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When we are asked to differentiate between 'sharpening' and 'smoothing' we must take the smoothing option with regards to stropping and not sharpening. A properly stropped blade certainly acts and...

Well, let's define the terms shall we? Since you differentiated between 'smoothing the edge' and sharpening we must take the latter to mean removal of metal to make the bevel sharper and the prior to...

No. The only material which would be removed is the Ferric Oxide (rust). What the stropping does is stretch out or lengthen the bits that get bunched up around a nick or from shaving. The trouble...

It merely returned the edge to it's fullest length and smoothness. It didn't remove any material from the steel.


Just doing my duty. :D

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