[johnbryanpeters]

While I don't really have a use for an axe living in the city there is no point in owning a dull tool. A coworker and former lumberman taught me a trick today on how to sharpen an axe or other impact edge.

Hold a file handle end above the edge and angled so the cutting teeth are perpendicular to the edge. Slide the file along maintaining a proper edge angle, do not move the file up and down. I quickly tried this today with my very dull axe and fuck me if it didn't put a damn sharp edge on it real quick.

Perhaps this is common knowledge for people who use them all the time but it was new to me and rather effective.

Let's start with what file cut you were using, please...

 

[jonKranked]

Let's start with what file cut you were using, please...

if he says wood rasp i'm gonna lose it

 

[TN]

 

[Westy]

Let's start with what file cut you were using, please...

A 10" Flat bastard. Or something like that.

The one in my tool box that looked appropriate for axe sharpening.

 

[4xBoy]

Mill bastard.

F-ing paper engineers.

 

[AngryMetalsmith]

Mill bastard.

F-ing paper engineers.

I prefer a Sunflower Bastard myself:

 

[jonKranked]

I prefer a Sunflower Bastard myself:

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I'm partial to Action Bastard

 

[Westy]

I prefer angle grinders

 

[jonKranked]

I prefer angle grinders

I have a shit axe that I sharpen on my bench grinder.

 

[Sandwich]

I'm partial to Action Bastard

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Is that caillou?

 

[johnbryanpeters]

I prefer a Sunflower Bastard myself:

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Single cut, I see...

 

[eric strt6]

single cut bastard file is what we used to sharpen all the wildland tools on the engine

 

[jonKranked]

Is that caillou?

shin chan.

 

[slyfink]

went to the museum this weekend. saw this display and figured I had to post it to teh

 

[Sandwich]

thanks