{"title":"Books on Sharpening","description":"\u003cp\u003eBooks on sharpening and traditional Japanese blacksmithing — covering hand-tool sharpening techniques alongside the forging methods behind Japanese knives, swords and tools.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"sharp-tools","title":"Sharp Tools","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"fs-p-productDescription fs-p-productDescription--full\"\u003eWritten by renowned Australian Mokuhanga artist Terry McKenna, this book constitutes the first extensive explanation that we are aware of outlining the fundamentals of woodblock printing and tool sharpening in English.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"fs-p-productDescription fs-p-productDescription--full\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"fs-p-productDescription fs-p-productDescription--full\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"fs-p-productDescription fs-p-productDescription--full\"\u003eSharpening a carving knife, which is a problem for many experienced printmakers, is analyzed from Terry's calm point of view.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"fs-p-productDescription fs-p-productDescription--full\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"fs-p-productDescription fs-p-productDescription--full\"\u003eThere is also a section for Michihamono's original sharpening machines \"Mini High Care\" and \"Diamond Care\", and Terry came all the way to our company to cover this section. There may never have been a book that explained sharpening in such detail!\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"fs-p-productDescription fs-p-productDescription--full\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"fs-p-productDescription fs-p-productDescription--full\"\u003eTerry currently resides in Karuizawa, conducting classes and residential study courses. 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