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      <image:caption>To keep that edge pristine, always wash your knife immediately after use and dry it thoroughly before storing.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>An example of severe pitting on a knife recently brought to Local Root. While the pitting on the face of the blade is permanent, we were able to grind past the corrosion at the very bottom to establish a sharp, clean cutting edge.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>If you used to bring your knives to me at Didriks in Newton or Belmont, you might have wondered where to go after the shops closed earlier this year.</image:caption>
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