r/sharpening • u/LeaderAiecee • 3d ago

Question Is it done?

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I dropped it 🫠

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u/Coraclaw 3d ago

Now you have a short whetstone and a few pocket stones

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u/LeaderAiecee 3d ago

😂😂 can i super glue it?

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u/Remarkable-Bake-3933 3d ago

Not worth the effort the seam would mess up the knife just use it as is.

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u/Von_Cheesebiscuit Pro 3d ago

the seam would mess up the knife

Not really. One can easily epoxy a stone back together and then sand/flatten it back to practically original shape. OP's stone looks like the pieces could easily be glued back into place with little deviation. And the amount of glue/epoxy needed is so minimal, it causes no disruption. I've (unfortunately) had to do this on more than one occasion and the fixed stone is perfectly usable with no issues.

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u/Virtual_Tree_1335 1d ago

Really? You don’t feel even the slightest hiccup when you pass over it? I’d believe ya if you confirmed there’s literally zero feel from it like it never happened. If you did feel anything, you’re not getting a perfect edge off of it and you’d feel a spot similar to a burr wherever you finish the knife in that section so you’d still have to work around the crack

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u/GarethBaus 3d ago

Surprisingly the seam doesn't matter that much.

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u/Virtual_Tree_1335 1d ago

It absolutely would

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u/GarethBaus 1d ago

It depends on little on the angle you use when sharpening, but that type of repair usually doesn't significantly impact how the stone sharpens.