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Thread: why call it scary sharpening?
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18th July 2004, 07:37 AM #1
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why call it scary sharpening?
is there something scary about it?
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18th July 2004, 08:00 AM #2
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In a way, yes! I'm told it comes from a requirement to make tools 'scary sharp' - so sharp you could shave with them.
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18th July 2004, 09:22 AM #3
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ok, and does it relate to using the sandpaper on a flat surface as described in the other thread, or is the term applied to just standard oilstone honing?
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18th July 2004, 10:40 AM #4
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Read thisIt explains all about Scary sharp
Bob Willson
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18th July 2004, 11:42 AM #5
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thanks bob, all sounds very savage, can think of other tools and uses
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