On 5/2/06, Scott Schultz <scott at cjhunter.com> wrote: > > How many Vallista does it take to sharpen a sword? > -Four. One to do the metallurgy, one to analyze grindstone materials, one to design a grindstone with the optimal geometry. Oh, and one to actually *sharpen* the sword. -or- -One, but he won't really sharpen the sword - he'll forge a new sword that looks just like it, only sharp.