How To Sharpen Your New Axe
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I love to hear you talk about your grandfather and when you show his old tools and such. I treasure my memories and what few items I have of my grandfather. He passed in 1994 when I was just starting my senior year of high school.
I didn't have a chance to meet my grandfather, sadly he passed away before I was born
My grandad taught me so much about everyday hands on tasks that most people just hire someone else to do these days. My kids have grown up without either of their grandfathers sadly. I feel they've missed out on a lot.
I had a similar thing only 3 years ago
Ok
We have always used oval stones, because we use the stone of the scythe for all tools. Here, in Basque Country, the scythes are always used with the "segapoto". This is a pot with a belt loop where you carry the sharpening stone to use whenever you feel the blade is getting less than shaving sharp. In order to keep the stone wet the segapoto is always filled with water or wetted grass.
Of course, we have made a sport of this
I remember my grandfather's Arkansas stone. He used to use diesel and it was the greatest stone I have ever used to sharpen my knifes. Please keep your channel going because not only do I get to reminisce, I also get to learn. My best to you and your family.
6 years in the future. I agree with you
I feel like I have watched you sharpen 100 axes by now, yet I continue to watch and am still a student of your methods. Keep up the great work and thank you.
+COWs of Suffolk whew....guess what he had to do today? mrsW
+Wranglerstar sharpen a saw??
COWs of Suffolk i
I have a Gransfors Bruks Small Forest Ax. It came out of the box razor sharp and beautiful. With the knowledge I get from your videos, I hope to keep it that way for a very long time. Thank you and God bless.
I just got mine... It was REALLY dull! Useless. Disappointing.
@@jacobpetersen5662 Really makes me wonder if China has started making fake GB's and Hult's ? I hear polar opposite reviews of these axes and I would never ever order such an important tool online. Hand pickin 100%
Have a stereo in the garage, I always use a song to time sharpening my tools. Just find 2 that are around the same length and go to town.
No thank you bro i profession is too sharpen axes and knives
And that's most likely the worst idea i have EVER heard
@@itempthekiller979 lol calm down tiger.
Why so serious!!? 😂😂
How is this the worst idea ever?? Don’t be so rude.
The oil prevents the stones surface from "packing" with material, and will make the stone cut much more efficient. It does the same as using petroleum, or whatever you choose. Water can also be used. Honing oil is the best, but its not very common in the regular household. I prefer petroleum, second to honing oil.
I had an old Razor Hone that was my gran dads that came with a tiny oil tin.
I absolutely love your axe sharpening videos. Great work Cody.
Oh hey, Luke
Thanks for the smile on my face, talking about your grandfather and how he was patient, yet set in his ways. There is always so much that the young can learn from the older generation, if they only listen.
I don't know how I first saw your videos but my grand dad recently passed away. he's been sick for years and died but I saw you talk about your grand dad's tools and all of that and I looked through my grandpa's and found lots of old axes and I'm really excited to restore one! thank-you for getting me interested in a new hobby. keep up the good work
Cody, do you remember what grits the two Edge pro stones are? They offer 120, 220, 400, 600 and 1000 grit unmounted stones.
BTW, every time I watch your videos I find I need to go in my shop and work on something, Today I made a leather axe mask for my True Temper Flint Edge and oiled all my other sheaths and masks. You always inspire.
Regarding stones and oil:
Mineral oil works wonderfully well, and unlike a file, you shouldn't clean the muck off of your stone. As the metal and stone are worn away in the sharpening process, they form an abrasive slurry that makes the stone work more efficiently on the steel, while protecting the stone from excessive wear. I've found that it's best to leave that slurry on the stone. Although much of the mineral oil will evaporate away in storage, it only takes a little bit to re-wet the slurry the next time you need to sharpen all of the things.
Try it out for yourself and you're bound to notice a difference.
Looking forward to the video where you correct this small error.
Keep up the good work.
