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  2. The Honest Woodcutter - Wikipedia

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    The Honest Woodcutter, also known as Mercury and the Woodman and The Golden Axe, is one of Aesop's Fables, numbered 173 in the Perry Index. It serves as a cautionary tale on the need for cultivating honesty, even at the price of self-interest. It is also classified as Aarne-Thompson 729: The Axe falls into the Stream. [2]

  3. Grindstone - Wikipedia

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    Aboriginal grinding grooves, or axe-grinding grooves, have been found across the Australian continent. [3] The working edge of the hatchet or axe was sharpened by rubbing it against an abrasive stone, eventually leading to the creation of a shallow oval -shaped groove over time, [ 4 ] The grooves vary in length from 80 mm (3.1 in) up to 500 mm ...

  4. Knife sharpening - Wikipedia

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    Knife sharpener in Kabul, Afghanistan (1961) The Knife Grinder by Massimiliano Soldani (c.1700), Albertinum, Dresden A railway camp cook sharpens a knife blade on a stone wheel, 1927 Knife sharpening is the process of making a knife or similar tool sharp by grinding against a hard , rough surface, typically a stone , [ 1 ] or a flexible surface ...

  5. Knife making - Wikipedia

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    Grinding wheels, or small belt sanders are usually what a beginner uses. Well equipped makers usually use a large industrial belt grinder, or a belt grinder made specifically for knife making. The standard size for a knifemakers' belt grinder is a grinder that runs a belt size of 2" by 72".

  6. 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]

  7. More work, same salary. How employees should respond to a ...

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    Soon after Kay took on a new role at an e-commerce company in the fall of 2023, the responsibilities began to pile up.. Kay – who asked USA TODAY to not use her full name for fear of losing her ...

  8. 13 Things You Should Never, Ever Carry in Your Wallet - AOL

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    5. Excess Cash. Walking around with a fat wallet of cash feels good, but if you lose your wallet, the odds of keeping your green aren’t good. Besides, if you’re out and about and a potential ...

  9. AI detects woman’s breast cancer after routine screening ...

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    A U.K. woman had her breast cancer detected through AI after a routine mammogram came back as normal. Experts Drs. Nicole Saphier and Harvey Castro discuss the power of AI in cancer care.