Howdy folks...
I recently bought an axe from Aldi's and I'm having some trouble sharpening it.
I've used a coarse stone, fine stone, wet and dry on a block, and I just can't seem to get it to a decent edge.
It's sharp enough to hack through and split wood, but it takes some doing to cut something down, as I found out yesterday as I tried to cut down a dead tree in my garden...
Any tips? Most of the sites I've seen suggested circular motions of the stone, which is what I've been doing, but I'm not getting anywhere, and I can't seem to get a file to bite...
Cheers
Pete
I recently bought an axe from Aldi's and I'm having some trouble sharpening it.
I've used a coarse stone, fine stone, wet and dry on a block, and I just can't seem to get it to a decent edge.
It's sharp enough to hack through and split wood, but it takes some doing to cut something down, as I found out yesterday as I tried to cut down a dead tree in my garden...
Any tips? Most of the sites I've seen suggested circular motions of the stone, which is what I've been doing, but I'm not getting anywhere, and I can't seem to get a file to bite...
Cheers
Pete