I bought a whole bunch of stuff from this guy at a woodworkers show 23 years ago. He is really interesting . I talked to him for a long time. It is great to see him still teaching. Congratulations Sal, on your great success. You certainly paid your dues.
I worked a booth at a county fair in 1984ish. A Spyderco rep had a booth across the aisle. I was already familiar with the Spyder "helping hands" device, my brother had one he used for holding components to be soldered or brazed. I got to see and hear the Tri-Angle Sharpmaker demo and sales pitch all weekend long...enough so if needed, I could demo and sell them too. Needless to say, I was sold on it. I bought one from the rep, we actually bartered ~ some excellent organic produce in exchange for a Sharpmaker. That first Sharpmaker was used for years, then tragically (for me) it was stolen along wirh most of the tools I was using to earn my living. Not surprisingly a new Sharpmaker was among the first items I bought when I slowly replaced my expensive tools. Any thief that steals another man's tools, especially his Sharpmaker, should be dealt with in the same manner as 19th century horse thieves. To the point - A certain skill has to be developed to effectively use the Sharpmaker. Since it has no jig or guide for the blade, the operator must develop the good eye hand coordination needed to attain a superior edge. Thanks Sal!
What i missed what a statement like, "a stone is the best tool to sharpen overall, but unless you have to do it on a daily basis, its just too difficult to handle." since i am pretty certain Mr. Glesser does use a stone when he is sharpening.
hello thank you so much for uploading this, i love the way Mr.Glesser talks about the knives. i own a sharpmaker and it is doing great :) but is that a (para)military in his pocket? am a big fan of Spyderco :)
Throughout this entire presentation, every time Sal makes a generalization about women, the female co-host (Marni?) interjects a small correction. It makes me snicker every time. Go get'em girl. In the next video after this one he says "most women are wearing nail polish" and she answers "Not this one, haha." An American craftsman-businessman paragon of the old world living on the cusp of that world transitioning to the new one, trying to be a good person while the definition (or our image) of that changes under his feet. I hope people don't think this means Sal Glesser is a sexist or a bad person... He seems like a good guy. Polite, gentle, hardworking... Our image of a gentleman morphs over time, but that doesn't make Sal Glesser any less of gentleman! ...Okay! Back to sharpening and watching these videos. I came here to find out how to remove the burr once I'm done sharpening.
I got one from Amazon and i don't know if it's a knockoff or a factory defect but it broke on the first use and i hate it so much. I can only get a good edge if I freehand with the rod, which is really dangerous.
@rtruong I think you missed my point. What I said was a roundabout way of expressing how much I like Spyderco and hearing them referred to as "just" makes me want to scream. For example, I own as many Militaries(Spydie model) as most people own forks in their kitchen alone. I'm not alone. There are many of us knife knuts, I also imply this is all a little tongue-in-cheek. I know what he meant.
I just about gagged when the guy said "A knife is just a knife." Especially with that glorious Spyderco banner behind him. I know, I know. It's part of a presentation and not meant to be taken seriously. Just funny.
I have to grin every time I see Sal because he is such an awesome guy :) but I have troubles with the flat sides of the rods to keep the blade straight :(
bestill den fra USA, så har du spart de penga. Kan anbefale knifecenter, de er ikke billigst, men de har frakt med fed.ex. som er billigere en USPS, raskere en USPS og leverer rett på døra i hovedstaden.
I bought a whole bunch of stuff from this guy at a woodworkers show 23 years ago. He is really interesting . I talked to him for a long time. It is great to see him still teaching. Congratulations Sal, on your great success. You certainly paid your dues.
Now 31
Love this sharpener and some of Spyderco knives. But what is most impressive is Sal's entrancingly hypnotic voice. Amen.
I’m a freehand guy through and through…but hearing Sal talk about this stuff is worth the “price of admission” here, all day.
I worked a booth at a county fair in 1984ish. A Spyderco rep had a booth across the aisle. I was already familiar with the Spyder "helping hands" device, my brother had one he used for holding components to be soldered or brazed.
I got to see and hear the Tri-Angle Sharpmaker demo and sales pitch all weekend long...enough so if needed, I could demo and sell them too.
Needless to say, I was sold on it.
I bought one from the rep, we actually bartered ~ some excellent organic produce in exchange for a Sharpmaker.
That first Sharpmaker was used for years, then tragically (for me) it was stolen along wirh most of the tools I was using to earn my living. Not surprisingly a new Sharpmaker was among the first items I bought when I slowly replaced my expensive tools.
Any thief that steals another man's tools, especially his Sharpmaker, should be dealt with in the same manner as 19th century horse thieves.
To the point -
A certain skill has to be developed to effectively use the Sharpmaker. Since it has no jig or guide for the blade, the operator must develop the good eye hand coordination needed to attain a superior edge.
Thanks Sal!
