How to sharpen an axe

[Notredame11211]

Hey guys I need some help/tips on sharpening axes, so was just wondering what advice you guys could give me.

Thanks,
James

[Celt_Ginger]

If it's really blunt, you may need to file the bit and re-create a narrower profile. After that, it's a stone or diamond sharpener, used in a circular fashion. This helps in making the convex shape that is normally used on an axe to preserve strength at the edge. When you're happy with that, give the edge a number of normal straight sharpening strokes just like you do to your knives to finish.

[Fletching]

Hi Notredame11211,

You can download 'The Axe Book' from Gränsfors Bruks in .pdf format which is quite a handy little guide to axe use and care:

http://www.gransfors.com/downloads/index.html

Steve