摘要 |
A conventional cutting tool is provided and a cutting edge of that tool is formed and/or sharpened. A relatively hard layer is applied over at least a portion of the cutting tool that includes the cutting edge and then a friction-reducing layer is applied over the hard layer. The entire coated cutting tool, or at least a portion of the coated cutting tool that includes the cutting edge, is cryogenically treated. The coated and cryogenically treated cutting tool is mounted in a conventional manner to a conventional cutting machine, and then used cut articles containing at least a substantial amount of wood.
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