Sharpening Gransfors axes?

[RobbC]

Im getting a granfors bruks small forest axe for my birthday and was wondering the best methods and products for maintaining and sharpening these amazin axes.

Cheers, Robb

[Celt_Ginger]

A file (for removing nicks and reshaping if necessary) and a Gransfors axe stone for general sharpening. I also use a Falkniven DC4 diamond/ceramic sharpener as well.

[Shewie]

Another vote for the GB puck stone

[MSkiba]

A friend of mine has one, and has had it for around 6 months and it still does not need sharpening. You could get away with just stropping it after every use.

[RobbC]

Thanks everyone i was going to get one of the gb axe stones but i wanted to see what everyone thought about it. And MSkiba i had no idea that they held an edge for so long!

Robb

[CanadianMike]

Ill likely buy it as well, not just because a file will rust and need something for my axe, but I just bought a Martindale golok that ill need to sharpen as well (after I reprofile the bevel on it of course).

[leon-1]

As an alternative to the GB axe puck you can also look at the Lansky axe Puck as well.