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   From: greg@not.myaddress.com   
      
   In article   
   <749b43a7-7a7f-4d61-ab6d-6dab34d8da6d@y31g2000vbt.googlegroups.com>,   
    RichD  wrote:   
      
   > Is there any objective test of a blade's sharpness,   
   > for the non-professional? (how do the pros do it?)  The 'finger feel'   
   > method is way too subjective for   
   > my taste.   
   >   
   > --   
   > Rich   
      
   Once your fingers are  'calibrated' they work fine.   
      
   For a more objective test, try folding up to 90°, 1/4 to 3/8 inch on the   
   edge of a page of a telephone book and try push cutting straight down.   
   If you can cut to the bottom of the folded up edge without bending the   
   paper, then that's sharp.   
      
   Greg   
      
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