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James Bowles • Mar 2024
Teacher's response
Thank you for your valuable feedback, James.
Once you sharpened your first knife which was successful, you started to get a hang of it very quickly and sharpened a couple of more to very sharp, so well done. After sharpening a couple of more knives at home, you will become a lot more confident about what you are doing.
Congratulations on your new lifelong skill.
Merric Foley • Mar 2024
Teacher's response
Hi Merric, Thank you for your valuable feedback. At the beginning, I saw you took a good amount of time to absorb the idea and feel of it. Once you finished the first one successfully, you got the hang of it and sharpened three knives of your own from very dull to very sharp knives.
Congratulations on your new lifelong skill.
Zandro Zaragoza • Feb 2024
Teacher's response
Thank you for your valuable feedback and taking time to leave your comment, Zandro.
You and your partner were both keen to learn, so I am glad that you gained the knowledge and skills from me and enjoyed the class.
You both successfully sharpened at least a couple of practice knives in the class and I am happy to hear that you sharpened your own knives to very sharp at home too.
Feel free to contact me if you ever get any trouble with sharpening.
Congratulations on your new lifelong skills.
Gary Bourke • Feb 2024
Teacher's response
Thank you for your valuable feedback, Gary.
I am glad that you enjoyed the class. You sharpened your knives successfully with good speed. One of the knives you sharpened was quite thick behind the edge, so it took a bit longer than the others as I told you in the class. I was going to say, you may want to thin i a little or to get it done by me. It would let you sharpen a lot quicker. Let me know if you want me to do it any time.
Lan Wei • Jan 2024
Teacher's response
Thank you for your valuable feedback, Lan.
You two did a great job sharpening different profiles of knives including cleavers. Cleavers can be tricky to hold at the sharpening angle and sharpen for beginners because of their heftiness, but you manage it well. I am glad that the information I gave you was valuable for you. You got the idea of it and hang of it already, so you are good to sharpen knives by yourselves.
Congratulations on your new skills.
Alistair Orchard • Jan 2024
Teacher's response
Thank you for your valuable feedback, Alistair.
I am glad that the knowledge I have given you were useful and valuable for you. Once you got the knowledge, sharpening is not that difficult unlike many believe it is. You picked up the skills quickly and seemed very happy with outcome.
Congratulations on your new skills.
Craig Burrell • Jan 2024
Teacher's response
Thank you for your valuable feedback, Craig.
You got the idea and picked up the skills quickly. I am very happy that you enjoyed the class.
Congratulations on your new skills.
Robert McConnell • Jan 2024
Teacher's response
Thank you for your valuable feedback, Rob.
In the class I noticed that holding the knife at a consistant sharpening angle is a bit of a challenge for you at the begining, but you overcame your challenge after receiving my advice from me. Every student has different sharpening challenges and I am there for them in the class to identify and solve them. You sharpend at least a couple of knives by yourself in the class. Good job, Rob.
Congratulations on your new skill.
Matilda Halliday • Jan 2024
Teacher's response
Thank you for your feedback. I saw you quickly picked up the technique after your first knife that you successfully sharpened. Have fun cutting up food with your sharp knives.
Melanie Davies • Jan 2024
Teacher's response
Thank you for your valuable feedback, Craig.
You picked up the technique very quickly and did a very good job sharpening a few knives. You held the angle very well and your technique was smooth too probably because you had attempted sharpening before. Sharpening on fine grit stones can get less forgiving for beginners but you managed to sharpen on one successfully. Congratulations on your new skill!.
Justin Delaney • Jan 2024
Teacher's response
Thank you for your feedback, Justin. I am glad that you enjoyed the class and gained the new skill.
Sangmin Lee • Jan 2024
Teacher's response
Thank you for your feedback, Lee. It was my pleasure to upskill professional chefs like you guys. Please spread the word for me amongst your chef friends.
Kimbily Ora • Jan 2024
Teacher's response
I am very happy that you are enjoying your new skill you learnt in my class. Touch up skill is very useful, isn't it.
You sharpen a small petty knife which is usually tricky to hold the angle, but you did it, so great job
Jonathan Santos • Jan 2024
Teacher's response
Thank you for your valuable feedback. You quickly picked up the idea and techniques and tried using some fine grit stones that are less forgiving for beginners, but you managed to sharpen the knives successfully. I see you tried your newly earnt skill on your own knives at home straight away and you nailed it! Great job Jonathan.
Taeseong Lee • Jan 2024
Teacher's response
Thank you for your valuable feedback, Lee. As you are a professional chef in a highly recognised restaurant and already had some experience in sharpening, I taught you advanced knowledge and techniques as well as Japanese single bevel knife sharpening as much as I could. You picked up the idea and techniques very quickly. I am glad what you learnt in my class are still beneficial for chefs like you.
Julia Murray • Dec 2023
Teacher's response
Thank you for your valuable feedback, Julia. I am glad that you enjoyed the class. I hope it added new aspects to your knife sharpening journey.
Cara Dowling • Oct 2023
2 ClassBento workshops attended • 2 reviews
Teacher's response
Thank you for your valuable feedback, Cara. Once you finished your first knife, which went successfully, you got a pretty good idea of sharpening and sharpened more knives than an average student can do in one and half hour. You sharpened them all very well with only a small help and tips, so well done, Cara!
