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The term is based on the word "whet", which means to sharpen a blade, [2] [3] not on the word "wet". The verb nowadays to describe the process of using a sharpening stone for a knife is simply to sharpen, but the older term to whet is still sometimes used, though so rare in this sense that it is no longer mentioned in, for example, the Oxford Living Dictionaries.
Knife and scissor grinder sharpening a knife on a water-cooled grinding wheel, 2018.. A scissor grinder (German: Scherenschleifer), sometimes also scissor and knife grinder or knife and scissor grinder, for short also knife grinder, is a craftsman who sharpens and repairs blunt knives, scissors and other cutting tools.
A clamp-on knife sharpener. The rod guides the sharpening stone to maintain a consistent angle. The angle can be adjusted by moving the guide posts up or down. This sharpener uses a diamond dust coated stone to remove metal from the knife blade. Clamp-style sharpening tools use a clamp with several holes with predefined angles.
A stylist in India cut a customer's hair using 28 pairs of scissors.
Erskine Bowles was President Bill Clinton’s chief of staff from 1996 to 1998, and he twice sought to represent North Carolina in the U.S. Senate.
The city’s sheriff was forced to take precautions for his safety after a Bronx man threatened him with “physical harm” in a bizarre email, police and law enforcement sources said.
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The main benefit of using an electric sharpener is speed with many models that can complete the sharpening process in one to two minutes. The disadvantage is that the sharpening angle is fixed so some specialized knives, like a Japanese style Santoku, may need additional attention to sharpen to the ideal angle.