ContrarianTrail@lemm.ee to pics@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoGrandmom asked me to sharpen her hatchet. What's worth doing is worth over-doingi.imgur.comexternal-linkmessage-square105fedilinkarrow-up1898arrow-down111
arrow-up1887arrow-down1external-linkGrandmom asked me to sharpen her hatchet. What's worth doing is worth over-doingi.imgur.comContrarianTrail@lemm.ee to pics@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square105fedilink
minus-squareContrarianTrail@lemm.eeOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up33·3 months agoYeah, edge that sharp serves no purpose on axe. It’ll bend and then be dull again. Shallower point with the burr removed is more durable and stays sharp(ish) for much longer.
minus-squareEvil_Shrubbery@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up5·3 months agoThx, I was looking for this bit of context - somehow the possibility you made it sharp “bcs it’s better” made me uneasy. I’m glad it’s done properly.
Yeah, edge that sharp serves no purpose on axe. It’ll bend and then be dull again. Shallower point with the burr removed is more durable and stays sharp(ish) for much longer.
Thx, I was looking for this bit of context - somehow the possibility you made it sharp “bcs it’s better” made me uneasy.
I’m glad it’s done properly.