Appreciation post: I called my dad's old Stanley No. 4 a paperweight, then I actually tuned it up

Mary West · 2026-10-09T21:00:03.932553+00:00

I spent 3 hours flattening the sole and sharpening the iron on a rainy Saturday in Tulsa, and now it leaves a shaving you can read through. Curious what grit you all stop at before you call an iron sharp enough.

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