Will these sharpen an ax? I bought a cheapo hardware ax for $15.Needs major sharpening.A regular sharpening stone's not doing the trick
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Your problem is your cheapo ax. You are going to be forever sharpening it because its made cheap metal and won't hold and edge. You will save many hours of time if you go buy an old ax head made of good steel, sharpen that one, and rehandle it. As for your cheapo ax, sell it for 3$ and accept your 12$ lesson in life.
1447657
I purchased these for my husband and asked him. He said that the grit is fine and extra fine. There is no coarse grit to handle major jobs. You might start with a flat file and then use the stone.
1447658
I've found this stone works well with kitchen cutlery but is too fine for garden equipment. If you've got the axe ground down, the coarse grit side would be a good finisher but the fine grit side would just get torn up.
1447659
You are better off using a bench grinder first to get the edge ,the whetstone will maintain it afterwards.
1447660
No, this would not be my first choice. The corse grit will not remove enough metal. For a $15 axe I'd use a file to get the edge to a reasonable shape.
1447661
I'm no expert, but I'm guessing if you've tried a stone already this one won't do it for you. Check out a local fab shop and have them use a grinder on your ax. You can get a nice edge if you know what you're doing with a grinder.
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Yes, they can be sharpened! I LOVE a sharp knife, and I sharpen all of my knives regularly! Kuhn rikon sharpener is great, but I recently got a new sharpener as a stocking stuffer, it's called "edge of glory", I love it too. These aren't expensive knives, but for the price, I love them. My old ones, I sharpen every other time I use them, my new ones are a joy to use! Even high dollar knives need to be sharpened every now and then! I give these as gifts!
930236
No they can't be sharpened. Even if they could be it might not be worth it to sharpen them. Might be the same amount of money to just buy new ones.
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i have had mine for several months now and still have not needed to sharpen them.However they are made of a steel like metal that could be sharpen although I doubt that they will need it. I always store mine in the holders provided.
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no, and I wouldn't buy these again, I had the black warrior and thought these would be the same, but they are cheap ones, the lead is not as smooth and the wood is cheaper wood, so when you sharpen them the wood is rough and not smooth. i think its the difference between the cedar ones ( more expensive) and these cheaper ones. I think i will buy the more expensive ones next time,as these are not fun to write with.
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I've never tried to sharpen them. I have sharpened other bits and blades etc. You would want to sharpen from the hole side only. I would imagine a dremel would work fine though.
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I do believe you can do so, but must say I have not tried one myself. It will sharpen almost any edge you want, axe.s, lawn mower blades, scissors, gut-hook knives also. Hope this helps out..es
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Hi Casey, I'm sure you'll get better responses from more qualified experts, however, from my experience with sharpening blades, I would highly recommend NOT using this or any pull-thru sharperner for your katana blade. I'm sure you paid a nice bit of money for your sword. If you use this type of sharpener, it would sharpen the edge a bit, but it would most likely ruin the geometry of your Katana Sword in the process. There are plenty of sharpening tutorials online you can find concerning sword sharpening. For these large blades, it will take a multi-step process of manual hand sharpening with different grit stones/diamond plates. Check out bladeforums.com for some good info. There are a lot of sites with great information from very experienced people. You can even pick up the basics from clips on youtube. I hope this helps.
1981157
Works only for thinner axes. I tried on a maul and a large axe and the blade edge is not able to engage the 'sharpening elements' except for the upper and lower corners.
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Get a good quality set of stones of different grit. I have not sharpened mine yet but have an assortment of different blades. I use either a 4 stone Arkansas kit and depending on knife and material, you can get one of these Woodstock SteeleX D1130 1000 Grit and 6000 Grit Japanese Waterstone
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No. They're garbage... Go spend 40 extra bucks and buy something nice. They are really really crappy. They're crazy sharp out of the package but they're really weak. Great decoration but good for nothing else.
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I have the x27 and it works great. You have to tilt the head a bit when running it through the sharpener, but my ax came out razor sharp after a few runs. Wood beware!
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My husband says....the sharpener will produce a sharp enough enough edge to shave hair from your arm. However if you over sharpen your knife the edge will not last as long...but if you watch the video (included) they explain using the 30° back edge and that will help strengthen the edge. You can get a sharper edge by stropping...however I recommend the ultra find grit stones...purchased separately, for razor sharp edge.
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The slots would probably be too narrow for axes , but machetes should work fine. I have found that although it scratched my knife blades the Furi Rachael Ray Ozitech Diamond Fingers Pro Knife Sharpener works great on axes. It should be fine for machetes too.
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i sharpen them by hand, they seem too delicate to sharpen with an electric sharpener. works just fine.
2155900
Yes, but there are better options. Sharpening stones are usually rectangular. You place the stone on a workbench or similar surface, and glide the knife over it. That's a bit harder to do with a tool that has a 36" handle, so this sharpener was designed to be held in the hand & glided across the axe blade that you are holding in your other hand.
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You might need to do more sharpening . The point is actually pretty good . I wanted my blade quite a bit sharper so I spent some time putting a better edge on it . I've been very pleased with them . Very good weight and ballance . Hope this helps.