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Sharpen Knife

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Sharpen and maintain knives using whetstones, field stones, and improvised abrasives. Covers blade anatomy, bevel assessment, whetstone technique (coarse to fine progression), stropping, sharpness testing, field sharpening methods, and ongoing edge maintenance. Use when a knife fails the fingernail test, when cutting tasks require excessive pressure, before a trip where a sharp blade is essential, after heavy use, or when a blade has visible nicks or a rolled edge. Applicable to bushcraft blades, folding knives, and garden cutting tools.

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Claude CodeCodexCursorGitHub CopilotGemini CLI

Supported by the Atlas install prompt. Skill-specific requirements vary.

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About this skill

Sharpen and maintain knives using whetstones, field stones, and improvised abrasives. Covers blade anatomy, bevel assessment, whetstone technique (coarse to fine progression), stropping, sharpness testing, field sharpening methods, and ongoing edge maintenance. Use when a knife fails the fingernail test, when cutting tasks require excessive pressure, before a trip where a sharp blade is essential, after heavy use, or when a blade has visible nicks or a rolled edge. Applicable to bushcraft blades, folding knives, and garden cutting tools.

Quick start

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  2. Send it to your agent. Paste it into your coding agent’s chat and send.
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About this listing

Category
Engineering
Reported license
MIT
Listing language (estimated)
English
Review status
Not individually reviewed
Agent compatibility
Atlas installation supports Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor. Skill-specific dependencies and features are checked during setup.
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