Sharpening Every knife in your kitchen is probably dull. Every pair of garden shears, every axe, every chisel. Dull tools are frustrating, inefficient, and dangerous — a dull knife requires more force, which means less control, which means the blade goes where you didn't intend. Sharpening is not complicated. You're creating a thin edge at a consistent angle. That's all it is. A $25 whetstone and 10 minutes of practice will make your kitchen knives perform better than when you bought them. This is the foundational maintenance skill for every cutting implement you own. Sources & Verification -…