Sharpening Curved Grooming Shears

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I often get questions on how I sharpen curved dog grooming shears on the Wolff Twice as Sharp® machines. Here is a video of the steps I teach.

To find out more about the classes I offer here is a link to a post written by one of my students.
http://jimsharp.blogspot.com/2009/03/day-of-training-with-jim.html

If you'd like to talk to me about training, shoot me an email at otenews@gmail.com and we'll set up a time to talk.

If you're in the market for any of the Wolff  sharpening machines, be sure to give me a call before you buy. I know all the best places to buy at the best price! Call 864-381-8697 or email me at otenews@gmail.com.

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New Grooming Shears from Wolff Industries

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Here is a list of the shears mentioned in the video above and their retail prices:

121 - $60.00 - 7" convex/ hollow ground ball point
121C - $65.00 - 7" convex/ hollow ground ball point curved
122 - $55.00 - 7 1/2" face ground/ hollow ground
122C - $60.00 - 7 1/2" face ground/ hollow ground curved
123 - $70.00 - 8" convex/ hollow ground
123C - $75.00 - 8" convex/ hollow ground curved
124 - $75.00 - 9" convex/ hollow ground
124C - $80.00 - 9" convex/ hollow ground curved

If you have any questions concerning these new shears please give me a call at Wolff at 800-888-3832.

If you're in the market for any of the Wolff  sharpening machines, be sure to give me a call before you buy. I know all the best places to buy at the best price! Call 864-381-8697 or email me at otenews@gmail.com.

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SOME 2014 NBTSG PICTURES

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Here are the pictures of the NBTSG scissors and clipper blade sharpening convention I promised in my last post. If you have any questions just give me a call or email me. My number and email are in the sidebar to the right. If you'd like to see a full write up of the show, the best place to see that would be On The Edge. Here's a link to the On The Edge website:
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The Vendor Room
Below is a picture of Dennis Brooks with Sharp Edges. One of the best parts of the NBTSG is the vendor room. There is always a wealth of knowledge there that can be drawn from over and over again throughout the show. 

The vendors that came this year included:

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Wolff Industries
The Edge Pro
Sharp Edges
Bonika Shears
Nebraska Blades
Nina Inc.
Jaguar Shears

Michael Torgau
Michael Torgau is centered in the picture below between Bonnie and Denise. Denise is the US rep for Jaguar Shears. Michael was this year's Keynote Speaker.

Guild Center Training
Below is a sampling of some of the training that went on during the Guild Center Sessions.

Trainers were:
Myself with Wolff and On The Edge
Jason Sturm with The Edge Pro
Bob Schiessl with Nebraska Blades
Bonnie and Gene Megowan with Bonika Shears
Dennis Brooks with Sharp Edges
Ian Parsons
Craig Cazier
Lou Gean


Silent Auction
Each year the NBTSG has a silent auction table. This year it was chock full of goodies. Multiple machines, stock, and other sundries.

Our Master Sharpeners
This year took men scored high enough to reach the status of Master Sharpener in the NBTSG. On the left is Tim Lau and on the right we have Chris Moorman. Chris not only scored Master in shears, but in clipper blades also. This ranks him as a Grand Master Sharpener in the guild. He came all the way from Australia to take the test this year. Well done to both men.

Judges
Oh, and of course, I couldn't let this post go by without introducing you to one of the NBTSG's judges. Yeah, I know Andy, but I just had to.

If you'd like to see more please visit the NBTSG's website at http://www.sharpenersguild.org/2014-convention.html or visit their Facebook Page at https://www.facebook.com/NBTSG