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  2. Sharpening - Wikipedia

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    This edge is then refined by honing until the blade is capable of cutting. The extent to which this honing takes place depends upon the intended use of the tool or implement. For some applications an edge with a certain amount of jaggedness is acceptable, or even desirable, as this creates a serrated cutting edge. In other applications the edge ...

  3. Sharpness (cutting) - Wikipedia

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    Sharpened metal drop-point blade Naturally occurring sharp obsidian piece Shark tooth with a sharp, serrated edge A sewing needle comes to a sharp point. Sharpness refers to the ability of a blade, point, or cutting implement to cut through materials with minimal force, and can more specifically be defined as the capacity of a surface to initiate the cut. [1]

  4. Serration - Wikipedia

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    The serrated edges of tiger shark teeth A hunting knife with a serrated back edge Serrated leaves of the stinging nettle, Urtica dioica A Meyerco bolt action knife, designed by Blackie Collins, and featuring a partially serrated blade. Serration is a saw-like appearance or a row of sharp or tooth-like projections. A serrated cutting edge has ...

  5. Blade - Wikipedia

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    Blades function by concentrating force at the cutting edge. Design variations, such as serrated edges found on bread knives and saws, serve to enhance this force concentration, adapting blades for specific functions and materials. Blades thus hold a significant place both historically and in contemporary society, reflecting an evolution in ...

  6. Cutting board - Wikipedia

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    There are also cutting boards made of glass, steel, or marble, which are easier to clean than wooden or plastic ones such as nylon or Corian, but tend to damage knives due to their hardness. Rough cutting edges—such as serrated knives—abrade and damage a cutting surface more rapidly than do smooth cutting implements.

  7. Snips - Wikipedia

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    Right cutting and left-cutting compound-action snips, respectively; the green snips are an offset-pattern Straight-cutting compound-action snips. Compound-action snips, also known as aviation snips, maille snips or sheet snips, are the most popular type of snips as they are able to exert a higher force compared to other types of snip of the same size, because of the design of their linkage.

  8. List of food preparation utensils - Wikipedia

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    A round, open topped container, capable of holding liquid. Materials used to make bowls vary considerably, and include wood, glass and ceramic materials. Bread knife: To cut bread A serrated blade made of metal, and long enough to slice across a large loaf of bread. Using a sawing motion, instead of pushing force as with most knives, it is ...

  9. Glass cutter - Wikipedia

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    Glass cutter, showing hardened steel cutting wheel (far left), notches for snapping, and ball (on end of handle) for tapping. A glass cutter is a tool used to make a shallow score in one surface of a piece of glass (normally a flat one) that is to be broken in two pieces, for example to fit a window.