ContrarianTrail to pics@lemmy.worldEnglish · 19 days agoGrandmom asked me to sharpen her hatchet. What's worth doing is worth over-doingi.imgur.comimagemessage-square105fedilinkarrow-up1896arrow-down111
arrow-up1885arrow-down1imageGrandmom asked me to sharpen her hatchet. What's worth doing is worth over-doingi.imgur.comContrarianTrail to pics@lemmy.worldEnglish · 19 days agomessage-square105fedilink
minus-squareContrarianTrailOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up33·19 days 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_Shrubberylinkfedilinkarrow-up5·19 days 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.