Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1868-07-04

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teuui;y 10y the action of the coarse
stone OF the street grinder machine,
one of the most rulnous contrIvances
for sharpening knives or razors.
But beside the neglect of the edge
of knife blade, the heel, which acts
on the back spring, and the rivet in
which the blade turns are seldom
oiled, and it requires an effort not
only to open Il blade but also to close
it.
AS the pocket knife comes from
the manufactory or store its edge is
unfit for use; it. may cut butter or
cheese, possibly soft wood, but it will
not pare finger nails nor sharpen
lead pencils. 1t needs the hone and
strop to produce an effective edge.
And in the proper use of the hone
or oil stone many are quite ignorant.
First, nothing but good oil stone
is fit for sharpening knife blade.
Ordinary "whot stoncs,' mere sand
stones to be used with water, or dry,
are too coarse: they arc but fixed
grindstones and rapidly abrade the
substance of the blade without Civ
ing it all edge. The Turkish oil
stone is greatly affected by some,
but it is quite hard, aud fit only for
giving the finishing touch to very
delicate tools. The Wachita, or
Ouachita stone we prefer for pocket
knives and for ordinary tools. The
philosophy Of whctting or honing is
Il gradual and mutual abrasion Of
the particles of the stone with those
of thes The oil, with its glutin,
Gus quality, holds these comminglcd
particles so that by the movement of
the blade they act on the steel and
abrade it very gradually. If the
stone is too hard it quickly glazes
and the blade slips over perfectly
smooth suface, producing no action
on the hardened steel: if too soft, the
stone allows the edge Of the blade to
disintegrate it's surface and heap up
a ridge of quartz.likc or flinty parti-
clcs. which produce round or
"stunt" edge, that in time must be
removed by the action of the grind
stone. One accustomed to sharpen
ing knife blades can easily tel! when
the operation of honing is going on
properly, and only experience can
fully teach the process. There
should be a certain feeling Of resis-
tance in the operation. The motion
for whctting or honing should be
circular: not as in stroping a razor,
merely back and forth. The educat-
ed fingers will readily feel when the
blade bears properly on the surface
of the stone, and guard against the
mere abrasion of the back and the
cutting in of the edge. This art
can be only acquired 10y practice.
Few can hone razor. Some
BARRIERS have the happy faculty. bu,
generally IL j. an art little under
stood The stone shoald he a fine
Turkish stone perfectly clean and
the oil r-ed should be rsriEed por-
posse o. lice ST.erTa oil f: pare ciive
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