I have found rem oil works really well
@@Brettnyspears Same here
Knygga Please I use spit lol
"Looking forward to the video where you correct this small error." 😂😂
Such a nice video. Enjoyed the narration. Calming. And the message about the day of rest, for man and animal, was the icing on the cake. Thanks.
Nice instruction, thanks. You clearly know your stuff. I just got a new Fiskar hatchet. Chopping old pallet wood for kindling in poor light I hit a tiny nail. Yep. So now I will need to remove the burs with a file and try to restore the edge. Your enthusiasm for restoring old axes make me want to search them out and try. You are right we all need a break. All work and no play...Jack got his hands on an axe after he typed that and it all went terribly wrong didn't it! Keep well!
I wish my family left me tools or sharping stones
For better or worse it's been no one's trait in the whole family and I'm the first that has to explore and buy everything on my own
Wanted to buy an axe to split wood for campfires since I've started camping...found one in the garage that has apparently been passed down in the family, but hasn't been sharpened since they got it, at least 1932. they own no sharpening stones, but I bought one of those dual sided pucks and a file. even without a vise I've been bringing it back to life slowly but surely.
I'll have my own tools to pass down now@@r.rodriguez4991, the leatherman wave that saved my skin during a crash for example :]
True, now you start a tradition, and often enough, it's the legacy that's more important than the tool. Not the knife but the man who would choose rest one and use it. The things that particular person did with that axe and the sort of fellow who would do it. Tools are empowering and enabling, but are just inanimate objects until somebody puts them to work. A craftsman has pride in his tools, but the world has pride in his craft.
Same here brother. Can’t wait to teach my boys some lessons in becoming a man as they grow up in front of my eyes.
I feel this on a spiritual level
Wow those stones look just like the ones I just recently acquired from my grandfather, boxes and everything. He had a large supply of carborundum stones, I found them scattered around his shop and in his fishing tackle box. I may have to start using them, my diamond stones are wearing out faster than I had expected.
Thankyou for sharing a heritage that spans generations.
Love your videos. Excellent teacher.
My grandfather and I did the same. Since his passing, I find it to be very therapeutic to pull out the old wet stone, tighten up the vice, and listen to it glide.
I like your little FINGER stones...
I like how they MAGNIFY the pitch of the axe's edge... Once you've sighted the profile, it's easier to stay on the same angle. Love your process of mixing the depth of history and the practical use of a common homeowner.
This will sound horrible, but when I want it sharp quick, for chopping, I use a belt sander. .works fantastic.
Mr. Wranglerstar, referencing time stamp 16:16, look at Jeremiah 6;16 " Stand in the ways and see, and ask for the old path where the good way is, walk in it and find rest or yourselves." Your comments about adopting your grandfathers methods reminded me of this passage.
I love that 48" Bessey K body bar clamp you have placed in the machinist vice. Best clamps I have ever worked with for making custom wooden, and plexiglass cases for display units. I keep a dedicated set just for plastics.
Never got to share many moments with my grandfather., so I'm so very grateful you are sharing yours. Thank you.
The reason you use oil on a stone is that it keeps the abrasives and metal “filings” suspended so that it doesn’t clog the stones pores, it also helps to work the filings away so that your constantly moving material away from where you’re working. Kerosene would work but it’s better to have something a little thicker that will stay on the stone for a while and not spread out or just run off.
I just spent 2 hours putting a new edge on my crkt woods chogan using a file then working my way from course to extra fine wet stones, but I clamp the stones in my small bench vise and hold the axe / tomahawk heads, I love to just sit there and sharpen all my knives, tomahawks, machetes. It has sort of a calming and relaxing effect on me
These older videos of yours are far less aggressive, much much more enjoyable.
Just ordered myself one of the pucks. Thanks for showing me it, I'll definitely be using it in the future!
I just bought my first hatchet for myself, it is a county tool hatchet. It is on the way and I wanted to know how to set it up to last me a lifetime, the way you demonstrate and explain things makes it easy to understand and I just wanted to say thank you and you have a new subscriber in me. Thank you again for what you do here I really appreciate it!
