
We can show you how to sharpen beveled edge scissors, convex edge shears, and clipper blades.
Beginners - Learn to sharpen beauty, barber, grooming, industrial, sewing, and fabric scissors and beauty, barber, and grooming clipper blades.
Start your own business and work part time or full time. Earn more while working for yourself. Flexible schedules where you set your own hours. Weekend, evening, and half day schedules are all possible.
There is the potential, with hard work, skill, and the right attitude, to earn a six figure income from an initial investment of $10k in training and equipment.**

We have successfully grown our business from pick-up/delivery, to mobile on-site, to opening a brick and mortar storefront by servicing the beauty, barber, and grooming industries using a variety of equipment.

We offer hands-on technical assistance and training for various sharpening equipment at our location by appointment. We are also authorized distributors for the equipment we use and train with. Contact us below for more information.
This is a 30 minute introduction video by NSG certified Master Sharpeners Jesse & Dawn Hockett, owners of Shear Precision® Sharpening. They talk about their journey through life that brought them to where they are now, professional sharpeners with a successful business that they enjoy. Get to know a little about who they are and what makes them different as sharpening trainers.
At Learn To Sharpen, we teach accurate, beginner-friendly sharpening for beauty, barber, grooming, industrial, sewing, and fabric scissors — plus clipper blades. Our mission is to help beginners build a profitable sharpening business through modern methods, ongoing support, and a community that teaches the WHY behind sharpening.
We help beginners master modern sharpening techniques and gain the confidence to sharpen high end shears — through clear instruction, business guidance, and ongoing support.
Training is tailored to answer your questions and work on the skills you want to focus on. Use our equipment, bring your own, or both.
Eight hours of training
Mon-Fri 8:00am - 5:00pm with an hour for lunch
Sixteen hours of training
Mon-Fri 8:00am - 5:00pm with an hour for lunch
Training is by appointment only. There is a non-refundable deposit required to book an appointment. Please book a free consultation call for more information.
Shear Precision® Sharpening meets the training standards set by Mike Borsch, the inventor and manufacturer of the EZ-Vex.
Shear Precision® Sharpening meets the training standards set by NSG Grand Master Sharpener Jason Sturm, the owner of Nebraska Blades and The Edge Pro.
Shear Precision® Sharpening meets the training standards set by NSG Grand Master Sharpener Dennis Brooks, the manufacturer of Hamaguri USA Sharpening Systems and owner of Sharp Edges Sharpening Service.
Shear Precision® Sharpening meets the training standards set by Wolff Industries for scissor and shear sharpening using the Twice As Sharp (TAS), Ookami Gold, Hira-To, and Corru-Gator systems.
Shear Precision® Sharpening meets the training standards set by Alex Lee, the manufacturer of Katoku Sharpening Systems.
The NSG (formerly the NBTSG) is a 501(c)(3) tax exempt nonprofit corporation owned by sharpeners, for the benefit of sharpeners. Shear Precision Sharpening is proud to sponsor the NSG. Jesse & Dawn Hockett have been members since 2012 and continue to participate and support the NSG.
The National Sharpeners Guild is an industry trade group established to advance the knowledge and skills of beauty tool sharpeners. The organization certifies sharpeners of shears, scissors, thinning shears, and clipper blades so that there is a fair and unbiased evaluation of the sharpening ability and provides resources for best business practices, training, and the advancement of the sharpening industry.
To become the preeminent source of knowledge and training for the beauty tool sharpening industry by hosting fun, effective, and welcoming conventions and certification events. To provide an atmosphere in which sharpeners of all experience levels can gather and learn from each other and to advance the cause of certified sharpeners and their usefulness and benefit to other industries.
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