MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

Welcome to the National Shear Sharpeners Guild

Our mission is to:

*Establish the highest standards of hair shear sharpening excellence

*Offer the highest form of education to sharpeners, by the Top Master Sharpeners in the industry

*Provide stylists with a reliable source of qualified professional sharpeners.

-Nick Cutter, Grand Master Sharpener

2011 Seminar

Prizes:

1st Place : $2000
2nd Place : $1000
3rd Place : Free Seminar Admission for 2012 and Free Hotel for the 3 days of seminar

Fantastic Door Prizes!!

Hotel Information:

Fri-Sat, Nov. 11-12 $75 per Night
Sun-Tue, Nov 13-15 $35 per Night
Reservations: (877) 887-2261

$ 375 Seminar
$ 120 Certification (with purchase of seminar ticket)
$ 200 Certification only
$ 30 for a spouse attending

Schedule of Events:

Saturday November 12th, 2011
7:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Early Registration

Sunday November 13th, 2011
8:30 am - 9:00 am Registration
9:30 am - 12:30 pm Sharpening Seminars
12:45 pm - 1:45 pm Lunch will provided
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm Sharpening Seminars

Monday November 14h, 2011
9:00 am - 11:30 am Marketing & Hair Terminology
11:30 am - 1:00 pm Organization, Appt., Follow Up
11:30 am - 1:00 pm Certification Preparation
12:30 pm - 1:00 pm EXHIBITOR SETUP
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Exhibitors will have space
2:00 pm- 4:00 pm Certification - Pick up Shears
Exhibitors will be present

Tuesday November 15th, 2011
9:00 am - 5:00 pm Trade Show
** 12:30 pm ** Winners of the Shear Certification will be announced.

OPTIONS

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Questions? 800-338-0805 or EdgemasterUSA 888-334-3627

2010 Seminar

Thanks to everyone who came to Las Vegas for the NSSG for making this seminar one of the greatest!!
-- The Fleuridas Family

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Uwe Eickert:

Uwe has a bachelors in Mechanical Engineering, with a minor in Metallurgy. He spent many years working in the plastics industry, then founded Arius Corp, a cutting tool manufacturing company. Uwe has built up several companies, profitably selling all of them. Uwe finished his MBA in 2008, specialzing in corporate finance and valuations. Uwe is currently president of EBITDA Inc and CEO of Academy Games. In 2008 was named one of 4 "Grand Master Sharpener" by the NSSG

Nick Cutter:

In 2008 was one named "Grand Master Sharpener". Nick Cutter of EdgeMaster USA has been involved with the NSSG since 1994. In 1996 he earned Master Sharpener. He has since been serving as certified judge and authorized hands on trainer for the NSSG. Nick shares his experience creating the ARC scissor for Paul Mitchell's Robert Cromeans and the Top Blade scissors for Adam Shuman of Farouk Systems. He most recently designed a scissor line for the Enjoy Hair Care Company. In 2009 was named President of the NSSG.

Jason Pintel:

Mr. Pintel has been teaching the fine art of sharpening for more than twenty-five years and has taught sharpening professionals from all over the world. A top stylist himself with over forty-four years of experience in the beauty industry, Mr. Pintel knows a stylist's livelihood is dependent upon the performance of the tools he or she uses. It was his quest for better shear performance through enhanced sharpening techniques which lead him to develop his sharpening methods. Mr. Pintel is a much sought after consultant to shear manufactures all over the world. His years of industry experience combined with his knowledge of state-of-art industry tool design and styling techniques, gives him an unsurpassed level of insight into needs and wants of customers in the beauty trade.

Sidney Rubinstein:

Sidney started as a Hairstylist in New York and Boca Raton FL. He then started sharpening professionally part time in 1981 and then full time in 1997. He earned his Certified Master Sharpener in 2008.

Nicki Cutter:

You could say she's a 'nic' off the old edge. The daughter of Nick spent days hanging around dad's sharpening shop as a young girl. And now has been sharpening hair shears for over 3 years. She trained side by side with dad for an entire year, and in 2008 became the first female to Certify Master Sharpener. She has since been assisting as instructor and judge NSSG and enjoys being part of the family business. She is now an advocate for female sharpeners and would tell them "It's not just for the boys anymore."

Certified Sharpeners:

Arizona

Michael Barker

Glendale, AZ
602-770-1222
artisanshear@gmail.com

Arkansas

Doug Crabtree

Little Rock, AR
501-224-1132

California

Nick Cutter

San Diego, CA
888-EDGEMASTER (888-334-3627)
www.edgemasterusa.com
Email: info@edgemasterusa.com
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Nicki Cutter

Temecula/East County San Diego
800-974-6425
www.edgemasterusa.com
Email: edgemastersocal@yahoo.com
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Steve De Caccia

