Sharpen a Hatchet - PEP BB tool.sand.hatchet

gir bot · Mar 23, 2022 20:03:47

This hatchet was rusting away. Nothing wrong with it really so I decided to clean it up a bit.

gir bot · May 10, 2022 16:47:49

I bought a SOG Hatchet that was not out of the box sharp and had some dings already on the edge. I used a whetstone for this as the hatchet is really light and the blade is almost the exact width of the whetstone. Overall it came out super clean. It was a little hard getting pictures of the paper being cut because the lighting was bad but it worked!!!

May 11, 2022 16:56:16

Sorry about that! I did indeed forget those pics. I added my sharpened edge photos now. I hope the light isnt too bad

gir bot · May 25, 2022 17:52:50

I followed the "Scary Sharp Edge" tutorial video to sharpen the hatchet found in the Love Shack.

Here's a photo of the hatchet needing a bit of sharpening TLC:

Here's my setup. I followed the tutorial example by having multiple, varied grits of sandpaper and applied it to both sides of the hatchet while it was clamped-down to the table.

Here's the finished, sharpened hatchet head. The pit is gone and the rest of the blade is finished nice, clean, and sharp:

May 25, 2022 20:14:40

^^Phew, that took some time. You are more patient than I. Looks great though!

gir bot · Jun 15, 2022 19:31:13

Will be cleaning up the rest of it soon. It was very dull to start and now cuts paper well.
Thanks Mike! This is my first bb

gir bot · Jul 20, 2022 16:14:36

Sharpening a hatchet and taking out the nicks in it.

gir bot · Jul 28, 2022 06:50:44

My first teenager hatchet needed love, good for a bb !

gir bot · Sep 02, 2022 13:58:03

Found this old rusty hatchet in the workshop with a few dents and a decent layer of rust. Time for an upgrade!

Used three grades of whetstone and my little slow moving electric wheel.