I still have an old oilstone with origin packaging that's disintegrating with time and seeped-in oil, the writing barely legible, much like the one of your grandfather's, which I bought secondhand almost fifty years ago.
Axe heads, chisels, knives, etc, they all get their final rub with it.
A friend, who'd borrowed it, misplaced it for quite some time and I admit, I did curse at him, believing it lost forever, I sorely missed it for over a year.
On it's return I can honestly say I felt a sense of peace returned. Lol.
Excellent video!
Just got to say, i have an old oil stone my Great grandad owned since the 40's and he taught me to use used engine oil, he said something about the tiny metal shavings from the engine sticking to the oilstone so it lasts longer and before i get a comment saying "Your Great grandad is wrong" explain why i have a 70+ year old oil stone that is in perfect condition after 70 decades of Constant use (He always sharpened stuff everyday as he liked gardening and was an all around tinkerer)
ALL MIGHT engine oil, will lock that in the old noggin. man I lov the old guys. new generation know nothing but how to destroy a country
I wonder would transmission oil be better
Having worked in a machine shop for years, and having to polish parts on a lathe, adding oil to your abrasive makes for a finer and faster polish. It seems counter intuitive, I know. But it works. Having said that, I don't add oil to my stones, because once you do, you can never get that oil out again, and if you don't keep adding oil, it will gunk up the pores of your stone, and seriously degrade the performance of it. For my sharpening needs, I tend to use sandpaper over a leather strop, followed by the strop with green honing compound at home, or diamond stones and the strop and compound in the field.
Samuel Luria I remember when I had that epiphany. I was running a metal spinner, and I had to polish these big aluminum parts. So I grabbed some 180 grit, and got to work, but an hour later, they still looked rough and nasty. I spoke with one of the old-timers in the shop, and he came over, picked up a piece of 60 grit, slathered it in oil that was thick as snot, and it about 3 minutes, the part had the nicest satin finish you'd ever seen.
Thanks Cody. You just made me realize why 20 years ago I ruined so many axes with a grinder. Here I thought the steel was crud and it was me heating the steel too much. Since then I used files then sand paper and it did good enough. I would love to be able to get them as sharp you demonstrate.
A day of rest...good for those of us that believe and those of us that don't. My wife and I call this " lazy day", a day of rest and reflection and such to sleep in and recuperate, and just do little things around the house or for family & friends. My grand dad passed when I was 10 so I didn't get to spend a great deal of time with him, but my dad taught me to sharpen using stones when I was 7. He was a barber on a ship during the Vietnam war and you couldn't just send things off to be sharpened, you had to do it yourself. So he sharpened his barber scissors, clippers and straight razors and was really good at it. I didn't realize until I was much older just how excellent that education was. Now I've been sharpening using stones for 42 years and I've always been able to get an extremely fine edge on any stone. People think it is nuts that you can shave paper with an ax just the same as you can with a chefs knife, but it's not that hard. Any decent refined edge can do this...ax or sushi knife. If you take the time to work away the old and damaged edge fully along the entire edge equally, you'll have a near razor sharp edge on any blade of any type.
Been watching your channel for years. I finally ordered a Gränsfors bruks wildlife hatchet.
I really love sharpening metals. I started by sharpening lawnmower blades at my job. It has became a lightweight obsession.
It's funny, I see so many comments like the one I'm about to post. I love your videos. I get lost watching them. Thank you!
It's sooo addictive... Your stories about granddad, the way you show it, that patience, I mean for how long can you watch a man polishing his axe ????
Very long and it's not boring. Greetings from UK
How can it be so relaxing and soothing to watch a man sharpen an axe? My friend, you’re a gift from above. God bless you and yours and stay safe!!