Calvin • Sep 2023
Teacher's response
Hi Calvin,
Thank you for your valuable feedback. I saw you sharpened your first knife slowly but steadily under my instruction, then you got the idea and good confidence, and sharpend the second one very well with good speed by yourself. Well done, Calvin. Let me know if you ever get any problems with sharpening by yourself at home.
Ross Fairleigh • Sep 2023
Teacher's response
Hi Ross,
Thank you for your wonderful review. I believe that those timber buckets, workbench, sharpening stones and water create a relaxing effect on us. It may be because it is the most primitive way. You probably found the free hand knife sharpening on whetstones quite meditative too.
You sharpend three knives successfully, even a one that has quite a pronoucned curve. I gave tips over your shoulder and you corrected and sharpened it well, so well done. Let me know if you have any questions about knives and sharpening.
Thank you,
Nari
Jason • Sep 2023
Teacher's response
Hi Jason,
Thank you for your wonderful feedback. I am glad that you found the knife sharpening workshop very helpful and that it gave you the confidence and knowledge. I also appreciate your recognition of the value for money that the class offers. I always try my best to make sure every student become able to start sharpening successfully by themselves from the day of the class, so I am pleased to hear it was worth the money and time for you too. Please do not hesitate to reachout if you need any assistance in sharpening knives.
Thank you,
Nari
Mitchell Cowley • Sep 2023
Teacher's response
Thank you for your review. You picked up the skill very quickly and sharpened a few knives very well. You have good speed of sharpening too. I wish you success in your professional career.
Michaela Maag • Sep 2023
Teacher's response
Thank you for your review, Michaela. You did well sharpening more than a couple of knives successfully You are one of few students who sharpened a bread knife too. So well done! Once you sharpen a couple of more knives by yourself, you will get more confidence, efficient and faster. Let me know if you ever have a trouble sharpening knives.
Jason Liue • Aug 2023
Teacher's response
Thank you for your awesome review, Jsaon. You have been sharpening on good whetstones by yourself for a while, had a good idea of knife sharpening and sharpen reasonably well. I observed how you sharpen and pointed out things you can improve. You quickly picked up and your move was very smooth towards the end of the class. With the techniques and knowledge I taught you in the class, I saw you definitely got a strong confidence of what you are doing and sharpen a lot more efficiently than before. Well done, Jason.
John Stuban • Aug 2023
Teacher's response
Thank you for your feedback. You did well sharpening to a fine grit stone. Your move was very smooth and you got good speed as you were not a beginner. The class was designed mainly for beginners and also for people who would like to build a good foundation of the basics and hone the skills. As I worked out you had some background already, I went a lot faster than usual on the theory part, so that we are on the same page and you had a plenty of time to do practical with me. Evan a lot of experienced people don't know stuff like what toothy and polished edges are for and how significant thinning is. It is very hard to know what you already know in the limited time. The class is about 3 hrs as I told you and prepared for 3.5 hr, sometime goes to 4hr as required. You sharpend three knives successfully and left in 2.5 hr. You could stay longer to hone your techniques with me if you wanted. Let me know if you have particular techniques you would like to work on. I am happy to teach you.
Daniel Nicholls • Aug 2023
2 ClassBento workshops attended
Teacher's response
Thank you for your feedback, Daniel. You got the most out of the class. I wish my class were available for you when you started learning, so you only had to take one class with me. You did well sharpening three knives in about an hour. Well done.
Hans Gyen • Aug 2023
Teacher's response
Thank you for your feedback, Hans. You did well sharpening your carving knife that has a pronouced curve. Well done.
Colin Player • Aug 2023
Teacher's response
Thank you for your review comment. Since you know the basic of knife sharpening and idea of sharpening now, you will definitely enjoy sharpening woodworking tools and making stuff out of timber. Well done, Ross.
Kristi Delasia • Aug 2023
5 ClassBento workshops attended
Teacher's response
Thank you for your awesome feedback, Kristi! You sharpened two knives and also finished on a fine grit successfully. Your sharpening speed was very good, not too slow or not too fast. Well done
Jonathan Dingley • Jul 2023
Teacher's response
Thank you for your great review, Jono. I saw you felt for a burr and visually checked the grind you made every set of strokes like I told you. You tried to make corrections after feedbacks. It is really a good way to improve the skills. You sharpened your two own knives. You are good to continue at home by your self. Well done, Jono.
Harmonnia Junus • Jul 2023
Teacher's response
Thank you for your feedback. As you probably appreciate from the class that the knowledge on the theory part is a lot more important than skills to start with. You got the idea and sharpened your knives very well, so well done.
Edward Re • Jul 2023
Teacher's response
Thank you for your great review, Ted. I am very happy to hear that you are using the valuable knowledge and skills straight after the class. Enjoy cooking.
Brad Widdup • Jul 2023
Teacher's response
Thank you for your great review, Brad! You can definitely sharpen your own knives at home now. You can pass the valuable knowledge and skills down in your family.
David Nickoll • Jul 2023
Teacher's response
Thank you for your great review, David. I am glad that you enjoyed learning the art of sharpening. You even sharpened one of the trickiest knives, so well done!
Geof Stubbs • Jul 2023
Teacher's response
Thank you, Geof, for your positive feedback! I am happy to hear that you found my knife sharpening class thorough and comprehensive with a great balance of theory and practice. I appreciate your recommendation. Let me know if you have any questions about knives and sharpening.
Garth Clayton • Jun 2023
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