Building a team that covers your weak areas (2)

We are still very inexperienced in sharpening, so we continue to do research by hand every day.
We are also exploring how to teach newcomers, but we believe that after teaching them the basics, it is necessary for them to sharpen many knives and improve their skills by thinking for themselves, even without an instructor nearby at all times.

In accordance with this idea, I entrusted him with the knives to be sharpened and left the pace of daily sharpening to him, while also asking him to do other jobs such as handle installation, etc. I also left the time allocation for each job to him.

In the midst of all this, a word from a veteran outside craftsman brought a great realization to my attention.

自分の苦手分野をカバーしてくれるチーム作り(2)

僕達はまだまだ研ぎの経験が浅いので、日々手探りでの研究を続けています。
新人にどのように教えるかも手探りではありますが、一通り基礎を教えた後は、常に指導者が近くにいなくても、自分自身で考えながらたくさんの包丁を研いで腕を上げていくことが必要だと考えます。

その考えに従い、研ぐべき包丁を本人に預けたあとの日々の研ぎのペースは本人に任せ、それとは別に柄挿げ等の仕事もお願いしつつ、それぞれの仕事の時間配分も本人に任せることにしていました。

そんな中、ある外部のベテランの職人さんからの一言に大きな気付きを得ました。