Originally Posted by
george wilson
I only ever sharpened axes with a file. In Alaska I did quite a bit of that.
Axes are fairly soft usually,and whacking them into bark,dirt and wood does their overly sharpened edges little good. Therefore,I found a an edge filed sharp was plenty good enough,and a lot faster than stoning them.
Surprisingly I have seen a 100mm grinder used both with a disc and flap wheel and the result was very sharp.
Chris
Everything I like is either illegal, immoral or fattening