Sharpening

Introduction to sharpening
Sharpening a blade Is the process of removing metal along the cutting edge to make it thinner to effectively allow the blade to pass into an object with less effort. that said, sometimes the sharpest blade isn't what you want. a sword with the edge of a fillet knife would be great in the zombie appocolypse, but not against orcs and other beings that fight back with blocks and such! the thinner the edge the more brittle It becomes!

knife
A sharp knife is a safe knife! everyone thinks it's because the cleaner cut heals better, but it's actually due to the amount of force you must use to get the job done. more force with a dull knife leads to less control which, in turn, leads to severed fingers! there are different ways to sharpen a knife and different grinds to use, but for the sake of time, I will tell you about my favorite combination. whetstone use and a FLAT-grind. a FLAT-grind is A STRAIGHT UP SHARP KNIFE! tHIS IS GREAT FOR SKINNING, WHITTLING AND THE LIKE! to use a whetstone, soak it in water for a while or pour some oil on it. vegetable, olive, motor, doesn't matter. hold about a fifteen degree angle on the knife blade and, starting at the far end of the stone, draw the knife

axeS
wHEN SHARPENING AN AXE, YOU WANT TO ROUND THE EDGE SLIGHTLY INTO WHAT IS KNOWN AS A SCANDI-GRIND. yOU ACCOMPLISH THIS BY PUTTING AN INITIAL GRIND ON THE EDGE, THEN A SECONDARY, STEEPER, GRIND ON TOP OF THE FIRST. tHIS RESULTS IN AN EDGE THAT CAN SLICE AND SKIN GAME, ETC. BUT HAS ENOUGH RIGIDITY TO WITHSTAND ABUSE, I.E. FELLING A TREE, CLEAVING AN ORC IN TWO. yOU KNOW, THE USUAL!!!