Hancock Tool Co.

Hancock Sharpening was started in 1986, partly out of frustration, as I couldn’t find a sharpening service that did quality work. I was building musical instruments, doing furniture restoration work, and some cabinet making. Being a do-it-yourself type of person, I began looking at what it would take to do my own sharpening, and possibly doing it as a part time business. I saw an ad in Popular Mechanics Magazine for a sharpening machine, promising $18.00 per hour in my spare time with the one machine that does it all. I quickly learned the machine did everything, except it didn’t do anything right. I then found a complete shop of manual Machines for sale, and started in my basement.