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| awemawson:
I suspect that was more that it formed a bit of a saw edge rather than the dead straight one a conventional sharpen would give. I have two pairs of sheep shears, both pretty sharp, but one works dramatically better than the other as the edges are micro serrated. I suppose that it stops the wool sliding along the blade quite so easily. Perhaps I should try rusting the other set ! |
| mattinker:
--- Quote from: seadog on July 13, 2017, 08:48:42 AM ---In the same way that reapers used to leave their scythes out to weather. A quick wipe with the whet stone come harvest time and they were razor sharp. --- End quote --- I discovered that here in France, there were small anvils for sharpening sickles and scythes. |
| mattinker:
--- Quote from: awemawson on July 13, 2017, 10:05:15 AM ---I suspect that was more that it formed a bit of a saw edge rather than the dead straight one a conventional sharpen would give. I have two pairs of sheep shears, both pretty sharp, but one works dramatically better than the other as the edges are micro serrated. I suppose that it stops the wool sliding along the blade quite so easily. Perhaps I should try rusting the other set ! --- End quote --- How about sharpening with very coarse stone? |
| Chilliphil:
Part of the process of sharpening a scythe is known as peening - the term relates no doubt to ball pein hammer etc. It's quite an art as you might expect. https://scythecymru.co.uk/scythes-for-sale/peening/ |
| vtsteam:
The difference between sharpening and fining an edge. Like the usage variations slicing, sawing and scraping, all needing different kinds of edges. |
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