Sharpening your axe the easy way

Axe sharpening the easiest and best way I know, with wet'n'dry paper.
Your likes and subscribes means everything guys!
Tool Sharpening can be really frustrating! Choosing the 'right' technique or stones/paper/machine can be both expensive and confusing.
In this video I show and talk through how I sharpen my axes in a matter of 5 min, with super results.
Wet'n'dry paper grit 320, 600 and 1200. Normally I would proceed to 2500 and 5000 + honing with tormek polishing paste, but in this case it is absolutely overkill. 5-10 min of work on a chopping block will make your razorsharp edge more dull anyways. It is my experience that 1200 grit is more than enough.
Axes:
Hans Karlsson Slöjd axe
Julia Kalthoff Small Carver
Gränsfors Wildlife Hatchet
Fluted endgrain cup:
Yoav Kafets
www.woodcraftbyjonasals.dk
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[@augusthermann5111]

Good morning Jonas. I'm sad because I just had to cancel my holidays in Jylland. Now one of my my connections to Denmark are your videos. Stay healthy. Greetings from Germany

[@greenspirit1083]

Hi Jonas, thanks a lot! Up to now I sharpened my wildlife hatchet by use of Belgium rock and Arkansas stone. Polished with leather strap. Your method looks to me much easier and I’ll switch over to it. My hatchet also has been forged by Mats Matsen. Maybe he is the only one forging these axe heads. ;-) Greetings from a neighbour of Northern Tyskland!

[@ncbirdwatch5992]

Great info and telling how you go about sharpening. Thanks!

[@formgjortbyJonasAls]

You’re welcome! ;)

[@ubanick3899]

Respects for You, viking!

[@razifmahathir2437]

Hi Jonas, a very useful and practical video . ATB from sunny Malaysia 😎

[@kjgas6945]

Thank you sir

[@lars5744]

Nice video

[@felocarp]

Hi Jonas, kind of an unrelated question, what is the finish on the inside of your coffee cup? Thanks! Love the cup. Appreciate the instruction on sharpening the axe, too!

[@nasath.4813]

Well done Jonas 👍 and... thanks again . You now why

[@MrPjedsted]

What bevel angle do you grind your axes with on the tormek?

[@markluke8447]

When is your next sharpening video?

[@lhasakivan]

Hello... and Help Help Help I have a serious question on hangin an axe head onto a 51 year old axe head. My fathers' old axe finally succumbed and the axe handle broke. Mistakes were made in drilling out the old wood from the eye of the axe. I forgot to take not of which was the top and bottom of the axe. In the eye of the axe head one of the eye holes is larger than the other. 1. How do I set the axe? Is the smaller eye the top and the larger eye on the bottom? The cutting edge of the axe is symmetrical, hard to tell which is top and bottom. I've since followed videos to come to a point to sharpen & shape the axe. I will do a final sharpening when I find answers. 2. The new handle does not fill the eye completely, other handles at various hardware stores are also smaller. The various available handles do not completely fill the eye lengthwise. 3. I will have to search for some good wedge wood to lock the handle. The wedge supplied with the replacement handle is 1.5" wide and .5" thick. The new axe handle is 2" long, 5/8th's " thick at the widest point. 4. I found a piece of wood that was perfect in shape. But may be too soft as I found a flat wooden spatula in a kitchen store. Sir... This is what I have to work with.... Please please help. James

[@inoperoscio]

Do you use a Svante Djarv axe?

[@lindaaustin-morin7781]

Great video!! I have enjoyed your past videos as well!!!! What angles do you have on each side of your axe?

[@luciankannon9172]

i guess Im asking the wrong place but does any of you know of a trick to log back into an Instagram account? I was stupid forgot my account password. I would love any assistance you can give me!

[@zaneroy1255]

@Lucian Kannon Instablaster =)

[@luciankannon9172]

@Zane Roy Thanks for your reply. I found the site through google and I'm waiting for the hacking stuff now. Takes quite some time so I will get back to you later when my account password hopefully is recovered.

