Sharping Stone for Axes

[LUCKYDAWG13]

Hello all I'm looking for a good Sharping stone for my Axes and one for my Knifes

[pietro]

I'd give this a read before choosing: https://axethis.com/best-axe-sharpening-stones/

[LUCKYDAWG13]

Thanks went with the SHARP PEBBLE

[375RUGER]

Little late, and I will qualify this with " I have a 2 sided puck that I use some', but a single cut bastard file is what is what I usually use on axes and machetes.

[Minerat]

I just use a bastard file too and cross file parallel with the edge. It going to get stuck in the ground anyway so why try to keep it polished with a stone.

[samari46]

I've used a file to do the initial profiling of the cutting edge and one of the dual grit rectangular sharpening stones that uses oil. And was always told never to use a grinder to sharpen an axe. May be old fashioned that way as I've been using files and stones on axes for many years. Frank

[Ural Driver]

I file mine but keep a stone with me for when I just wanna sit and relax.

[Bazoo]

I file mine but I use a DMT coarse stone on it to sweeten it up. I sharpen my hatchet down to a fine DMT stone, or a soft Arkansas stone when I want it sharp.

[dangitgriff]

I just use a bastard file too and cross file parallel with the edge. It going to get stuck in the ground anyway so why try to keep it polished with a stone.

I do this as well, and man does it save a lot of time. There is some skill involved with it, primarily in how to hold the ax steady while filing. I usually sit cross-legged on the ground with the handle wedged under one leg and the ax head supported on top of one boot so I can use both hands on either end of the file. If there is an easier way to do this in the field, please let me know, as I ain’t getting any younger and the last time I sharpened an ax it wasn’t as easy as I remembered.
I used the same technique on lawnmower blades but gave that up.

[Lloyd Smale]

What is this axe thing? Some new brand of chain saw?? I might swing a spliting maul if the log splitter dies or i just need a bit of kindling but i hope to never use an axe to cut a tree down in the remaining years im on earth.

[Teddy (punchie)]

For work tools I use sickle stones. Little rough for knife but I use them if needed. Other stones are in the house.

[LUCKYDAWG13]

What is this axe thing? Some new brand of chain saw?? I might swing a spliting maul if the log splitter dies or i just need a bit of kindling but i hope to never use an axe to cut a tree down in the remaining years im on earth.

I picked up a nice Axe to keep by my fireplace and want to use it just for making Kindling and just want to put a good edge on it maybe it will turn into a heirloom one day

[CastingFool]

I use a file, too. It's faster and easier than a stone.

[Minerat]

I do this as well, and man does it save a lot of time. There is some skill involved with it, primarily in how to hold the ax steady while filing. I usually sit cross-legged on the ground with the handle wedged under one leg and the ax head supported on top of one boot so I can use both hands on either end of the file. If there is an easier way to do this in the field, please let me know, as I ain’t getting any younger and the last time I sharpened an ax it wasn’t as easy as I remembered.
I used the same technique on lawnmower blades but gave that up.

Well I drive the ax into a log and file one side and the remove it and do the other. Oh wait that's for the double bit. For a single I just wait till I get back to the shop. But I have a chain saw for cutting and use the ax for limming and brush clearing around the tree base. I agree field sharpening is just a pain in the tush.

[onelight]

Mine were only used for cutting roots on stumps when digging them out with my tractor so totally worked in the ground and sharpened with an angle grinder. A rough life for a poor ax.

[Mal Paso]

I got one of these Grizzly 10" Wet Grinders on sale. It has an ax holder but I don't have an ax again yet. Does a good job on knives and planer blades with continuous cooling while grinding. 110 RPM, I bought the Swedish angle gauge and a few of their tools.

[Lloyd Smale]

I picked up a nice Axe to keep by my fireplace and want to use it just for making Kindling and just want to put a good edge on it maybe it will turn into a heirloom one day

yup thats about the only use id have for one.

[dangitgriff]

I got one of these Grizzly 10" Wet Grinders on sale. It has an ax holder but I don't have an ax again yet. Does a good job on knives and planer blades with continuous cooling while grinding. 110 RPM, I bought the Swedish angle gauge and a few of their tools.

I bet it makes quick work of sharpening lawnmower blades.

[Petrol & Powder]

It has been a while since I sharpened an ax but that job was generally done with a file and seldom done in the field.

Lawnmower blades get clamped in a vise and sharpened with an angle grinder. There is no way I'm expending time to sharpen a lawnmower blade.

My grandfather had an assortment of axes and he taught me a lot about the use and care of those tools, most of which I forgot.

One of the most useful axes I've ever seen was a miner's ax. It was sort of an overgrown hatchet, or a short full size ax; not sure how I would classify it.

[Dapaki]

Definitely a 12" crosscut file to hog off chips and reshape then a 600 DMT followed by an Arkansas stone with water instead of oil. Same for the mower blades (9 in total), it is really fast when using a good, clean, new(er) file and you dont get any heat on the edge. Less than 20 strokes on each edge, typically.