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Probably with similar techniques. If you can spin a round thing against the same spot to make a hole you can certainly use the same materials and rub them in a straight line or along a curve. Hand woodworking involves painstakingly rubbing a little material off the work and then checking it, or shaving it off or cutting it off depending on where you are in the process. And you can also strike a soft metal against the stone to chip out a rough area before finishing and polishing. Inferior tools just have to be sharpened more often is all


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