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   goodsoldierschweik@gmail.com to sheldon@XXXXXXXXsopris.net   
   Re: KABAR factory sharpness.   
   29 Jun 13 19:03:22   
   
   On Fri, 28 Jun 2013 18:56:58 -0600, "Sheldon"   
    wrote:   
      
   >   
   > wrote in message   
   >news:18770754-3211-4140-90f6-acd85068710f@googlegroups.com...   
   >> Does anyone know the approximate grit that KABARs are sharpened to from   
   >> the factory?   
   >> I'm trying to find a new sharpening system and I want something that will   
   >> equate that grit.   
   >   
   >What difference does the grit make? Just sharpen the knife. The higher the   
   >final grit the more polished the edge will be, and stropping on leather will   
   >polish the edge even more.   
   >   
      
   Particularly if you rub a little jeweler's rouge on the leather :-)   
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