#knifesharpening — Public Fediverse posts
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#CreativeReuseToronto Storefront Drop-in #Repair Event
Sunday, May 3, 2026, 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Creative Reuse Toronto
68 Abell St, Toronto"Bring your broken items to Creative Reuse Toronto's storefront location. We will be fixing small appliances, home electronics, clothing, jewellery and small furniture.
Accepting items for repair until 3:00PM.
Knife Sharpener will be on site this time!
Come early and beat the rush!
Midi Event — Fixing
Small Appliances and Home Electronics
Housewares
Clothing & Textiles
Knife Sharpening"#SolarPunkSunday #RepairCafes #RepairCafesToronto #TorontoCanada #FixIt #KnifeSharpening #ReduceReuseRepair #CreativeReuse
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#TorontoCanada - #KnifeSharpening at #KarmaCoOp
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
6:30 pm – 8:00 pmKarma Co-op Grocery Store
739 Palmerston Avenue, Karma Ln, TorontoSource:
https://repaircafetoronto.ca/rc-events/knife-sharpening-at-karma-co-op-2-2/#SolarPunkSunday #RepairCafesToronto #FixIt #ReuseRestoreRepair #Toronto
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#TorontoCanada - #KnifeSharpening at #KarmaCoOp
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
6:30 pm – 8:00 pmKarma Co-op Grocery Store
739 Palmerston Avenue, Karma Ln, TorontoSource:
https://repaircafetoronto.ca/rc-events/knife-sharpening-at-karma-co-op-2-2/#SolarPunkSunday #RepairCafesToronto #FixIt #ReuseRestoreRepair #Toronto
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#TorontoCanada - #KnifeSharpening at #KarmaCoOp
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
6:30 pm – 8:00 pmKarma Co-op Grocery Store
739 Palmerston Avenue, Karma Ln, TorontoSource:
https://repaircafetoronto.ca/rc-events/knife-sharpening-at-karma-co-op-2-2/#SolarPunkSunday #RepairCafesToronto #FixIt #ReuseRestoreRepair #Toronto
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#TorontoCanada - #KnifeSharpening at #KarmaCoOp
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
6:30 pm – 8:00 pmKarma Co-op Grocery Store
739 Palmerston Avenue, Karma Ln, TorontoSource:
https://repaircafetoronto.ca/rc-events/knife-sharpening-at-karma-co-op-2-2/#SolarPunkSunday #RepairCafesToronto #FixIt #ReuseRestoreRepair #Toronto
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#TorontoCanada - #KnifeSharpening at #KarmaCoOp
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
6:30 pm – 8:00 pmKarma Co-op Grocery Store
739 Palmerston Avenue, Karma Ln, TorontoSource:
https://repaircafetoronto.ca/rc-events/knife-sharpening-at-karma-co-op-2-2/#SolarPunkSunday #RepairCafesToronto #FixIt #ReuseRestoreRepair #Toronto
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#OakPark Saturday, April 11, 2026 - Oak Park Fix-It Cafe
Every 2nd Saturday/mo @ 11am-2pm
at Community Shop Class, 3818 Stockton Blvd
(turn into parking lot behind between Community Shop Class and Luigi’s)"Neighbors sharing with neighbors, since 2017.
#Bicycles. #Clothes. #Lamps. Tools. #SmallAppliances. #KnifeSharpening. Computer Consultation
(Almost) Anything is Fixable.
Oak Park Fix-It Cafe is a group of community members who gather once a month to hang out, help anyone with any needed repairs, and (sometimes) even learn a new skill or two!
Come join your neighbors as we share what we have to fix what we need. Or just come as you are, take a load off, have a cup o’ joe and a cookie, and maybe make some new friends. If you need to just relax with friends, we’re here for that. If you want to get your hands a little dirty, we can help there, too.
This is always FREE, and always for EVERYONE—no matter your housing status, language or background."
FMI:
https://oak-park-fix-it-cafe.mailchimpsites.com/#SolarPunkSunday #RepairCafesCA #RepairCafe #RepairCafes #FixIt #ReduceReuseRepair #BikeTooter #BikeRepair #Mending #LampRepair #SmallApplianceRepair #BuildingCommunity
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#OakPark Saturday, April 11, 2026 - Oak Park Fix-It Cafe
Every 2nd Saturday/mo @ 11am-2pm
at Community Shop Class, 3818 Stockton Blvd
(turn into parking lot behind between Community Shop Class and Luigi’s)"Neighbors sharing with neighbors, since 2017.
#Bicycles. #Clothes. #Lamps. Tools. #SmallAppliances. #KnifeSharpening. Computer Consultation
(Almost) Anything is Fixable.
