Axe bits!

[TGEvans]

Hi guys, just picked up my new Hultafors Large Agdor feller. Lovely bit of kit. I am trying to decide on the best sharpening setup. I am liking the idea of the lansky Puck or the garnsfors version thats £20 more. Is there a difference between the two? And is there anybody on here making quality sheaths for the axe head in question? thanks, Tim.

 

[Dave Budd]

personally I can't stand the pucks, they get your fingers way to closeto the cutting edge for my liking! I would suggest either wet and dry paper on a foam backing (such as a mousemat) or using stones and learning to roll the convex edge across them (ie the stone is fixed and your hand is nowhere near)

Or you could just use a 2nd cut file and not be bushcrafter-precious over uneccesary edges

 

[demographic]

personally I can't stand the pucks, they get your fingers way to closeto the cutting edge for my liking! I would suggest either wet and dry paper on a foam backing (such as a mousemat) or using stones and learning to roll the convex edge across them (ie the stone is fixed and your hand is nowhere near)

Or you could just use a 2nd cut file and not be bushcrafter-precious over uneccesary edges

Files are very under rated. People put a nick into a chisel/plane iron/axe by hitting a nail whatever and its a great way to remove metal fast without heating the steel up.

Can mess on with progressively smaller grits after that but to just get that ding out its pretty good.

 

[nickliv]

The lansky pucks are far coarser than the granny bruks ones.

I got a natural gb stone for Christmas, and its pretty effective, but as Dave says, youve got to be very careful. Particularly once youve got good enough to put a sharp edge on the steel.....

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[British Red]

I like files - be they first cut, second cut or diamond files. Ideally nice short ones. Finish up with a bit of wet n dry on a mousemat covered sanding block if I'm being picky.

 

[nickliv]

Another thing about files. When was the last time you wore out an axe stone and bunged it in the wood burner overnight, prior to turning it into a blade or a striker?

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[heath]

I use a puck type stone and files when needed. I find the files to be far more dangerous than the stone as the file brings my fingers moving towards the edge and in line with it, wheras with the stones my fingers are above the edge and moving with it rather than towards it.

 

[Teepee]

I have the same axe.

Either a DC4 or silicon carbide paper on a mouse matted sanding block does my edge nicely.