In this workshop you will learn how to build your own sharpening kit (for on the go & a sanding block) and you learn how to sharpen your knives by hand. Through theory and practice you will gain a deeper understanding of steel, cutting edge and sharpening.

Dates: (please choose above which course date)

If none of the dates fits, a special workshop with some people can be arranged on

another date. To do this, please write via contact form.

Time: 9 – 12 a.m. Costs: CHF 85.- max. 10 participants

Location: OUTDOOOWERK GmbH, Ghöchstrasse 161, 8498 Gibswil

Map: https://search.ch/map/Gibswil,Ghöchstr.161

Content

• General knife theory: steels, hardness, stability, benefits

• Outdoor knives and their functions, advantages and disadvantages

• Comparison of cutting geometries?

• Brief comparison of sharpening techniques: What other sharpening systems are there?

• Building your own sharpening sets (simple leather pad, sharpening block with one side leather)

• Sanding technique training

• Practise sanding technique

• Learning to use aids and control devices

• Examine cutting edge and grinding under the microscope: what is really happening?

• Questions about knives, cutting edges, cases

• Testing knives

• (Guided tour of OUTDOORWERK workshops)

Bring:

• own knives

• You can also bring your own kitchen knives, scalpels and pocket knives.

• Note paper and writing utensils