Special Offer!
Water
Stones, Blade Oil and DVD's
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If
you have
been thinking about getting some blade oil or a set of our water stones
or DVD's, or even ALL of them, NOW is your chance!
Due to the huge response we received to this offer last
December,
we will again offer a special on these items throughout the whole month
of December, with savings up to $35. You can find
these great bargains on our Knife Sharpening page. Just click
on the image below.
Murray
is nearing completion on 120 different kinds of neck
knives and outdoor knives. As soon as they are ready, Wes
will be posting these online for
sale. Those who are on our Product Update Alerts list will be notified
when
that happens, so be sure to let us know if you would like priority
notification. See our
last newsletter, under “Update
Alerts,” for details.
From
Russia, With Devotion
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Our
very first Russian customer, Andrey Kozlovskiy, has been one of our
most devoted customers, purchasing a number of kitchen and outdoor
knives. At first we were at a loss on how to safely ship knives to
Russia, but after some trial and error, we got it figured out. Andrey
has purchased some of the finest blades I have created to date, and I
hope they will feel right at home among the classic architecture in
Andrey’s hometown of St. Petersburg. This
gracious patron
kindly sent me a Christmas package containing five items. Name any two
of the items and I’ll credit you with $20
towards any of our
products*. Tell us what three of the five were and I’ll
credit
you $50!!
* Credit can be applied at the
rate of 30% towards any individual Carter Cutlery Product. 
I
have received the knives already. These knives are amazing, and the IP
Gyuto is excellent! (Look at the photo -- it is me, and I am very
happy!) My wife
is happy twice -- first, because I am happy, and
second, because I made a gift to her, the small neck knife. Thank you
very much! I
have received kitchen knives from Japan, and I have had no problem, but
your IP Gyuto is the best!
Best
regards, Andrey
(Russian Businessman) |
Four
more Carter Cutlery video clips have been uploaded to YouTube, all from
our September 2008 Bladesmithing #202 Class.
One of the students, Bob Worthington, took quite a few short clips and
we've simply combined them into these four videos. Thanks, Bob, for
allowing us to post these:
- Forging
a Japanese Blade - Part 1
- Forging
a Japanese Blade - Part 2
- Forging
a Japanese Blade - Part 3
- Finishing
a Japanese Blade
You
can read what the students thought about this course here in our 9/24/08
newsletter. These
courses are invaluable to anyone seeking to know more about the whole
hand-forging process. Murray shares a wealth of information,
demonstrating and guiding students in nearly all aspects of
bladesmithing. Graduates
can attest to this, and some, using their
newly-acquired skills, have gone on to start forges to make and sell
their very own hand-made products. | Millimeter
- Sun - Inch Converter
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"How
many inches are in a sun?" "What's
182 millimeters in inches?" Since
we use the metric and traditional Japanese measurement systems on our
websites, questions
like these often come in from visitors. A Japanese kitchen knife,
remember, is typically measured in "sun," which is very similar to an
inch. But to make the whole conversion process easier for you, we have
a simple Millimeter
- Sun - Inch Converter link on
each of our Products Pages. You can choose from any of these units of
measurement to start off with, enter a number, then click "Convert" to
see the results.  Learning how to
hand-sharpen your cutlery
is a liberating endeavor. With a modest investment of money and time,
the student of sharpening can easily master the skill within a few
years. The net result will be a satisfaction that surpasses
all expectations.
Compare
the freedom the home baker has in baking fresh, healthy bread with that
of a consumer whose only choice comes from the bread section at the
supermarket. The home baker is never limited by the market
choices. Similarly,
when I
started hand-loading my own
shooting ammunition, I discovered that I could create cartridges vastly
superior to what was on the shelves of gun stores. I also could take a
cartridge like a .44 Remington Magnum and either safely load it up to a
high power level, or load it down to the power of a much lesser
cartridge so that my 9-year-old daughter could shoot it. The result is
the same, whether it is home baking, hand-loading and hand-sharpening: a
freedom and control that is unavailable by any other means. So
how much money and time do you need to invest? Much less than most
other pursuits. For no more than $175, you can get a
complete set of stones and instructional DVD’s from Carter
Cutlery. If you spend just 20 minutes a month
practicing your sharpening skills, within a few years you will be on
your way to mastery! Initially
I was
quite protective about having anyone use my knives. However, when I
bought my knives, I also purchased your DVD's on sharpening. As I
became
more proficient with sharpening my knives, I was less concerned about
someone causing damage that I could not fix.
When a
friend hit my
Wabocho against a stainless steel pan causing a chip in the edge, I was
easily able to repair and sharpen my knife back to its original
condition. It is great to be able to share these knives knowing that I
can keep them "scary sharp."
--
Ted Wood, Real Estate Developer |
Until
our next email news,
Stay
Sharp and may God richly bless you!
Carter
Cutlery
P.O.Box 307
 Vernonia,
OR 97064
Carter Cutlery ~ Home
Carter
Cutlery Products
phone 503-429-0447
murray@cartercutlery.com
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