I greatly appreciate the old ways of doing things, sharpening is definitely high on the list. I use a DA orbital sander and step from 80-120-300-6000 grit. Then I finish it with a rouge wheel. It shines up nicely, and almost always comes out extremely sharp. I can still operate a stone set, but I have to capitalize on my time. Thank you for your video.
great video, I just laughed too hard when you are saying that you love your sharpening tool box and proceed to try and open the latch the wrong way
I know. :) Everyday things like getting your name right can become an issue when you are in front of the camera! I dread being on a TV quiz show and being casually asked: "What's your wife's name?". LOL!
Love the video. Thanks for sharing your memories of your grandfather.
Just a tip for you. I talked to an old carpenter of furniture,and he learned it in the old days that the best way to sharpen was with a mix of white spirit and kerosine 50/50 mix. I have used it and it works great!!!
I find sharpening very meditative sometimes. It's a process that requires you to slow to its pace (well if it's by hand of course).
Something to be said for that these days.
Late reply but, yeah could't agree more! When I tell people that when I need to think I get out and sharpen all my knives/axes/various blades they react weird though LOL
I am very surprised and happy with the results of using this method. I used an old wet stone to sharpen a military hatchet that had no sharp bevele on it at all and using this method I got it quite sharp!
I use an angle die grinder with scotchbrite pads. They have corse, medium and fine pads. I finish off with a leather strop and it has a near mirror finish and I can shave with it. Sharpening in the field? Lansky ftw🙌🏻
Oil is to float the metal particles away as you sharpen the blade, which helps to prevent the stone's pores from filling up with metal,
Which slows metal removal , light oil like 3 in 1 works fine. Wipe the slurry off the stone now and then to get better grinding action, and don't forget to put a little more on then resume sharpening.
Gabby
I have been using bar oil for my honing stones. Working in the bearing industry it is pretty close to the honing oil we used there. I do like the idea of diesel with it's lower viscosity though. Thank you Cody.
Thanks so much for taking the time to show the steps in sharpening an axe. I like the stories you give on family history, nothing like it...something so hard to let go of.
Cody you seem like the nicest guy. I've always had the utmost respect for you but you seem so pleasant lately. Anyways, thanks for all the videos!
Because he's saved!
@@tbonemoon1330 ...saved a lot of great stones 👍🏼
Hey. Nice video. I use 6 cords a year and do have to split wood. I relate to your grand-dad ... they did not have Japanese stones, they use what they had and keep their families warm.
I love the diamond cards and was thinking about bonding an 800 and 1200 on a block of hickory to use instead of a stone puck, lighter and you don't have to worry about breaking it. Love your videos.
the old Arkansas stones do need a special oil to work " correctly" but you can use any oil you just need to learn how much to put in the stone
I have to say, I really like the speed at which my 1" belt sander can get a nice clean convex edge on my axes. I know that some manly time can be therapeutic but time is not always available, so I like the efficiency of it. It has also helped me to work on that convex shape.
One thing that has really pleasantly surprised me is your observance of the biblical Sabbath. I applaud you for being bold in your faith, and letting the truth stand on it's own. Now that I am aware of your stance on upholding the Sabbath, I'll have to go back and watch your bible study videos. I'm anxious to see how you present other biblical topics. And out of my own curiosity, I'd be interested to see if I can pinpoint your denomination, if you claim one. It's not that it matters much, since in these last days of earth's history, God is calling people out from all parts of the world. The Holy Spirit will guide many to His truth regardless of who they affiliate with. I guess out of "hometown pride" I'd like to see if we are on the same team so to speak. I guess it's just human nature wanting to share commonalities.
Anyway, God bless you and your family Cody. And thanks for being the one of the few channels that I can watch with my kids without fear of what comes next, and will I have to mute or explain something that I wish they didn't hear. Keep the content coming. And your wife is right, we do like the manly content. Keep it coming.
Thank you for sharing with us! After watching your videos I've changed the way I approach every day tasks. Your philosophy on living life is spot on!
