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  • 4 Recent Sharpening Links
    I frequently peruse the blog links at Joseph Sellers’ Unplugged Shop and was pleasantly surprised to see three sharpening posts listed today. Matthew at Workshop Heaven describes how to sharpen a shoulder rebate plane, Jon Mac at Spoon Carving First Steps teaches about sharpening the hook knives he uses for carving spoons, and Ralph Beaumonot […]

  • Handworks Rocks! But…
    We can’t be there. Linda and I are sad and sorry that we’ll be unable to attend the Handworks gathering after all. Two years ago we were invited to attend Yom Hoshoa, Holocaust Remembrance Day, in Themar, Germany, the town where Linda’s father grew up. I wrote a little about our trip here. This year […]

  • Perpendicular vs. Parallel Honing
    My friend Kent is evaluating a new knife sharpening system. It works in a way similar to the familiar Lansky system where the knife is clamped into a fixture and the abrasive “stone” is attached to a rod that slides through a hole in the fixture such that the abrasive is always in contact with […]

  • Rob Porcaro’s Sharpening Bench
    I have cadged sharpening info for this blog from Rob Porcaro in the past (here) and I’m not ashamed to admit it. Rob does high quality, thoughtful work and describes it in clear detail in his Heartwood blog. His latest posts are about his sharpening station. They merit a look. Rob tells me he has […]

  • Newsletter Award! Kudos to Linda!
    Great news! We were recently informed that Hock Tools is one of the 2012 Constant Contact All Star Award Winners! Constant Contact manages our web-based email-marketing campaign. Every two months (or so) Linda writes an article (or two) about people and events we think will interest our subscribers. The upcoming issue will include a profile […]

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Testimonials

7/2/2012

Hi Bob,
Just a quick note to thank you and Will for an excellent experience in the Chapin Class.  I had to be home early and was not able to properly thank  you for the additional time on Sunday.  I have learned a lot in this class as I have in all of your programs.  I’ll see you in the fall.

John

3/17/2012

Matt,
Thanks for a great class today at the Connecticut Valley School of Woodworking.

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