Abstract:
A blade sharpener for a pocket knife (25) is in the form of an appendage which can be removably secured to the knife handle (33) and which carries a superabrasive layer sharpening surface (23), such as an electroplated diamond grit. The appendage may take the form of a pair of tweezers (1), such as those commonly found on Swiss army type knives, with the superabrasive layer being attached to its inside surfaces (19).
Abstract:
Described is a polishing material, particularly a polishing slurry, for particularly hard materials such as silicon carbide. The material comprises diamond particles with a median particle size of around one micrometer and alpha alumina particles with a median size of from about 20 to about 200 nanometers, and the diamond to alumina weight ratio in the material is from 1:30 to 1:90.