A true craftsman years ago I want to woodworking show and go to Sparta Co. sharpener or sharpen knives are rated knives hatchet expensive pocket knives cheap pocket knives such a great tool you’re doing a great job there too and a true craftsman love your stuff keep on doing it
Thank You for your Sabbath message. Exodus 20:8-11 and Genesis 2:1-3 tells us that the Sabbath is the 7th day, Saturday for all God's people. God bless you and your family. God never changed it, man did.
This deserves more likes and comments
Excellent Cody, that is exactly how I sharpen my axes, right down to preferring using the stones from my Apex. You didn't mention it, but I try to clamp the axe with my final bevel angle set horizontal so I can visually see I'm working flat or slightly leaning away from myself with the stone. I just find it helps me maintain my profile and set angle a little better.
I'm feeling so blessed for following this wonderful channel, Specially after watching the technical videos which is my favorite ones.
can't wait for the next one.
Thanks for all your videos, I respect your opinion so I went with your suggestion of the forest axe
My tip if using sandpaper is to top the block of wood with a piece of 1/8" thick leather or mousepad then put the paper on top of the leather. It conforms to the convex of the axe blade better than a flat surface does
Your grandpa sounds like an awesome man! Do a segment on him and his story!
+wranglerstar Happy Sabbath to you and your family. I love this series. I have ordered 2 of the Marbles hatchets and a Gransfors Bruxs small forest axe since watching your videos. Your enthusiasm is contagious! I would enjoy a video on how you and your family spend the Sabbath. If it wouldn't be too intrusive. I think it would be inspirational. Thank you for putting out such high quality videos. Also thanks for passing on all the wisdom.
You’re like the Bob Ross of axe sharpening. Very zen
Your videos have made me get my first axe. . Keep going back to you for how to's and sharpen my new ax, etc... Thank you!
Judging by the amount of "sharpen your axe" vids Mr. Straglerbar's made, you'll be needing to go out an' buy a new one sometime pretty soon!
I just got a granfors bruks forest axe the other day. I guess mine was the exception because it came with a pretty blunt edge. It took alot of work to get the edge down to zero. that aside I'm very happy with it.
Thanks for the instruction. I always sharpened my axes with a file - I had three different in grind and size. It worked well, but they were simply not as sharp as the axes you are sharpening. I inherited one axe with a head that was worn to the shape of a half moon; used it once and gave it away! Thanks again.
Hi Love your video's,
My father taught me to keep my oil stones in parafine as it keeps the stones pores open you can feel the difference and see all the metal dust in the container .
Yours
Martin
I wonder how many axe sharpening videos you've done now? Very satisfying process.
Something very therapeutic about watching these videos, thankyou Cody and keep 'em coming, best wishes from a winterbound Somerset, in the UK
My favourite is to have 3 grits of whetstones + 2 sides on a strop.
#400, #1000, #2000, Coarse and Medium abrasive on the strop. I find that words best across all things that need sharpening, from pocket knives, kitchen knives to axes, it seems to fit the bill.
Very nice method indeed. I used to be a bandsaw filer at a decent sized sawmill with three resaws the smallest using 6" wide by 26 feet around blades and when I had to swedge I would use railroad chalk soaked in diesel fuel as a lubricant so that after the teeth were shaped and it was time to sharpen them the lubricant wouldn't clog the grinding stone. Thank you for the vids.
