Re: history of knife sharpening
you can sharpen a knife on a piece of flat wood with fine sand embedded in it.i use only a fine arkansas stone.if i need anything rougher a butcher friend showed me a trick that works well,i put ajax clenser on my stone after i sprinkle a little water on it.i work it for a few strokes to set the edge then wash it off and use the stone by itself.i then use a leather strop to finish edge. old semperfi
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