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by Richard Gray
Fri Dec 18, 2009 8:42 pm
Forum: Research and Training Discussion
Topic: Sharpness of Blades
Replies: 13
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A edge does not have to be either thin, nor have a bur to be hair shaving sharp. I have 40 yrs experience sharpening blades of all kinds, and have demonstrated many times that even a well polished hard 90 degree edge can be very sharp if done correctly. I was not speaking "off the cuff" as...
by Richard Gray
Thu Dec 17, 2009 5:49 pm
Forum: Research and Training Discussion
Topic: Sharpness of Blades
Replies: 13
Views: 11341

Food for thought

Had he grabbed my sword in any of the positions he did in the video, he would have been cut severely...Not everyone uses an edge that is not razor sharp. I polish my swords edges until they will shave. I suspect that many of those moves were and are done with a gauntlet on the off hand, this is ment...

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