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2. Knife sharpening - Wikipedia

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   sharpening: removing metal to form a new edge rough sharpening (using either water stones, oil stones, or medium grits of sandpaper) fine sharpening (using the same tools as above, but in finer grits) straightening: straightening the existing metal on the blade, but not removing significant quantities of metal

3. How To Sharpen Your Chainsaw Like a Pro - AOL

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   An expert's advice for getting a sharp chain in just 10 minutes. An expert's advice for getting a sharp chain in just 10 minutes. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: ...

4. Jointing (sharpening) - Wikipedia

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   Jointing refers to the process of filing or grinding the teeth or knives of cutting tools prior to sharpening.The purpose of jointing is to ensure that all surfaces to be sharpened are of a consistent size and all imperfections have been removed.

5. Chainsaw safety features - Wikipedia

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   The chain has to be properly matched to the guide bar and the saw. Chainsaw manufacturers specify a selection of suitable chains for each model of saw. Best safety requires that the chain is properly sharpened. One key sharpening parameter is the depth gauge setting. The depth gauge is the small steel protubera

6. Sharpening - Wikipedia

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   Sharpening these implements can be expressed as the creation of two intersecting planes which produce an edge that is sharp enough to cut through the target material. For example, the blade of a steel knife is ground to a bevel so that the two sides of the blade meet. This edge is then refined by honing until the blade is capable of cutting.

7. Sharpening stone - Wikipedia

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   The term is based on the word "whet", which means to sharpen a blade, [3] [4] 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.

8. Two-man saw - Wikipedia

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   Two-man saws were known to the ancient Romans, but first became common in Europe in the mid-15th century. In America, crosscut saws were used as early as the mid-17th century, but felling saws only began to replace axes for felling trees in the late 19th century. [2] Some Japanese saws are used by two persons, although they are of a different ...

9. Honing steel - Wikipedia

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   A honing steel on a cutting board Common steel for use in households SEM images of the cross-section of a blade before (dull) and after (sharp) honing with a smooth rod [1]. A honing steel, sometimes referred to as a sharpening steel, whet steel, sharpening stick, sharpening rod, butcher's steel, and chef's steel, is a rod of steel, ceramic or diamond-coated steel used to restore keenness to ...