woah, you guys keep your hatchets way sharper than I do! Stropping an axe? You planning to shave with it? 
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Posted 04 December 2019 - 09:47 PM
I sharpen my Gransfors Bruks using a mill bastard. The bastard works well enough for me.
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Posted 04 December 2019 - 09:58 PM
woah, you guys keep your hatchets way sharper than I do! Stropping an axe? You planning to shave with it?
When you properly sharpen a knife or an axe there should be a slight burr left that is taken off with a strop. It takes 10 seconds to strop an edge. Maybe overkill for an axe but it's just habit for me. I've never shaved with a knife but I like to keep it as sharp as possible anyway.
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Posted 06 December 2019 - 08:30 PM
I've never stropped an axe or hatchet. I stop at the fine stone since is that sharp enough for what I need to do. My dad had a friend who was a former lumberjack. His axe could be shaved with.
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Posted 06 December 2019 - 10:39 PM
ok, something new to do while watching the fire/stars at night. 
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Posted 09 December 2019 - 01:03 AM
Abe Lincoln said ...if a man hired me for the day to cut down a tree, I'd spend seven hours sharpening my ax.
Me... I love to sharpen my shop hand tools... scary sharp...they cut so effortlessly... but a hatchet... i'll knock that burr off on the first hit.
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Posted 27 August 2020 - 10:10 PM
I take a Fiskars splitting axe or hatchet. Good compromise for me. Works great for camp/fire chores and splitting small logs but I've never tried to fell a tree with one....
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Posted 27 August 2020 - 11:43 PM
I have a couple hatchets and several axes. I mostly carry a STIHL 180 chain saw. A few weeks ago I found my ancient Estwing hatchet. It was very rusty and the handle looked like a gallon of varnish was poured on it.
I wish I would have taken a before and after pic but I didn't. I did get a new sheath for it. My Grandpa or my uncle gave it to me. I can't remember now because I received so many. I have easy a dozen axes and hatchets. I polished the steel and changed the shape of the handle leather. I am going to put it in the camper now.
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Posted 28 August 2020 - 12:08 PM
^^^
That’s a beautiful hatchet. A lot of history with it too.
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