Free Knife Sharpening - Donate to Haiti Relief Fund

We have all been affected by the bad news about the earthquake and the desperate situation in Haiti. Toru Tamura is volunteering his time to sharpen any knife purchased through Knifewear on Thursday 28 January for a donation to our Haiti Relief Fund.

All proceeds raised will be matched by Knifewear. In addition the Government of Canada will match all donations to the Canadian Red Cross. This means that every dollar we raise will turn into four dollars donated to the Canadian Red Cross for emergency and long term help for Haiti.

We look forward to seeing you.

http://www.redcross.ca/article.asp?id=000005&tid=003

As a side note Toru's last day at Knifewear will be Saturday 30 January. He is heading back to Japan and is planning to apprentice as a blacksmith, either for kitchen knives or maybe with Iwasaki, the famed straight razor blacksmith. Please pop into the shop to say good bye and good luck. He has been our knife sharpening secret weapon since August. We will miss you, Toru!

Knifewear is Hiring!!!!

We are looking for knife nuts (obviously) with personality who enjoy talking with customers. Knowledge or interest in knives, cooking , the Japanese language, or metallurgy would be beneficial. The desire to learn mandatory.

Our Calgary retail store has 2 positions available:

• full time retail sales person with some knife sharpening responsibilities

• full or part time knife sharpener with some sales responsibilities

All Knifewear employees receive an in depth knife sharpening apprenticeship in the Japanese knife sharpening style. We sharpen our knives by hand on waterstones, the most precise way and with the best results. Learn a dying art.

Knifewear staff enjoy a fun and professional working environment, a healthy discount on knives, and the love/admiration of chefs, foodies and knife nerds.

At Knifewear we sell the finest handmade Japanese kitchen knives. Most of our knives cannot be found in Canada, many of our knives are not seen outside of Japan. We work with 25+ Japanese knife makers who we consider the top in the world.

Be cool, become a Japanese knife expert at Knifewear.

Send resume and cover letter to info@knifewear.com