Great upload! Use the sharpmaker for my kitchen knives all the time... but these videos reminded me how much more it is useful for.
video posted in 2011 looks like it was filmed in the 90s
posted in 2011 but actually filled in 2002.
This helps big time, as i just got an old stock set from the back room of a knife shop... it had a VHS in it.
You should have put up some videos of yourself opening it and using it. I'd have watched.
Hell, *any* NOS stuff interests me.
Been waiting forever for this to upload! Thank you!
I like Jerry's face @22 the second mark.
The paleo tool sharpening was facinating
@newcoyote To clarify, he said "most people think, a knife is just a knife" Which I would tend to agree regardless of presentation.
Late 90's, I had the Video Cassette that came with my Sharpmaker.
What do you recommend for cleaning the blade prior to sharpening?
Does anybody know what year this was released?
sal is a legend
What i missed what a statement like, "a stone is the best tool to sharpen overall, but unless you have to do it on a daily basis, its just too difficult to handle." since i am pretty certain Mr. Glesser does use a stone when he is sharpening.
hello thank you so much for uploading this, i love the way Mr.Glesser talks about the knives. i own a sharpmaker and it is doing great :)
but is that a (para)military in his pocket?
am a big fan of Spyderco :)
Just got my Respect today. It is amazing !!!!!!
Is this the whole DVD?
My DVD doesn't seem to be working on any player and I am so angry
What is the best way to sharpen a blade that is somewhat recurved? Should I use just the edges of both sets?
I have one and it works great! Question, how would I sharpen a convex edge?
In particular I have a Falkniven F1 knife
My understanding is that convex edges should be stropped to keep them sharp.
I have to say, I love the way Sal says edge!
Eh-uudge
Throughout this entire presentation, every time Sal makes a generalization about women, the female co-host (Marni?) interjects a small correction. It makes me snicker every time. Go get'em girl.
In the next video after this one he says "most women are wearing nail polish" and she answers "Not this one, haha."
An American craftsman-businessman paragon of the old world living on the cusp of that world transitioning to the new one, trying to be a good person while the definition (or our image) of that changes under his feet.
I hope people don't think this means Sal Glesser is a sexist or a bad person... He seems like a good guy. Polite, gentle, hardworking... Our image of a gentleman morphs over time, but that doesn't make Sal Glesser any less of gentleman!
...Okay! Back to sharpening and watching these videos. I came here to find out how to remove the burr once I'm done sharpening.
Of course!
Sal is Mr. Knife as far as I'm concerned.
I got one from Amazon and i don't know if it's a knockoff or a factory defect but it broke on the first use and i hate it so much. I can only get a good edge if I freehand with the rod, which is really dangerous.
@rtruong I think you missed my point. What I said was a roundabout way of expressing how much I like Spyderco and hearing them referred to as "just" makes me want to scream. For example, I own as many Militaries(Spydie model) as most people own forks in their kitchen alone. I'm not alone. There are many of us knife knuts, I also imply this is all a little tongue-in-cheek. I know what he meant.
I just about gagged when the guy said "A knife is just a knife." Especially with that glorious Spyderco banner behind him. I know, I know. It's part of a presentation and not meant to be taken seriously. Just funny.
are the fine stones finer than 1200 grit
best infomercial ever
I bought one 19 days ago and it hasn't been shipped yet.
Looks like it was shot in on the 80’s lol
HAHA @ Sal's face during the intro while sculpting that paper.
I have to grin every time I see Sal because he is such an awesome guy :) but I have troubles with the flat sides of the rods to keep the blade straight :(
I learned to keep the blade vertical by placing a mirror behind the sharpener so I could visually check my angle. It helped a lot.
Did anyone eles clap when they introduced Sal?
The guy with the plad shirt seems to stare like a hawk looking for mice.
Does this video look like it was made in the 90s to anyone else or am I losing it
It was.
@@techtrain65 wrong delete your comment it was filmed in 2002
Sal has a very soothing voice.
Man, sal is preety cool.
Haha! Don't you just love the 90's?
@pazach7 :) Happy to help!
Awesome now I don't have to pop in my DVD!
Spyderco knife demonstration
bestill den fra USA, så har du spart de penga. Kan anbefale knifecenter, de er ikke billigst, men de har frakt med fed.ex. som er billigere en USPS, raskere en USPS og leverer rett på døra i hovedstaden.
En Español😅
SAL !
“Undoubtedly”? Not so much.
looks like VHS :D
not a fan of spyderco knives...completely based on looks. but i am very interested in this sharpener
They're not for everyone but their leaf blade shape is great for edc or self defense purposes.
+boomshaka baca I'm only a real fan of the Paramilitary 2. The knife sharpener however is amazing.
Sal is now in PRISON for cutting up his grandkids. Very disturbing
Sal is now in PRISON for cutting up his grandkids. Very disturbing
Ha, Ha ...thats funny....good one
Ahhh FACE!
haha this is so old