[@luciankannon9172]

@Zane Roy It did the trick and I finally got access to my account again. Im so happy:D Thanks so much you saved my ass :D

[@zaneroy1255]

@Lucian Kannon happy to help :)

[@markluke8447]

Hello Jonas, I like that tee shirt, where can one get them?

[@formgjortbyJonasAls]

Hello Mark Its a Morakniv shirt, I’m not sure if they make them anymore. But just email them at ask, they definitely have something I think 🙂

[@pacificcoastpiper3949]

Is your name Jonas, with a hard j or yonas with more of a y sound? Scandinavian names are sort of peculiar like that. Alls or Åls?

[@pacificcoastpiper3949]

I just wanna say it right so I can recommend your content to other people

[@formgjortbyJonasAls]

Hey buddy! :) Well, in danish is with a sounds of the 'Y' and Als is the same 'A' as in 'accident', not the name 'Al'. We say John or Johnny as in english, but swedish say it with the 'Y'. Now that's wierd! :D

[@pacificcoastpiper3949]

Woodcraft by Jonas Als you might just be in my top 3 Danes , right up there with victor borge the comedic musician and conductor. Btw if y’all love musical comedy and unique and CLEAN family humour, victor is your man

[@fabcraft5366]

Une hache est généralement convexe, vous l'affutez scandinave, pas bon

[@soulehawk]

Tormac is cheating

[@lhasakivan]

Hello... and Help Help Help I have a serious question on hangin an axe head onto a 51 year old axe head. My fathers' old axe finally succumbed and the axe handle broke. Mistakes were made in drilling out the old wood from the eye of the axe. I forgot to take not of which was the top and bottom of the axe. In the eye of the axe head one of the eye holes is larger than the other. 1. How do I set the axe? Is the smaller eye the top and the larger eye on the bottom? The cutting edge of the axe is symmetrical, hard to tell which is top and bottom. I've since followed videos to come to a point to sharpen & shape the axe. I will do a final sharpening when I find answers. 2. The new handle does not fill the eye completely, other handles at various hardware stores are also smaller. The various available handles do not completely fill the eye lengthwise. 3. I will have to search for some good wedge wood to lock the handle. The wedge supplied with the replacement handle is 1.5" wide and .5" thick. The new axe handle is 2" long, 5/8th's " thick at the widest point. 4. I found a piece of wood that was perfect in shape. But may be too soft as I found a flat wooden spatula in a kitchen store. Sir... This is what I have to work with.... Please please help. James PS The axe head has "M Stanley M" molded into the steel. My father purchased this axe spring of 1971.

[@lhasakivan]

Hello... and Help Help Help I have a serious question on hangin an axe head onto a 51 year old axe head. My fathers' old axe finally succumbed and the axe handle broke. Mistakes were made in drilling out the old wood from the eye of the axe. I forgot to take not of which was the top and bottom of the axe. In the eye of the axe head one of the eye holes is larger than the other. 1. How do I set the axe? Is the smaller eye the top and the larger eye on the bottom? The cutting edge of the axe is symmetrical, hard to tell which is top and bottom. I've since followed videos to come to a point to sharpen & shape the axe. I will do a final sharpening when I find answers. 2. The new handle does not fill the eye completely, other handles at various hardware stores are also smaller. The various available handles do not completely fill the eye lengthwise. 3. I will have to search for some good wedge wood to lock the handle. The wedge supplied with the replacement handle is 1.5" wide and .5" thick. The new axe handle is 2" long, 5/8th's " thick at the widest point. 4. I found a piece of wood that was perfect in shape. But may be too soft as I found a flat wooden spatula in a kitchen store. Sir... This is what I have to work with.... Please please help. James

[@rubenv3026]

I'm not sure if you still need the information, but to answer your first question: the bigger hole in the eye is typically the top, as this hole gets "filled" when you put your wedge in.