$100.00
9 in stock
Prescott Resort – Prescott Room
Wednesday 02/19 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
All skill levels welcome!
Class Size Limit: 10 Students
See complete workshop description below
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9 in stock
Prescott Resort – Prescott Room
Wednesday 02/19 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
All skill levels welcome!
Workshop Description: Japanese-style leather knives are really useful but we have to sharpen them often, compared to knives made in the U.S. In this workshop, you will learn how to keep them sharp and also gain some cutting and skiving skills. Topics covered will be: 1) how to prepare sharpening stones; 2)how to sharpen the flat side of the blade; 3) how to sharpen the beveled side of the blade; 4) proper angle for cutting; 5) proper angle for skiving; 6) how to hold the knife for cutting; and 7) how to hold the knife for skiving.
Materials to bring: Japanese style leather knife, sharpening stone (recommend #1000 and #4000 whetstones or close grid), cutting surface, glass surface for skiving, old hand towel, notebook, and pen.
Yone will bring knives and whetstones to sell to students. To purchase, contact Yone upon registering for this workshop by emailing him at yonezawaleather@gmail.com
Workshop Instructor: Takeshi ‘Yone’ Yonezawa started leatherwork in 2001 in Tokyo, Japan. He started working with leather first as a hobby, but it slowly became a passion and a full-time profession. Leather is now the canvas of choice for Yone’s creativity; each leather product is created and treated as a functional art piece.
Yone’s training includes years practicing traditional Sheridan style of tooling, two years of bag making, and an apprenticeship to a master specializing in exotic leather skins. It was under this tutelage that Yone mastered the use of skiving and sewing machines to refine and balance his craft.
Yone moved to the Portland, Oregon in 2014 and founded YONEZAWA LEATHER, LLC. He regularly attends and competes in leather shows and enjoys judging and teaching seminars when not creating. Yone’s art pieces are displayed in galleries and shops in the US and Japan.
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CANCELATION POLICY
• There is a $25 administration fee for canceling a workshop.
• The cost of each workshop will be refunded minus the $25 fee.
• No refunds for workshops after Friday, 02/14/2025.
