Person

Let’s get those tools sharp! Don’t let blunt tools spoil your hobby as we’ll give you the skills to get your shoemakers and paring knives cutting clean edges and feather-edge skiving in no time at all. Together, we’ll also dress a strop – this will be yours to take home – and we’ll set a harness awl balde in its haft. Next, we’ll work on polishing up the blade itself to help you achieve neater looking stitches. A polished edge shave is also important, as is a smooth running dividers – each of these tools will be a pleasure a use with just a little practice…