Sharpening an axe

[00tec]

Anyone know of somewhere or someone that will sharpen my axe in preparation for Memorial weekend? I have a fiskars axe, and after a year of hard use, it needs a bit of love. I'm in Thornton, local would be best.

[ray1970]

Hmm. Am I wrong for just using an angle grinder, a file, or a stone depending on how dull it gets?

[00tec]

Hmm. Am I wrong for just using an angle grinder, a file, or a stone depending on how dull it gets?

I think a grinder will heat it up too much and screw with the temper. Not to mention getting a consistent angle would be hard.

I don't have the patience to do it with a file.

[StagLefty]

This might help:
http://www.yellowpages.com/thornton-co/knife-sharpening

[Wolfen]

Don't know if there are any good knife/axe sharpening places, but you should learn how to sharpen it yourself. Good thing to know and really not that hard.

Also, a word of warning on sharpening, using power tools can create enough heat to change the properties of your blade, thereby ruining it. Beware of people who use tools that can create lots of heat. you have to know what you are doing with power tools.

good luck

[birddog]

If you have a good bastard file it doesn't really require too much. Less than 10 minuets and you should be done. i sure wouldn't pay someone for that.

[bobbyfairbanks]

If you have a good bastard file it doesn't really require too much. Less than 10 minuets and you should be done. i sure wouldn't pay someone for that.

This is so tue. Put your axe head in a vice pull out the file and your done.

[Wulf202]

I also recommend buying a file or a puck
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIZBw...eature=related

if you're set on someone else doing it contact Primal on here, though i'm not sure he's made a new login since the crash. He's who i take my expensive stuff to.

[rondog]

Yeah, an axe ain't like a knife, all you need is a way to clamp it so it won't move, and a 10-12" fine bastard file. They don't need to be as sharp as knives do, or need perfect edges. A friggin' chimp could sharpen an axe with a file.

[birddog]

yup, super easy. You really don't want to go super sharp with an axe anyway. They use as much blunt force and they do cutting so as long as it is moderatly sharp you will be good to go. Files are cheap, you should see a return on the investment after the first time.