Six Strategies to Improve Your Sharpening, and Your Woodworking

If you've been keen to get an edge on your skills in sharpening, then you won't want to miss our feature speaker this month.  Long-time, highly accomplished member and elder statesman of the Ottawa Woodworking Association, Brian Greene will join us on Tuesday, January 4 at 7 PM to offer some no-nonsense advice about how to get the most from your sharpening.  If ever a presentation were to earn the description of "cutting-edge", this is it.

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