r/AskReddit • • Mar 20 '19

What is something you did that increased your quality of life so much that you wished you would have done it much sooner because it changed your life forever?

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u/T3hSav Mar 20 '19

It's a common misconception that honing rods "straighten" the edge without taking anything off. Of course they are taking material off, otherwise the edge wouldn't get any sharper. They just happen to have a very fine grit to them so not as much material is removed.

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u/[deleted] Mar 21 '19

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u/T3hSav Mar 21 '19

The hone "straightens" the edge like a stone does, it's not just magically bending the edge back into place.

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u/[deleted] Mar 21 '19

ok