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A well-used stone has its own stories to tell. How many fish have been filleted by the blades honed against this rock?

In its simplest form, a knife’s edge is a pair of angles ground into steel. Keeping those angles consistent while sharpening, then, is the key to restoring the cutting ability of the place where they meet.

The utility of any tool is found in its ability to function, an ability a knife gradually loses as its edge erodes. Maintaining and restoring that edge through sharpening on a stone is a skill any knife-user can develop with a little practice.

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Kevin is the weekend edition and opinion page editor for the Daily Journal. Contact him at kevin.tate@journalinc.com.

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