On Wed, 08 Dec 2004 01:45:41 GMT, Mr. Moose
wrote:

On Wed, 8 Dec 2004 08:52:26 +1000, "Woodcrafter"
wrote:


wrote in message
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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.


Sounds a bit dangerous if you don't know what you are doing there.
I prefer just to try the common method of slicing off strips of paper with
the blade.

In which direction? I like to go in the plane of the paper, myself.

Mark

I think he meant a crosscut..
I don't think a blade is sharp until it will resaw paper..