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Coticule.https://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/bevel_angle_x_measured.jpgbevel_angle_x_measuredhttps://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/cho_1k_x_measured.jpgCHO_1K_X_measuredhttps://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/cho_1k_x.jpgCHO_1K_E10kx cross-sectioned view following Chosera 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A keen micro-bevel has been formed.https://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/olfa_dull_smooth_steel_08.jpgolfa_dull_smooth_steel_08Cross-section view SEM image of the dulled Olfa blade following honing on a the polished steel rod. A keen micro-bevel has been formed.https://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/sg2k_swarf_04.jpgSG2k_swarf_04Micrograph of metal swarf produced by a conventional (Shapton Glass 2k) hone. The sharp abrasive ejects curls of metal waste.https://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/olfa_dulled_ceramic_hone_x5_02.jpgOlfa_dulled_ceramic_hone_x5_02Cross-section view SEM image of the dulled Olfa blade following honing on a the ceramic rod. A keen micro-bevel has been formed.https://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/olfa_dulled_02.jpgOlfa_dulled_02Cross-section view SEM image of an Olfa blade dulled by cutting into an abrasive hone.https://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/olfa_new_05.jpgOlfa_new_05https://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dulled_king1k_04.jpgdulled_king1k_04https://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dulled_king1k_ribbedsteel_03.jpgdulled_king1k_ribbedsteel_032025-12-14T20:37:47+00:00monthlyhttps://scienceofsharp.com/2019/06/08/what-does-steeling-do-part-2-the-card-scraper/https://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/curls.jpgcurls2025-09-25T00:46:52+00:00monthlyhttps://scienceofsharp.com/2016/11/03/optical-vs-electron-microscope/https://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/100x-optical.jpg100x-opticalhttps://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/20x-optical.jpg20x-opticalhttps://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/10x-optical.jpg10x-opticalhttps://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/dinolite_usb.jpgdinolite_usbhttps://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/200x-sem.jpg200x-semhttps://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/2000x-sem.jpg2000x-semhttps://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/5000x-sem.jpg5000x-semhttps://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/10000x-sem.jpg10000x-semhttps://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/20000x-sem.jpg20000x-sem2021-04-08T02:57:14+00:00monthlyhttps://scienceofsharp.com/2014/08/18/definitions-of-sharp-and-keen/https://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/fusion_10kx.jpgFusion_10kx2019-09-09T14:09:45+00:00monthlyhttps://scienceofsharp.com/2018/02/24/ceramic-blades/https://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/gibson_sh2k_mmdenim_02.jpgGibson_sh2k_MMdenim_02https://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/gibson_sh2k_mmdenim_01.jpgGibson_sh2k_MMdenim_01https://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/gibson_shapton2k_02.jpgGibson_Shapton2k_02https://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/kyocera_peel_16k_03.jpgKyocera_peel_16k_03https://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/kyocera_grain_structure.jpgKyocera_grain_structureCross-section of a Kyocera blade showing the sintered zirconium oxide grain structure. The grains are mostly sub-micron in size with subtle sub-structure (twinning, etc). Few voids are observed.https://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/ds_ceramic_factory_06.jpgDS_ceramic_factory_06Cross-section of the Dollar-Store blade showing the sintered zirconium oxide grain structure. The grains are mostly sub-micron in size with a few voids between grains. The dark grain is aluminum oxide, presumably an impurity introduced during manufacture.https://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/ds_ceramic_factory_10.jpgDS_ceramic_factory_10Side-view of the zirconium oxide Dollar Store blade. The dark spots are aluminum oxide impurities.https://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/gibson_factory_04.jpgGibson_factory_04Cross-section view SEM of the factory edge on a ceramic kitchen knife.https://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/kyocera_peel_factory_01.jpgKyocera_peel_factory_01https://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/kyocera_peel_16k_250roo_03.jpgKyocera_peel_16k_250roo_032025-07-22T12:13:13+00:00monthlyhttps://scienceofsharp.com/2016/11/07/swarf/https://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sg16k_swarf_03.jpgsg16k_swarf_03https://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sp320_swarf_011.jpgsp320_swarf_01https://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sp320_swarf_06.jpgsp320_swarf_06https://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sp320_swarf_03.jpgsp320_swarf_03https://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sp320_swarf_01.jpgsp320_swarf_01https://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sg16k_swarf_09.jpgsg16k_swarf_09https://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sg16k_swarf_08.jpgsg16k_swarf_08https://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sg16k_swarf_05.jpgsg16k_swarf_05https://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sg2k_swarf_05.jpgsg2k_swarf_05https://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sg2k_swarf_03.jpgsg2k_swarf_032026-01-16T15:41:05+00:00monthlyhttps://scienceofsharp.com/2016/05/29/the-pasted-strop-part-4/https://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/mothers_mag_04.jpgmothers_mag_04https://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/gen_16k_clean_denim_01.jpgGEN_16k_clean_denim_01https://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/gen_16k_clean_denim_03.jpgGEN_16k_clean_denim_03https://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/gen_16k_control_02.jpgGEN_16k_control_02https://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/gen_16k_control_01.jpgGEN_16k_control_01https://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/