Best hatchet I've used and continue to use is an axe head welded to w steel pipe. Its edge is blunt and my dad made it for me when I was 8 or 9 when I broke that axe's handle. I swung it with two hands then and now I use one hand. Don't have a porch light so I'll split it the dark and I'll bask my fingers occasionally. Because its just blunt I'm not maimed. I got a smaller axe head that'll become the next hatchet and that one I'll get razor sharp like yours.

How do you expect anybody to see your work when you put it up to the camera if you won't be still? 8:37

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You can measure volume by submerging it in water (ideally in some sort of measuring cup), and see how much it displaces

Well done Im an axeman from newzealand ( profesional chopping) so nice to see you put a propper edge on an axe with out ruining that 1 inch cutting edge using grinder or flapper disc .well done .nice toutorial vid.big thumbs up.

"Relax, while you're sharpening your axe". I think we should all adapt that as a lifestyle.

That is handy to know.

If it's convex, you keep it convex. Convex geometry is required on a standard hatchet, mainly to avoid having the head stuck in the wood too many times and to enhance the splitting action. Convex sharpening is quite simple using sand paper, some kind of a mouse pad and permanent marker to see where the abrasive is working. Search for this method. And don't listen to those who say that it will dull your tool. For an axe, it will work just fine.

For a very good video on replacing an axe handle and sharpening it please see "An axe to grind " US Forrest Service. This is a very good historic series. Your method is very informative as well.

Great video!

i read ur supposed to pull the knife away, not against.

all the sandpaper cost more than the axe,,

I believe you did a great job on it

Mmm yes , one slip and carrot soup it is for dinner

Wanna sell it?

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I just gotten a back yard big enough to warrant tools and I have no idea how to maintain them. This is fantastic, thanks mate!

I'm trying to restore my grandfather's hatchet, it's green from rust at this point... Re-Profiled it today using a random sharpening stone I have (I don't know the grit) but couldn't make it get a sharp edge (can't cut my hand, and I tried) Will see if I can get some sandpaper and a piece of leather on a hardware store near my home tomorrow, if not I might have to try purchasing some supplies from the internet (not my preferred option due to delivery time) Anyways, thanks for the simple video!

so its been 5 years how has the edge hold up from use?

I actually sharpened an axe before and put the final polish on the edge using a small piece of red hollow brick (made from essentially the same material as terracotta) and it worked a treat! So this video was certainly entertaining, I forgot how really functional this stuff was as it's been years since I did that axe sharpening

I only use a file to sharpen 😂 even my kitchen knifes 👍👍

Here in Mexico, I was forced to use a concrete brick with silica sand on top to flatten a whetstone. The whetstone gets flatter as I pulverize sand. Fortunately, the concrete brick has basalt pebbles included which is obviously harder than steel. I will definitely use dish soap as an alternative to water and oil. A lady next door sells it dirt cheap. Cheaper than buying splash and go stones which are very expensive. Yes, the advantage of oil stones is that soaking isn't mandatory. Just put a tablespoon and whet it.

Very helpful, thank u

Very impressive

I wash my sandpaper with a stiff brush and soapy water.

OK but what if you want a convex grind?

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Very good. I will give it a try on my hatchets and axe.

It's easier to do it with a File.

I have a bit of an alternative to propose here. People can become obsessed with sharpness as defined by the microscopic continuity and pointyness of the corner. However if you do sharpness tests such as paper cutting tests, you will find out that there is a bit more to this than meets the eye. Most people don't know this, but serration, meaning the microscopic sized saw shape on a cutting corner can be a good path to cutting as well. medical scalpels for example are purposely not ground sharp, meaning smooth, but ground to have a serrated corner. Something similar can be applied to most outdoor working tools, from axes to knives or a scythe. I inherited some simple sand stone sharpening stones from my great granddad, these are for the concerns of sharpening fanatics insanely course, but what they do is give any cutting tool a mighty dangerous and sharp serrated corner. If you go and watch old videos of people bucking and felling with axes you will never see them polishing their axes, however you will see all of them carrying such a simple sharpening stone on their person to retouch their axe while at work. I can just advice you to try it out!

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Great job mate

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Brilliant! There is a 60+ year old Plumb hatchet in the shed that will get this treatment, long overdue. Thank you.

Different ax heads for different things truly thats more hatchet than ax for trees i use chainsaw works well

Seriously? Are you a crazy brain surgeon?

This is my next project. Like the double back tape idea, thanks. I'm going to need to get a cover for it when I'm done. Been playing with leather. Good project.

Excellent job on the HDPE

Good video, thanks for taking the time to make it. I'm in the U.S. so Plumb axes are not that hard to come by. I like many of the handles they used on the vintagec ones. I'm a sucker fit a nice fawns foot! If I find a nice handle that's had nails and other things inserted into the top in an attempt to secure the head, I'll carefully try to remove them, along with the head without destroying the handle. Sometimes you can reuse the handle with a proper wedge. Or, you might be able to trim off 3/8 -1/2 an inch and use it then. You may need to remove a small amount of wood on the handle were the bottom of the head meets the handle. If that won't work, save the handle anyway. I've come across other heads that I could fit a used, cut down handle on. I hang mine with the handle proud on top of the head, like yours. I Sisto prefer to use only wooden wedges, no metal. I've done a few with a second, crossing wedge as well, and I love the way that looks. Plumb made some axes for the Boy Scouts. I have two with the BSA stamp on them. Plumb hatchets seem so be better splitting heads than carving ones IMO. If you come across a Nurlund axe head, snatch it up!

Having declared my dissatisfaction with this sharpener last night kzbin.infoUgkxDcr-y2Pf6xdnrFHrSP7dl9kpKaCozcSQ I thought about the problem some more. It occurred to me that I might be undoing each attempt at achieving a sharp edge by the repeated attempts. So, I tried to clean up the unsatisfactory result by honing with only positions 3 and 4.Miracle!! A really nicely sharpened chef's knife, more than enough to handle my needs. Admittedly, it did not reach professionally sharpened razor-fineness, but it is now significantly sharper than it was. A bout of breaking down carrots convinced me. So, major apologies to the manufacturer, Amazon, and all happy and potential owners! Follow the directions: don't buy it if you have ceramic blades; and don't overwork your knife blade.

I did not have much luck...I watched this yesterday and tried it last night. I went from 80 - 120 - 220 - 400 - 600 - 1000 -2000 but it is not razor sharp. I started out with a very very very blunt hatchet. Might you be able to share how what I may have done incorrectly?

Scott, A very informative video, thank you for sharing.... Thank you Sir!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Take car and stay sharp....

I’d like to see your edge under a microscope. Nice job!

Great video Scott. Looking forward to seeing more from you.

You should try drawfiling the edge! I would imagine it to leave a much finer surface

Very nice. I just use a second cut file. And finish with a leather strop

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