Man i really like this video. I use hatchets and smaller axes to build bows and love sharpening. But the talk about your grandpa was the best. Great job on this one
As I watched this video something occurred to me, I don't believe in the whole "better way". I wholeheartedly believe in what satisfies the soul. I can think of a dozen ways many of us would most likely do something, but why is it that we differ in our ways? It is what defines who we are to each other. I am a nutcase to some in being to what lengths I'll go to put my touchin all I do. To me it is about what satisfies my soul in doing what I felt is my best. As a kid I can remember in school a teacher had reminded me to do my best daily. I never really thought about how much of an impact she really made upon me. I can only hope that those we had entrusted our children to in our public schools that they urge those to come behind us to do their best as well. While raising our children isn't something our schools should be doing, for many they do. Our legacy is in our hands, I love the stories about family, it all goes hand in hand in life. There really is something satisfying about a good meal, a job well done, or after finalising a multi step task in seeing what awesome thing the human mind and body is. Just what is the capability of our passions? The sky really is no limit, I don't watch alot of TV, but a show my wife was watching had a young chef on a show and she said something that has alot of truth within. If your dreams don't scare you then they aren't big enough. I am sure she isn't the author of that idea, but dare to be inspired. Dream big and don't let another tell you their way is the only way. I think we all can learn alot from literally anyone if we take the time to listen... Thank you Cody for sharing what many of us try to be, just as you try to be, it will always be a work in progress.
Thanks for sharing the story about your grandfather. You were blessed...
I would just like to say that oil on the stone would improve its ability to sharpen, not impede it. this is because stones sharpen by cutting, NOT by wearing or by friction. you can imagine a sharpening stone as lots of very small cutting edges or blades, these CUT the metal and the oil helps by making it easier to slide your blade across the stone and it clears the sworf from the stone. water also clears the sworf but it doesn't lubricate. the reason you cannot use some oils is because they can clog up the pores in the stone and prevent cutting/sharpening. btw i find mineral oils work best. also please correct me if i am wrong.
+Shaun Blunden Exactly what i was going to say. If you are utilizing friction to sharpen an object then the outcome will not be optimal. Friction is a side effect of the act of sharpening.
Shaun Blunden , like he said, it all depends on what type of stone, what type of oil, what type of steel, what type of edge, repairing an edge or just fine tuning it.
Agreed. Saying you don't want to lubricate the stone because it will stop it cutting makes as much sense as saying you don't want to put oil on a drill bit or thread cutting tap when you're going through metal. Thin mineral oil, yes, not some super heavy stuff, but still oil. Not heard of using kerosene/paraffin, but I'll give it a go - it'd certainly be a lot cheaper than honing oil. I've heard of people using olive oil too.
I use olive oil as much as I can. If I ever have to use a blade or axe or hatchet etc for food items I’d rather not have some non edible possibly poisonous oil on them.
@@prepperjonpnw6482 smart!
I bought a Husavarna carpenters axe, and it was hard enough that a file would not readily cut it(brand new american made file). The file would load up and gall if pressed hard enough to cut. I did stone it out with a water stone, so mine was pretty hard. i am a machinist and use files every day and almost everything i machine and file on is hardened heat treated steel. I did use a Hammond belt sander to thin down the edge at work. I did try it it at home first on my porter cable belt sander, and I caught the edge as i was going back and forth, and the edge caught and it shredded the belt in a second flat. So my point is not all axes or cutting tools are not not created equal. Each one has it's own properties.
This is something I been thinking about I know the answer in buried in some book, or a old timer that is longer with use could answer. What about shaping spitting wedges cutting edges. what angle, how did they use to maintain them. I have seen many 60 years plus worn out wedges and all of a better edges / shapes. then what you can get in your cheap farm and home stores. Even factory edges on the Prandi , and Husqvarna are better then what what is commonly sold
Hey mate I love your videos I have been watching your videos since you first started on youtube, I actually just brought my first grandforest Bruks small forest axe I have wanted one for many year and it is the best axe I have ever used. I’m learning how to make my own knives and the old guy who has been making knives and sharping for 40 years. He told me the best thing to use on oil stones is dish soap, I found it works great for clearing the stones. Hopefully you find the same result.
Thanks Chase T Melbourne
from Australia
A little off the subject but discussing the lubricating oils for sharpening. Our elevator crews used liquid dish washing soap when drilling 1/8 inch thick stainless faceplates for instance to mount a round key switch escutcheon to lock out service to a particular floor that you didn’t want the public going to. The hole would be maybe 1 or 1 1/2inch in diameter and would be drilled with a good quality hole saw bit. Also for small twist drill holes. The liquid soap might work well for sharpening lubricant for the stones on the axe edges. Cheaper too than honeing oil. Try it!
