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I saw the results of someone not using safety in sharpening an axe.
Nasty.
Still he was lucky, and will have a "hard row to hoe" for a bit, still will recover.
I volunteered to finish the sharpening for him. I simply wanted to, and quite frankly wanted the challenge and...sounds dumb, still therapy in doing so.
I used to have some heavy leather, with a slit, in which a file was used through in sharpening an axe. I often just used a file(s).
Yes, even with the protection of using a file through a slit in heavy leather, I also wore leather gloves.
Axe head was clamped with a "C" vise. My vise has been borrowed from the barn, so I used the clamp.
What I really prefer is a vise, that rotates. I can "flip the axe head over" more easily to sharpen.
I used heavy cardboard with a slit in lieu of leather, and wore leather gloves.
Yeah, while it is just an axe, be this a camp, boys or full size, an axe during sharping can and will do some serious, serious hurt, even permanent injury.
Let us be careful out there - Hill Street Blues
Sending best,
Steve
Nasty.
Still he was lucky, and will have a "hard row to hoe" for a bit, still will recover.
I volunteered to finish the sharpening for him. I simply wanted to, and quite frankly wanted the challenge and...sounds dumb, still therapy in doing so.
I used to have some heavy leather, with a slit, in which a file was used through in sharpening an axe. I often just used a file(s).
Yes, even with the protection of using a file through a slit in heavy leather, I also wore leather gloves.
Axe head was clamped with a "C" vise. My vise has been borrowed from the barn, so I used the clamp.
What I really prefer is a vise, that rotates. I can "flip the axe head over" more easily to sharpen.
I used heavy cardboard with a slit in lieu of leather, and wore leather gloves.
Yeah, while it is just an axe, be this a camp, boys or full size, an axe during sharping can and will do some serious, serious hurt, even permanent injury.
Let us be careful out there - Hill Street Blues
Sending best,
Steve