feather_super_pro_06.jpgFeather_super_pro_06https://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/feather_super_pro_03.jpgFeather_super_pro_03https://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/sh8k_badak10_03.jpgSh8k_Badak10_03https://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/badak_10_01.jpgbadak_10_01https://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/gen_flitz_heavy_03.jpgGEN_flitz_heavy_032025-06-24T16:48:56+00:00monthlyhttps://scienceofsharp.com/2016/04/14/simple-straight-razor-honing/https://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/gen16k_p25pd_roo_04.jpgGEN16k_p25PD_roo_04https://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/gen16k_p25pd_roo_01.jpgGEN16k_p25PD_roo_01https://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/gen_clean_den_01.jpgGEN_clean_den_01https://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/gen_ef_6k_p25roo_02.jpgGEN_EF_6k_p25roo_02https://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/gen_ef_6k_p25roo_07.jpgGEN_EF_6k_p25roo_07https://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/gen_ef_6k_p25roo_03.jpgGEN_EF_6k_p25roo_03https://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/gen_flitz_heavy_03.jpgGEN_flitz_heavy_03https://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/gen_16k_flitz_light_03.jpgGEN_16k_Flitz_light_03https://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/gen_6ket_flitzden_05.jpgGEN_6kET_FlitzDen_05https://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/gen_6ket_flitzden_01.jpgGEN_6kET_FlitzDen_012026-01-11T07:09:27+00:00monthlyhttps://scienceofsharp.com/2015/03/01/the-diamond-plate-progression/https://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/atoma400_p_02.jpgatoma400_p_02https://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/atoma400_e_01.jpgatoma400_e_01https://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/deflectted.jpgdeflecttedhttps://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/sheared.jpgshearedhttps://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/microconvex.jpgmicroconvexhttps://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dmt325_x_08.jpgDMT325_x_08https://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dmt600_2_04.jpgdmt600_2_04https://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dmt_eef_04.jpgDMT_EEF_04https://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dmt1200_x_measured.jpgDMT1200_X_measuredhttps://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dmt_1200_45_02.jpgDMT_1200_45_022026-01-16T14:15:46+00:00monthlyhttps://scienceofsharp.com/2016/03/29/jnat-slurry-part-2/https://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/nak2_02.jpgNAK2_02https://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/nak4_05.jpgNAK4_05https://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/jnat-slurry.jpgjnat 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pieces of foam compressed by a granite block. The lower piece of foam represents the strop and the upper piece the blade. 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plate.https://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/burr_08.jpgBurr_08https://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/burr_07.jpgBurr_07https://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/dmt1200_11.jpgDMT1200_112025-07-21T19:33:42+00:00monthlyhttps://scienceofsharp.com/2015/02/22/the-pasted-strop-part-2/https://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/100nmcbnfinish_01.jpg100nmCBNfinish_01https://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/100nmcbnfinish_03.jpg100nmCBNfinish_03https://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/stropped_microconvex_08.jpgstropped_microconvex_08https://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/sh16k_500crox_07.jpgSh16k_500crox_07https://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/sh16k_500crox_06.jpgSh16k_500crox_06https://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/sh16k_500crox_02.jpgSh16k_500crox_02https://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/sh16k_100crox_08.jpgsh16k_100crox_08https://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/sh16k_100crox_05.jpgsh16k_100crox_05https://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/sh16k_10crox_03.jpgsh16k_10crox_03https://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/stropped_microconvex_03.jpgstropped_microconvex_032018-02-26T01:01:08+00:00monthlyhttps://scienceofsharp.com/2014/05/28/does-j-nat-slurry-break-down/https://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/asagi.jpgasagihttps://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/nak_asagi_stone_5.jpgNak_Asagi_stone_5https://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/nak_asagi_stone_6.jpgNak_Asagi_stone_6https://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/nak_asagi_stone_3.jpgNak_Asagi_stone_3https://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/nakayama_raw.jpgnakayama_rawhttps://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/si.jpgSihttps://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/sem.jpgsemhttps://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/o.jpgOhttps://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/mg.jpgMghttps://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/k.jpgK2025-08-25T09:26:12+00:00monthlyhttps://scienceofsharp.com/2015/01/13/what-is-a-burr-part-2/https://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/gok20k_500lthr_02.jpgGok20k_500lthr_02https://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/gok20k_300lthr_01.jpgGok20k_300lthr_01https://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/gok20k_01.jpgGok20k_01https://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/g20_500ltr_100lin_04.jpgg20_500ltr_100lin_04https://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/g20_500ltr_100lin_02.jpgg20_500ltr_100lin_02https://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/shapton8k_x_01.jpgShapton8k_x_01https://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/diamond-plus-paper-cut01.jpgdiamond plus paper cut01https://scienceofsharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/delica_cardboard_02.jpgDelica_cardboard_02Cross-section SEM image of a typical dull knife blade. 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