The knife sharpening obsessive already has a whetstone — probably a 1000-grit King they started with and use for everything. What they want is the part of the progression they keep postponing: the finishing stone that takes a working edge to something that shaves hair, or the leather strop with compound that keeps it there between sharpenings.
“The one reliable rule of gift-giving: anything that makes them look more serious at what they love will be received with disproportionate gratitude.”
Friends claim items. No duplicates. No awkward conversations.



