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Politics  02-02-2020, 04:03 PM
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02-02-2020, 05:10 PM (This post was last modified: 02-02-2020, 05:11 PM by hbmcc.)
Nice post; for the obsessed.

I wonder at what edge the metal folds when attacking soft pine?

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02-02-2020, 05:57 PM
I didn't see anything in there about how sharp it has to be to draw blood.
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02-02-2020, 07:10 PM
(02-02-2020, 05:57 PM)5thumbs Wrote: I didn't see anything in there about how sharp it has to be to draw blood.
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02-05-2020, 02:43 PM
(02-02-2020, 05:57 PM)5thumbs Wrote: I didn't see anything in there about how sharp it has to be to draw blood.
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I refer that as being stupid sharp.
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