On 7 Dec 2004 14:17:38 -0800, wrote:

I watched a show on the tube where they were sharpening knives and then
using the fleshy parts of their thumbs and fingers to test for
sharpness. My Dad could somehow make anything sharp enough to shave
with, and taught me to drag the end of my fingernail lightly along the
edge, a slight resistance meaning scary sharp.

I prefer the thumnail test -- YMMV

--RC

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