Articles - Sharpening

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Razor S.H.A.R.K. Sharp (Simplified Honing for Advanced Razor-sharp Knives)

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Sometimes it’s OK to Have a Damn Good Strop!

Stropping is the finishing step in sharpening a blade.

By way of explanation, let us state from the offset that...

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Razor S.H.A.R.K. Sharpening

S.H.A.R.K. ‘Simplified Honing for Advanced Razor-sharp Knives’

The art of Sharpening is an emotive subject with a bewildering array of techniques, gadgets, jigs, whetstones and rules!...

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Sharpening Q&A

Breaking In Your New Diamond Whetsone...

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Testing the Sharpness of your Blade

Over the years I probably heard more baloney about what constitutes a sharp cutting edge, and how you should test the sharpness of one...