Leathering is what I call it and idk the correct term. But after sharpening a blade you drag it along a leather strap on both sides and miraculously it becomes razor sharp. The seemingly subtle motion on a softer surface makes a night and day difference of the sharpness of the edge. WHY?!? Edit: the it
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It’s called “stropping” and it supposedly corrects minor imperfections in the blade. Spots where the metal is microscopically bent out of alignment, it is bent back.
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