Oak Park Fix-It Cafe is a group of community members who gather once a month to hang out, help anyone with any needed repairs, and (sometimes) even learn a new skill or two!
Come join your neighbors as we share what we have to fix what we need. Or just come as you are, take a load off, have a cup o’ joe and a cookie, and maybe make some new friends. If you need to just relax with friends, we’re here for that. If you want to get your hands a little dirty, we can help there, too.
This is always FREE, and always for EVERYONE—no matter your housing status, language or background."
FMI:
https://oak-park-fix-it-cafe.mailchimpsites.com/#SolarPunkSunday #RepairCafesCA #RepairCafe #RepairCafes #FixIt #ReduceReuseRepair #BikeTooter #BikeRepair #Mending #LampRepair #SmallApplianceRepair #BuildingCommunity
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#OakPark Saturday, April 11, 2026 - Oak Park Fix-It Cafe
Every 2nd Saturday/mo @ 11am-2pm
at Community Shop Class, 3818 Stockton Blvd
(turn into parking lot behind between Community Shop Class and Luigi’s)"Neighbors sharing with neighbors, since 2017.
#Bicycles. #Clothes. #Lamps. Tools. #SmallAppliances. #KnifeSharpening. Computer Consultation
(Almost) Anything is Fixable.
Oak Park Fix-It Cafe is a group of community members who gather once a month to hang out, help anyone with any needed repairs, and (sometimes) even learn a new skill or two!
Come join your neighbors as we share what we have to fix what we need. Or just come as you are, take a load off, have a cup o’ joe and a cookie, and maybe make some new friends. If you need to just relax with friends, we’re here for that. If you want to get your hands a little dirty, we can help there, too.
This is always FREE, and always for EVERYONE—no matter your housing status, language or background."
FMI:
https://oak-park-fix-it-cafe.mailchimpsites.com/#SolarPunkSunday #RepairCafesCA #RepairCafe #RepairCafes #FixIt #ReduceReuseRepair #BikeTooter #BikeRepair #Mending #LampRepair #SmallApplianceRepair #BuildingCommunity
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#OakPark Saturday, April 11, 2026 - Oak Park Fix-It Cafe
Every 2nd Saturday/mo @ 11am-2pm
at Community Shop Class, 3818 Stockton Blvd
(turn into parking lot behind between Community Shop Class and Luigi’s)"Neighbors sharing with neighbors, since 2017.
#Bicycles. #Clothes. #Lamps. Tools. #SmallAppliances. #KnifeSharpening. Computer Consultation
(Almost) Anything is Fixable.
Oak Park Fix-It Cafe is a group of community members who gather once a month to hang out, help anyone with any needed repairs, and (sometimes) even learn a new skill or two!
Come join your neighbors as we share what we have to fix what we need. Or just come as you are, take a load off, have a cup o’ joe and a cookie, and maybe make some new friends. If you need to just relax with friends, we’re here for that. If you want to get your hands a little dirty, we can help there, too.
This is always FREE, and always for EVERYONE—no matter your housing status, language or background."
FMI:
https://oak-park-fix-it-cafe.mailchimpsites.com/#SolarPunkSunday #RepairCafesCA #RepairCafe #RepairCafes #FixIt #ReduceReuseRepair #BikeTooter #BikeRepair #Mending #LampRepair #SmallApplianceRepair #BuildingCommunity
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#OakPark Saturday, April 11, 2026 - Oak Park Fix-It Cafe
Every 2nd Saturday/mo @ 11am-2pm
at Community Shop Class, 3818 Stockton Blvd
(turn into parking lot behind between Community Shop Class and Luigi’s)"Neighbors sharing with neighbors, since 2017.
#Bicycles. #Clothes. #Lamps. Tools. #SmallAppliances. #KnifeSharpening. Computer Consultation
(Almost) Anything is Fixable.
Oak Park Fix-It Cafe is a group of community members who gather once a month to hang out, help anyone with any needed repairs, and (sometimes) even learn a new skill or two!
Come join your neighbors as we share what we have to fix what we need. Or just come as you are, take a load off, have a cup o’ joe and a cookie, and maybe make some new friends. If you need to just relax with friends, we’re here for that. If you want to get your hands a little dirty, we can help there, too.
This is always FREE, and always for EVERYONE—no matter your housing status, language or background."
FMI:
https://oak-park-fix-it-cafe.mailchimpsites.com/#SolarPunkSunday #RepairCafesCA #RepairCafe #RepairCafes #FixIt #ReduceReuseRepair #BikeTooter #BikeRepair #Mending #LampRepair #SmallApplianceRepair #BuildingCommunity
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Fri Feb 6th 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Center for an Ecology-Based Economy, 447 Main St, Norway, ME 04268, USA"Please join our Education Working Group for our free monthly repair cafes!
