Edison2@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 3 days agoWhat's the most unexpectedly useful item you've ever bought under $20?message-squaremessage-square297fedilinkarrow-up1287arrow-down14
arrow-up1283arrow-down1message-squareWhat's the most unexpectedly useful item you've ever bought under $20?Edison2@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 3 days agomessage-square297fedilink
minus-squareKrudler@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-22 days agoHoning does remove material. It shears off the ragged edge grains, and presses the other grains into alignment. Anytime you use a hone, you can run your fingertips along the knife edge and gather the removed grains of material. It’s a very small detail but to say that a hone does not damage a knife or remove material isn’t 100% right.
minus-squareLeet@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 day agoOh I thought it just aligns the edge. I guess it does remove an amount of material. But I think it should be a lot less than sharpening
Honing does remove material. It shears off the ragged edge grains, and presses the other grains into alignment.
Anytime you use a hone, you can run your fingertips along the knife edge and gather the removed grains of material.
It’s a very small detail but to say that a hone does not damage a knife or remove material isn’t 100% right.
Oh I thought it just aligns the edge. I guess it does remove an amount of material. But I think it should be a lot less than sharpening