Passing on skills to the next generation

[John Hancock Sr]

We had a family gathering here yesterday and my 44 YO daughter brought all of her kitchen knives around d to be sharpened. They were pretty much blunt and one had an interesting belly from poor sharpening previously.

I did the first knife and she watched the progress and then she said, Can I do it? So I them instructed her on the process while she did the next couple. The third knife had a belly near the handle so I re-shaped the knife by eye on the belt sander then she started from the 80G through to honing. She then did the remainder of the knives and by the end she was quickly producing super sharp knives while I watch on in awe at her ability to quickly pick up a brand new skill.

Her comment was "That is why I won an award in school for woodworking".

PS her day job is a senior manager in one of the big accountancy companies so you would not pick her as handy at skills such as knife sharpening and woodworking but you don't judge the book by its cover.

[Ken S]

Bravo, Dad and Daughter!!!!

Ken