Our February cafe will focus on #ski waxing and tuning and #Snowshoe repair.
All cafes will provide materials and guidance for #sewing (#patching, #darning, #buttons), #ceramics repair, simple jewelry fixes (non-soldering), leather shoe maintenance, #Knifesharpening, #LampCords, and other minor repairs.
Don't have any repair needs at present? Please consider bringing your own repair skills to share!"
https://www.ecologybasedeconomy.org/events
#SolarPunkSunday #RepairCafesMaine #RepairCafes #FixIt #RightToRepair #Mending #MaineEvents
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#RepairCafe Guide - Sharpening knives and scissors
Excerpt: "Albert recommends Japanese #whetstones instead [of a knife sharpener]. These are rectangular blocks grinding stone [I use one of these]. 'Many people know them. They are grey and light grey. You can buy them at the hardware store and you can get your knives pretty sharp with them.' With these sharpening stones, it’s vital to always sharpen the knife at the same angle. 'You have to keep the angle constant and go over the stone with it. If you start twisting your knife, you’ll never get it sharp.'
"There are all kinds of tutorials and instructional videos available on the internet about sharpening knives."
FMI:
https://www.repaircafe.org/en/sharpening-knives-and-scissors/#IFixItGuide to sharpening knives:
https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/How+to+Sharpen+Knives/6098#SolarPunkSunday #DIY #KnifeSharpening #ScissorSharpening #Repair #ReuseRepair
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#RepairCafés breathe new life into broken household items, teach people to fix on their own
November 20, 2024
"Twice a month in #EvanstonIllinois, volunteers sit face-to-face with people troubleshooting and diagnosing the symptoms of a beloved but broken household gadget.
"Much like a hospital for all things broken, they're trying to find a way to mend and breath new life into the item.
"The Evanston Repair Café is held every fourth Tuesday and every first Saturday at the Robert Crown Center.
"'The most popular item is our lamps, people always have broken lamps,' said Anne Opila, a co-coordinator of the cafe. 'In the summer, we'll have a lot of fans, we get toasters, we get clocks, we get vacuum cleaners.'
"There are more than 3,000 similar Repair Cafés around the world, with a mission to reduce waste, promote community, and preserve traditional repair skills.
"'Patrons come in and they work together to repair their item. It prevents us from throwing things away that fills up our landfills so that we can continue to use them, and they go on to live a happy life,' said Opila.
"Known as a volunteer #RepairCoach, John Martin is a retired maintenance mechanic working in the general repair section of the café.
"'People are not aware that they can fix things, they figure, the philosophy in this country is buy, buy, buy, if it's not working get rid of it,' explained Martin.
"But with a little help from a handy neighbor or a retired and skilled volunteer almost anything can be fixed.
"'What we're doing here is trying to encourage people to fix stuff themselves and give them the skills and knowledge to be able to not only do it themselves and maybe pass it on to somebody,' said Martin.
"'I have this Smeg toaster, and I dropped it,' explained customer Coco Colin. 'It's such a nice piece I don't just want to throw it away.'
"Beyond general repair, they also have #sewing coaches to help #mend or #hem clothing.
"'On Saturdays, which is our busier day we also have #JewelryRepair, #KnifeSharpening, plant advice, paper conservation, musical instrument advice. So we really bring in all the skills that people are willing to volunteer for and then people can take advantage, they're all free and all available,' said Opila.
'"It's like a mission because there's so many things need to be done for the environment this some little thing i can do,' said Martine."
Read more:
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-59135413Evanston Repair Café
https://www.epl.org/repair/
#SolarPunkSunday #RepairCafes #RightToRepair #FixIt #DIY #RightToRepairMovement #CircularEconomy #RepairCafesIllinois -
Goniometer Gives You an Edge at Knife Sharpening - Sometimes you absolutely, positively need to know the angle of the cutting edge on... - https://hackaday.com/2023/02/09/goniometer-gives-you-an-edge-at-knife-sharpening/ #diyknifesharpening #lasermeasurement #knifesharpening #lasergoniometer #knifesharpener #lasermeasuring #cuttingtools #laserhacks #goniometer #toolhacks #how-to #knives #knife #laser
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I bought this #whetstone over twenty years ago, along with some Yoshikin knives. It's still going strong, although a bit beat up, however the surface has been increasingly hard to get perfectly plane - can anyone who knows about #knifesharpening tell me how best to resurface this block?
