One of the sweetest sounds (and feelings) in the outdoors is when a sharpened axe splits cleanly through the wood you are cutting with it. Learning how to sharpen an axe is key to safe and ...

A sharp axe is a safe axe, and once you learn how to sharpen an axe, all your work with it becomes easier. Join the 1871 Club · The Greatest Stories Happen Outdoors · Subscribe Today.

A little time spent learning how to sharpen an axe will pay dividends when it comes time for chopping. For me, few things are as frustrating as a tool not performing the way it is supposed to. The ...

If your axe is quite dull, or has a blade with visible damage on it, it will need what's known as a "coarse sharpening." To begin, secure the axe in a vice and don a pair of working gloves; these ...

I finally got around to sharpening my favorite Chopper 1 axe by taking it to our neighborhood hardware store. There’s some good comments on the danger of aggressive grinding that might help ...

Axe and hatchet blades can wear down after just one or two sessions of wood splitting. Sharpening the blade is a DIY process that requires a bastard file and handle , a file card (to clean the ...

Buchanan-Smith didn’t perfect his swing there, but he did learn how to handle and sharpen an axe, as well as how to exercise general safety. A sharp and intact axe was indispensable during a 30-day ...