On Apr 25, 4:19*am, nestork wrote:
You're saying the same thing as my dad, Attila.

What I can't figure, however, is that if paper is made of wood fibers,
why would cutting paper dull a blade any faster than cutting wood across
it's grain.

My dad used to sharpen his straight razors on a leather strap about *2
1/2 inches wide.

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nestork

Most paper is recycled and full of all kinds of ****.
Glossy paper is full of China clay.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_clay#Uses