A rare skill honed to a fine edge

Hard at work: Tham Weng Kin, 63, still operates the knife grinding business set up by his father in the 1950s. — RONNIE CHIN/The Star

For 40 years, a knife grinder has been quietly plying his trade in a business first set up by his father in the 1950s

THAM Weng Kin, 63, learnt the art of blade sharpening and grinding from his father when he was in primary school.