Sharpening Class in Colorado
I am looking at putting on a sharpening class near Buena Vista, CO July 16-17. This is going to be a great opportunity for a small group of people who want to get away for a weekend! There is only going to be room for 8-10 people and some of those spots may already be filled. Stakeholders will have first priority to openings. This is just a tentative schedule, times and subjects may be changed if needed.
Saturday 16th
- 3:00-5:00pm Show up and get settled in.
- 5:00-6:00 Intro and hand out packets
- 6:00-7:00 Dinner (Grilled Ribeye Steak!)
- 7:00-? Campfire, time to share stories
Sunday 17th
- 7:00-8:00 Breakfast/Coffee
- 8:00-10:00 Power point presentation/hands on sharpening
- 10:00-11:30 Q&A
- 11:30-12:30 Lunch
- 12:30-1:30 Testing
- 1:30-3:00 Free time/Departure
This will be a hands on class, participants should be able to leave with the ability to:
- achieve shaving sharpness by hand
- access, identify, and repair common knife problems
- identify basic blade styles and geometry
- know the nomenclature of a knife
- know the advantages/disadvantages of different steel
- know advantages/ disadvantages of different sharpening stones/steels/ect.
- Know proper knife care and maintenance. And much more.
Bonus Features
- If people are interested we can also cover running a sharpening service/ business questions and answers.
- This is also a chance to bring some or your knives that have been needing to be sharpened and get the first 5 for free! ($50 value)
- Special class discount on sharpening stones/equipment/video
- Special Knife discounts
This is a gorgeous locations near many great attractions. Nearby there is a world class rafting, fishing on the Arkansas river or high mountain lakes in July, hiking, off-roading, and good restaurants and shops to explore. BV has everything you could ask for in a Colorado, but remains accessible for real people. This is not Aspen or Vail – it’s better.
Reserve Your spot today!
Fishing in this pond would be catch and release unless we decide to cook something up right then. 
As long as you don’t mind sharing a room there will be lodging provided.
What a wonderful place to enjoy a morning cup of coffee, or two 😀
The Mountain is just calling your name!
I lookforward to meeting you in person.
Here is the results you can expect when you learn how to properly sharpen a knife!
I am very interested! I will see what I can do to put this together? How much is,lodging? And the meals?
Lodging and meals are included, you will be sharing a room with others if you choose to stay in the cabin.
Omg are you crazy Patrick! Sick sharp! I so much have the desire to make my many knifes and makes them be as sharp as possible and also hold there edge retention! Obviously depending on abuse!
I will talk to the boss and bring a few customs to have sharpened and to practice on. My customs are some good names, Chris Reeves, Bill Hersey, Argus knives out of Croatia. Lots of Zt and spyderco and soligen German blades, DPX H.E.S.T. mil spec, many high end tool steels and some 80cr2v to Sliepner, s35vn,3v and so on