JoeB
I inherited one of those old wet stones. It use to be my great grandfathers back from the 40’s. My great grandfather who use to work at a factory that made... sharpening stones
Thanks for your stand on Gods Word and sharing your knowledge with us
man I was totally wrong sharpening my axes with the grinder . thanks a bunch I learned a lot and really enjoy watching your videos.
I use a paper wheel on a grinder to sharpen knives, etc. I was able to shave hair with a SOG tomahawk I sharpened on it. That would be the way to go for an axe IMO. You can sharpen your tool in the amount of time it took him to show us a whet stone.
Dr. CisScum Shitlord III, Esq. does it get hot?
I now appreciate my stones in my collection even more. I like the diamond variety, but they wear off sooner than I'd like. If I don't try to rush, I can get and keep a shaving edge on my planes chisels and slick....
I appreciate the importance an useful content of all your videos. Your preserving the legacies of our grandfathers. Thank you, sincerely.
mine is all done, polished edge, counted strokes, arkensaw stone,thanks
Nice to see your grandfathers stone. The puck is handy but in a pinch if I'm stuck I use the long round stone for a scythe.
In the Boy Scout manual, they show, to use a file, for really dull ax4es, following up with a round stone, as shown in this video.
For Arkansas stones it would be honing oil. I have a Smith's Sharpening Kit that my grandfather had and it has 2 stones. A hard Arkansas, a soft Arkansas, and a 4oz can of honing oil. And it says its a mineral oil based product.
The gransfor bruks puck stones are awesome.
Lubrication isn't a bad thing. You don't abrade the metal by friction, the stone actually cuts the metal like a microscopic plane or a scraper. It's like the cutting fluid used when drilling metals - it's not only to cool the parts, it's also to reduce friction.
That said, I prefer 3in1 or better yet (unscented) baby oil, as they work just fine to keep oil stones from loading up and they are less irritating/noxious than either petroleum or diesel. You can handle 3in1 and baby oil (obviously) with bare skin without degreasing your skin and quite frankly messing it up with repeated exposure.
Life has way of leading us in the right direction even when we try to make our new path, we use the old paths as a refrence point. Your grandfather would be proud my friend...Indeed...
A wet stone on the other hand you are supposed to clean regulary with water to remove material that get stuck on the stone during the sharpening process
I didn't realize the old stones were superior to the new ones:) I may have to check Rogers Auction in OH this summer.
Great video and happy Sabbath to you and yours.
For me, sharpening an axe, no problem. The problem i have is in the disciplined angular motion. Ive sliced myself a number of times sharpening. The way you do it is the absolute best way, but its one of those lump in the throat ways for me because of my sharpening equilibrium. I believe patience goes hand and foot with discipline. I like the Kerosene tip. I wonder if lamp oil would be ok as well?
I learn so much watching your videos. Thank you Wranglerstar family!
“Bring the stone to the axe” could one do the same with a knife? I’m having lots of trouble putting a good edge on my knives the traditional way, but i can put a wicked sharp edge on an axe by bringing the stone to the axe
I had a old stone from my granddad that was so well used, it started out I’m guessing at 1” to 1 1/2 “ thick but worn to around 3/8” in the center. I learned on that which developed a different technique, so imagine I could get take the first layer of skin off sharpness and when I replaced that stone I couldn’t do it without relearning how to sharpen with a new flat stone.
I believe the oil is to help keep the stone clean but I agree about the diesel or water idea, that's what me and my dad have always done
I got to own few stones and learn how to use them! For the past 5 years I only do sharpening with sandpaper! God bless
Love the heirloom tools. Sadly my grandfathers barn burned down. And all was lost!!