My next few post are inspired by the famous Chef Jacques Pepin. My local PBS station is running his cooking show series based upon his book Complete Technique and portions of the demos are available on his website.I delight in watching someone dice an onion, perfectly, with precision and ease in under a minute! Admittedly he has over fifty years of culinary experience under his apron. Most of what he has to say about knives and cutting skills are readily translatable to working with polymer clay.
- Buy the very best knives/ cutting tools available
- Select the right blade for what you intend on doing
- Know how to sharpen your blades and do so often
- Learn how to hold your blade correctly and slice in the right direction
- Hone your cutting skills
- Store your cutting tools safely and securely
- Practice in the event You are invited to the Polymer Clay Olympics
In my studio I have several different types of cutting blades
