You take the trouble of protecting the handles before you put them on the vise. That's the sign of a man that looks after his working implements properly.
I just never liked those things. I always shaped and sharpened my own axes so they got good penetration without sticking. A smooth continuous taper from edge back. You can’t just go buy an ax from the local box store because even the better ones have a steep angle at the leading edge and you would have to remove a lot of material off the cheeks to eliminate it. Find an old ax that hasn’t been fooled with and start there. I also used to use Johnson paste wax on mine. Reading the grain and speed worked best for me.
If you are serious about splitting your own wood , I would advise going on line and find an old American ax. You should see no discernible angle at the cutting edge. It should be a smooth taper back. They are still out there for sale. You just have to find one that no one has put an angle grinder to , lol.
After reading back my comment I realize it sounds like I am disagreeing with you and I didn’t mean it that way. I know most people use mauls but my personal preference was a good ax. Because of the reduced weight I felt I could generate a lot better speed and go all day. I’m in my sixties and don’t have a stove anymore so I don’t do it now but sometimes I miss it. The sound and repetition I found relaxing.
@@ChainsawUsers I know you did , I saw it , but you have to admit , you have to be good with that grinder to not notch the blade. I wrote that because I have seen a lot of edged equipment ruined to a point of unrecoverable using grinders.
@bluecollar5839 yes agree with that it takes a while to master it and I avoid the edge as it will turn blue fast. I would normally never use a grinder to do this. Buy I have brought 3 block splitters and the angle at the edge on the 3 splitters was 65° 85° and the worst one was 105° in that situation the block splitter will only bounce on hardwood here in Australia. Better sander would be good for finishing off after the angle grinder get a smooth finish then followed by oil stone. Thanks for your comments
Done to death not really a lot of splitting Aves and mauls all have the wrong micro bevel. Fiskars and Estwing are good. A Axe maker I know is going to produce a splitting axe maul and I gave some input. No matter what is out there you can always improve. That how things get better. And that's what we are doing
You take the trouble of protecting the handles before you put them on the vise. That's the sign of a man that looks after his working implements properly.
Gotta look after even the cheap ones also
I just never liked those things. I always shaped and sharpened my own axes so they got good penetration without sticking.
A smooth continuous taper from edge back.
You can’t just go buy an ax from the local box store because even the better ones have a steep angle at the leading edge and you would have to remove a lot of material off the cheeks to eliminate it. Find an old ax that hasn’t been fooled with and start there. I also used to use Johnson paste wax on mine.
Reading the grain and speed worked best for me.
I found Fiskars have great angles and estwing also
If you are serious about splitting your own wood , I would advise going on line and find an old American ax.
You should see no discernible angle at the cutting edge. It should be a smooth taper back.
They are still out there for sale.
You just have to find one that no one has put an angle grinder to , lol.
I have a estwing 2.7kh splitting maul great axe
After reading back my comment I realize it sounds like I am disagreeing with you and I didn’t mean it that way.
I know most people use mauls but my personal preference was a good ax.
Because of the reduced weight I felt I could generate a lot better speed and go all day.
I’m in my sixties and don’t have a stove anymore so I don’t do it now but sometimes I miss it. The sound and repetition I found relaxing.
Try a belt sander instead of a grinder , more control and a surprisingly nice finish for a quick and dirty sharpen.
There are cheap Chinese block splitters and I did a good job. Yes small belt sander would help
@@ChainsawUsers I know you did , I saw it , but you have to admit , you have to be good with that grinder to not notch the blade.
I wrote that because I have seen a lot of edged equipment ruined to a point of unrecoverable using grinders.
@bluecollar5839 yes agree with that it takes a while to master it and I avoid the edge as it will turn blue fast. I would normally never use a grinder to do this. Buy I have brought 3 block splitters and the angle at the edge on the 3 splitters was 65° 85° and the worst one was 105° in that situation the block splitter will only bounce on hardwood here in Australia. Better sander would be good for finishing off after the angle grinder get a smooth finish then followed by oil stone. Thanks for your comments
well we talked this one to death Now din't we?????????????????????
Done to death not really a lot of splitting Aves and mauls all have the wrong micro bevel. Fiskars and Estwing are good.
A Axe maker I know is going to produce a splitting axe maul and I gave some input. No matter what is out there you can always improve. That how things get better. And that's what we are doing
"Because the wood is hard." Great, should I move on to marshmallow?
Isnt that a french merlin?
Cheap Chinese metal
Good good and good.