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#Sharpening

Entries from the glossary on this subject.
Forged or stamped: how to tell in five seconds
Convex edge

A bevel ground as a curve rather than a flat facet. It puts more steel behind the very edge, which is why fine points survive on convex-ground blades.

Beard, nails, the whole ritual
Hand sharpening

The final edge put on at a wheel by a person who watches how the two blades meet. On curved instruments no machine has replaced this step.