Other than shaving tools, how sharp do you keep your cutting tools? Here's mine.
Knives are kept arm-shaving sharp. Unless it's a softer steel; then I keep it sharp enough to cleanly slice paper to keep edge retention.
Machetes are kept paper-slicing sharp, as they're impact tools and a super sharp edge quickly deforms.
Axes / tomahawks are barely able to slice paper, for the same reason.
X-acto blades are sharp enough to shave with, after a vinegar soak to prevent rust.
Swords are kept tree-topping sharp, like a razor.
Utility knife blades (box cutters) get the shoulders knocked off, a vinegar bath to prevent rust, then sharpened to paper-slicing sharp.
When I get a new sharp toy, I often reprofile the blade. Convex grind this, V-grind that, knock the shoulders off that one, etc.
Knives are kept arm-shaving sharp. Unless it's a softer steel; then I keep it sharp enough to cleanly slice paper to keep edge retention.
Machetes are kept paper-slicing sharp, as they're impact tools and a super sharp edge quickly deforms.
Axes / tomahawks are barely able to slice paper, for the same reason.
X-acto blades are sharp enough to shave with, after a vinegar soak to prevent rust.
Swords are kept tree-topping sharp, like a razor.
Utility knife blades (box cutters) get the shoulders knocked off, a vinegar bath to prevent rust, then sharpened to paper-slicing sharp.
When I get a new sharp toy, I often reprofile the blade. Convex grind this, V-grind that, knock the shoulders off that one, etc.
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