Hi Dave,
In a message to Ruth Haffly you wrote:

 DD> It didn't smell funky when I punctured the plastic. So, Jasper (the
 DD> pit bull mix) enjoyed it very much. With no side effects.

They can smell if they shouldn't eat it.   I don't think I would like to have
the sense of smell the dogs do.  

 DD> As I said - regular carbon steel knives are a piece of cake. But the
 DD> stainless steel chef's knives and santoku are beyond me. Never
 DD> thought of scissors. But, then I don't sew all that much.  Bv)=

The most I do is run them through my knife sharpening gadget 15-20
times, then hone them.  Seems to keep them cutting pretty good, of
course my good vegitable knife is now used for everything from dog food
to opening cans.  (sigh)

Shawn

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