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2. Honing oil - Wikipedia

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   There are many different kinds of honing oils to suit different needs. It is important to use the appropriate solution for the job. In the case of knife sharpening, motor oil is too thick or heavy and can over-lubricate or clog a sharpening stone, whereas WD-40 is too light an oil and will not carry the metal filings plus stone dust (collectively known as swarf) away from the stone, and clog it.

3. Knife sharpening - Wikipedia

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   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 with hard particles, such as sandpaper. Additionally, a leather razor strop , or strop, is often used to straighten and polish an edge.

4. Sharpening - Wikipedia

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   Sharpening tools. Very sharp knives sharpen at about 10 d.p.s (degrees per side) (which implies that the knife's edge has an included angle of 20-degrees). Generally speaking, razors, paring knives, and fillet knives should be the sharpest knives at an angle of 12° – 18°.

5. How to Sharpen a Knife Like a Professional Chef - AOL

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   Here's how to sharpen a knife at home like a pro. The post How to Sharpen a Knife Like a Professional Chef appeared first on Taste of Home.

6. The Best Two-Step Sharpeners for Keeping Your Knives Razor Sharp

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   Four devices that will make sharpening your best kitchen knives easier than ever. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ...

7. Sharpening stone - Wikipedia

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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.