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To sharpen this type of blade, use a damp whetstone and run the blade across it from handle to tip at a 15-degree angle.
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Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2025
Use a whetstone to sharpen pruning shears and other blades.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Dec. 2024
Method 2: Sharpening With Sandpaper And Mousepad Don't have a whetstone on hand?
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 21 Nov. 2024
People have years of experience and use whetstones and other expensive machines.
—David Hochman, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2025
Use a whetstone to sharpen pruning shears and other blades.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Dec. 2024
Method 2: Sharpening With Sandpaper And Mousepad Don't have a whetstone on hand?
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 21 Nov. 2024
People have years of experience and use whetstones and other expensive machines.
—David Hochman, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
See All Example Sentences for whetstone
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“Whetstone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whetstone. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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whetstone
noun
whet·stone
ˈhwet-ˌstōn 
ˈwet-
: a stone for sharpening blades
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