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It is not enough to know your craft - you have to have feeling. Science is all very well, but for us imagination is worth far more. Edouard Manet |
I won't try to describe this better than Dr. Wilbur Pan did at his web site, giant Cypress.
That said, Leonard Lee recommends not resharpening these unless you are a professional at it. The shape is too complex, and often includes a 3rd or 4th bevel on each tooth. Additionally, diamond grindstones are often used.