Vallejo, CA
707-554-3238

Frank Hegedus

Corralitos, CA
831-761-2625

Robert Kornhandler

Santa Barbara, CA
805-963-1212

Robert Oh

Pro Sharp Edge
Irvine, CA
949-933-6153

Sidney Rubinstein

Los Angeles, CA
800-725-3246
www.ExpertSharpeners.com

Chris Saruwatari

Victorville, CA
800-869-5132

Connecticut

Stephen Wisniewski

Sandy Hook, CT
800-937-6609
Email: stephensrapidedge@hotmail.com

Florida

Joel Rayman

877-220-3155

Idaho

Craig Cazier

Shelley, ID
(208)-680-3351
precisionsharpening.net

Illinois

Dennis Brooks

Decatur, IL
217-422-0911

Larry Brooks

Decatur, IL
217-422-0911

Mike Robertson

618-487-5036

Indiana

Jay Grunewald

Munster, IN
219-614-7434

Robin Neighbors

Evansville, IN
812-204-0017

Kansas

John Drew

Belle Plaine, KS
620-488-3638

Craig Swanson

Shawnee Mission, KS
913-441-2795

Kentucky

Kevin L. Buck

Shear AdvantEdge
Harrodsburg, KY 40330
859-613-3354
Email: shearadvantedge@hotmail.com

Louisiana

Robert Sheets

2 Sharp, Baton Rouge, LA
866-Mr-Sharp (677-4277)
www.MasterSharpener.com
Email: Rob@MasterSharpener.com
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Massachusetts

Bud Raithel

Diamond Edge Sharpening, Burlington, MA
781-706-0562
Email: DiamondEdge1@hotmail.com

Frank Hall

Everett, MA
617-571-2325
Email: HallSHARP@msn.com

Michigan

Jerry Bushman

The Scissor Professionals, Farmington Hills, MI
866-401-3343

Joel Rayman

Fenton, MI
810-750-6711

Missouri

John Toscano

Fenton, MO
800-547-4277

Nebraska

Fred Reppert Jr

Sharp Edges by Reppert Carbide, West Point, NE
Shop: 402-372-3096
Cell: 402-372-6128

Nevada

Charles Compton

Las Vegas, NV
702-452-0599

New Hampshire

Allan Crowther

The Shear Sharp, Inc., NH
603-424-4980
Email: A0007CROW@aol.com

New Jersey

Robert Armswood

Wall Township, NJ
908-216-3688

Jack Fleuridas

Patterson, NJ
973-263-9144

John Margherita

Franklin Lakes, NJ
201-848-6161

John Voshell

Cherry Hill, NJ
800-338-0805

Paul Wolfe

The Sharper Edge, NJ
609-841-0892
Email: SharperEdgeShears@comcast.net

New York

Mark Bertsche

M&M Sharpening, Warrensburg, NY
Serving upstate NY from Albany to the North Country
518-260-5916
Email: mbertsche@verizon.net

Carlos Guerra

Scissors Edge
615 Harlem Rd, West Seneca, NY
Shop: 716-821-0070
Cell: 716-903-8385
www.scissorsedge.info

Paul Naused

Shear Savvy
Albany, Poughkeepsie New York Area
877-214-3552
www.shearsavvy.com

North Carolina

Neil Brunck

Neil's Rapid Edge
734 Silverleaf Rd.
Charlotte, NC 28217
704-521-8480
www.neilsrapidedge.com
neilbrunck@netscape.net

Cecil Tabor

East Bend, NC
336-699-2011

Ohio

Kevin Sutyak

Parma, OH
440-845-6611

Ken Buken

A Plus Certified Sharpening, OH
Serving Southwestern Ohio, Northern Kentucky and Southeastern Indiana
513-777-1711

Oregon

Joe Carson

BJ's Rapid Edge, Portland, OR and Southwest WA
360-696-4957
Email: bjsrapidedge@comcast.net

Pennsylvania

Gerry Charney

Mars, PA
724-355-0373

Texas

Mark Holt

Houston, TX
832-656-6085

Emilio Morales

Austin tx. 78729
512-466-6201
Emiliom454@gmail.com

Graham Stuckey

Austin, TX
512-791-9673

If you have evidence of being a Master Sharpener or Guild Member from the past, please contact us.

Our mission is to:

NSSG

The NSSG sets the standard, educates and qualifies shear sharpeners to be knowledgeable and skilled in their profession. Attendees are trained by industry professionals to restore worn and damaged shears to their original brilliance. Individuals can choose to pass a rigorous test to earn the title of certified or master sharpener. Cosmetologists can rest assure that they are dealing with a professional that knows the specialized techniques required for TODAY'S high tech cutting tools.

NSSG meets once a year for hands on education, demonstrations on equipment, scissors and also culminates in a sharpening certification.

The NSSG is hosted by the J.A. Fleuridas Corporation. J.A. Fleuridas is a company that has been in business for over 20 years. It was originated by Master Shear Sharpener, Jack Fleuridas.

Jack Fleuridas:

Jack started in the beauty salon industry in 1956 selling hairdryers for Ullman Industries. In 1958 he went to work for Bonat Inc a manufacturer of permanent waves, shampoos and other hair treatments along with hairdryers as their North East sales representative. (New England States and New York) .In 1971 he was promoted to Marketing Manager and moved to New Jersey. As time went on he became Vice President of Marketing and also general manager of Bonat of Canada. In the early 1980's Bonat purchased Select Brandsat. At which time, he was appointed general manager of Select brands. He ran Select Brands until 1987, when he quit to start the J. A. Fleuridas Company.


Contact Information:

J.A. Fleuridas Company, Inc
7 Cooper Landing RD
Cherry Hill, NJ 08034

Phone: (800) 338-0805
Or 760-842-5418
Fax: (856) 216-7240
Email: info@nssg.biz

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