Jon Mac.Spoon Carving First Steps: Knife Sharpening With Jon Mac Part 1 and 2

Saturday 1 January 2011

Knife Sharpening With Jon Mac Part 1 and 2

Sean Mulhall has just uploaded two short films titled...

Knife sharpening with Jon Mac Part 1

Knife sharpening with Jon Mac Part 2

Have a look and let me see your comments...

Happy New Year !

ENJOY...

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Anonymous1 January 2011 at 19:49
Hi Jon! I can't thank you and Sean enough for these wonderful videos! I purchased a water stone two years ago and, "FINALLY"...someone who uses one and knows what he's doing!!! Yippee! I really enjoyed the relaxed nature of the video while sharing such a wealth of valuable information. Sean asked "nearly" every question I had. LOL! Brilliant turtorial and videography! Bless your hearts! :D
Leslie
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Jon Mac2 January 2011 at 07:43
Our pleasure Leslie...Glad to have added a piece to the jigsaw...All the best and a Happy new year...J
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Shawn16 January 2011 at 17:50
Great videos!
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Jon Mac16 January 2011 at 18:30
Thanks Shawn...I hope they help...J
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Unknown19 February 2011 at 16:09
Hi jon love your videos, just wanted to know your opinion on using a Nagura Stone... I have noticed most japanese whetstones in the 6000-8000 range come with one... thanks for your videos and blog, really good stuff...
Greetings From France
Therealmow
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Jon Mac.

Folk Artist.

Photographer.

Jon has worked with his hands all his life. He has learnt many traditional working skills, from construction to carving beautiful wooden spoons and drinking vessels. He has spent much time on Dartmoor teaching outdoor pursuits, such as Ten Tors team training and working with private companies providing team building/survival resources. He is a retired member of Mountain Rescue and spent seven years on the active call out list with his local team.

( D.R.G.Ashburton).

He has spent many years exploring the Devon countryside perusing his other interest in photography, industrial archaeology and local history. He recently used his local knowledge and field craft skills to great advantage when acting as field assistant to researchers investigating bat habitats and behaviour here on Dartmoor.

Jon runs tailor made courses both here in Devon and occasionally in Scotland, for anyone interested in spoon carving and woodcraft skills. Using traditional hand tools, Axe, hook knife and knife, he teaches the techniques for the fast and safe removal of waste wood, shaping and designing. He also teaches how to attain a super sharp cutting edge with the use of Japanese water stones.These skills are key to making anything you wish out of wood.

He is also a knife designer and has had his designs fabricated by top blade smiths.

Jon believes passionately that the skills of both using and maintaining knife and axe blades are ones which need to be shared, in order that we do not loose these important techniques. Jon particularly enjoys sharing these skills with those who have little or no experience of using edge tools.

Saturday 1 January 2011

Knife Sharpening With Jon Mac Part 1 and 2

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