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Woodcrafter wrote:

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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.

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Regards,

Dean Bielanowski
Editor,
Online Tool Reviews

Yeah, it's surprising how many people prefer to slice off strips of
their fingers instead.



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Larry Wasserman Baltimore, Maryland