Axe School: Maintaining a Scandi or Flat Grind Axe

How to reset the bevel on a scandi or flat grind axe by hand. It takes a bit of time, but it's not hard, and the result is awesome. Try it!

[@dwurth3981]

Dude! Been watching your vids for a while now - just love how OCD you are on axes. One had you chopping to at least six different versions of Big Iron. I knew it from Kingfish but was really glad to go through the whole montage. Between you and Skillcut and Ben Scott and some practice on my own - I may just be learning a thing or two about using and maintaining axes. Thank you!

[@thomaschainey3230]

Great video thanks. Just ordered my first flat grind axe, Council Tool Woodcraft Camp Carver, and now I know how to keep it sharp and true thanks to your video.

[@duncanchaboudy4187]

Damn that’s a nice looking axe. Nice video.

[@TheMurfed]

I may be messed up, or wrong but I prefer to use a belt sander with no backing and mild tension to give it that slight curved Scandinavian bevel. Then I go and barley sharpen the edge and it holds that edge for a while believe it or not . Every few weeks/months I may hit it with stone or a file. I re-grind anywhere from every 8 to 24 months. Depending on how I'm using it. That's how I've been doing it for 15 years though always open new suggestions.

[@J_ismyname48]

Great info.

[@nas4free]

Awesome. So was that 30 minutes per side. ? Second question - To maintain, is it Ok to just strop with the compound after every use ?

[@BushcraftSisyphus]

Yes stropping is great. Go crazy! It does take a lot more time than people generally expect to use hand stones to actually reprofile something, BUT when it's done, it's pretty easy to maintain that way, stropping or otherwise.

[@wessexrepub8105]

You probably did not mean it.......... but you are painful to follow. Just droning on and on and on and not getting to the point. Pity, useful topic.

[@gabrielbizeau-regis6228]

Your a douche. He's the best. Go away if you don't like it

[@-LiveFreeorDie]

@@gabrielbizeau-regis6228 I absolutely second the douche comment.

[@Aethelvlad]

That is intellectual laziness on your behalf.