Thread: Axes!

Howdy all!

I'm getting ready for my summer camping season and just bought two new axes. Both are Gransfors Bruks axes and have ready good things about them.

Id love to make this into one of those post your picture threads so lets see those axes!

Also what do you guys use to sharpen your axes?

Your Pics first .

I can't say that I'm into name brand axes, but I used to love those old splitter axes with the hinges. Haven't seen one in years, but they used to work great!

Originally Posted by Ryan82

I can't say that I'm into name brand axes, but I used to love those old splitter axes with the hinges. Haven't seen one in years, but they used to work great!

I saw one of these at the antique store two weeks ago. I had never seen one.

Michael

Originally Posted by Ryan82

I can't say that I'm into name brand axes, but I used to love those old splitter axes with the hinges. Haven't seen one in years, but they used to work great!

They did work, just shot logs all over the yard. Maybe I was swinging too hard.

Thank you for taking the time to show the process. I would like to see more of the steel guys show their work.

Lol I'm still waiting for them to arrive!

If the only use is splitting firewood,I use a fine mill file,is such a thing as oversharpening a camp axe.

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

If the only use is splitting firewood,I use a fine mill file,is such a thing as oversharpening a camp axe.

I wonder if I can use an Escher to give them a touch up?

Bruno sharpened an ax and finished it well enough to shave with it a few years ago. Don't recall if he used a coticule or not .... but he lives in Belgium so he might have.