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      The measurement of knife sharpness and the impact of sharpening technique on edge durability

      Mulder, Joshua; Scott, Jonathan B.
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      Mulder, J., & Scott, J. B. (2016). The measurement of knife sharpness and the impact of sharpening technique on edge durability (Technical Report) (pp. 1–7).
      Permanent Research Commons link: https://hdl.handle.net/10289/10004
      Abstract
      We discuss the definition and measurement of knife sharpness. Using a commercial knife sharpness test system we identify a controlled cutting regime that progressively dulls blades, and use this to compare the durability of the edge on a modern knife sharpened with a commercial electrically-driven abrasive-belt knife sharpener with the same blade sharpened manually with a whetstone. Starting at similar sharpness levels we observe that the cold-sharpened edge is significantly more durable.
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      2016
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