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sharpening stone
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stone used to sharpen the edges of steel tools and implements through grinding and honing
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Encyclopedic overview
A knife being sharpened on a whetstone
Sharpening stones, or whetstones, are used to sharpen the edges of steel tools such as knives through grinding and honing.
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