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-up19·19 days agoNot even close. That level of sharpness would only matter on axe if you intend to use it as a weapon. Chopping wood with edge like that would just bend it and make it dull prematurely.
minus-squarenexussapphirelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·19 days agoI don’t think it’s hardened. Softer steel doesn’t tend to chip and harder steel is more difficult to sharpen.
minus-squareJohnDClay@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up5·19 days agoAbsolutely, that level of sharpness would be detrimental, but was just wondering how much you overdid it.
Not even close. That level of sharpness would only matter on axe if you intend to use it as a weapon. Chopping wood with edge like that would just bend it and make it dull prematurely.
Or chip the blade.
I don’t think it’s hardened. Softer steel doesn’t tend to chip and harder steel is more difficult to sharpen.
Absolutely, that level of sharpness would be detrimental, but was just wondering how much you overdid it.