Norco to Host 1 Day Knife Sharpening Class with Howard Schechter – Sat March 1st

Howard B.  Schechter,

Hosted at the NORCO Sportsman’s Club

Day and time of class 03/01/2025 , 9am-4pm

Outcomes: At the end of this class, you will have an understanding and hands on knowledge of:

  1. natural and artificial sharpening stones and options
  2. types of steel
  3. heat treatment – hardening, tempering, annealing
  4. edge geometry,
  5. A better way to understand the intersection of blade steel, heat treatment, blade geometry, stone type and technology, and how it all works together

This will enable you to figure out how to sharpen any blade that is dull.

Chasing the sharpest edge possible has consumed my time and efforts for the past 24 years. I started making knives in 1973 and have worked diligently to get blades of all types as sharp as possible with a repeatable process that can be replicated by other people. Over the years I have studied whetstones in museums around the world and have amassed a huge study collection of rocks which have been used for various purposes by craftsmen around the world throughout time. All of my sharpening work is done under magnification and I have invented tools and processes for sharpening quickly and to a keen edge. I teach sharpening and honing at several schools and find joy in teaching someone how to keep their tools sharp.

Schools: Adirondack Folk School, New England School of Metalwork, Guilford Art Center, Ashokan Center, Salem Art Works, Women in the Outdoors program in Massachusetts.

Website: www.theperfectedge.com and FB page, The Perfect Edge.