From: sheldon@XXXXXXXXsopris.net   
      
   Awhile back I bought a sharpness tester. I can't find it and wanted to find   
   another. It was a black rod about the size of a pencil. You held it at about   
   a 45 degree angle and placed the edge of the knife on the rod, using the   
   weight of the knife only, and see if the edge would bite or slide off.   
      
    I think I got this thing from a company that made knife sharpening angle   
   guides, but that's a guess. Anyway, I know lots of ways to test for   
   sharpness, but I'd just like to replace this cheap gadget.   
      
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