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The lowest cost hatchet Ive ever seen (and then I improved it)

 
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Over the weekend I bought the lowest priced hatchet Ive seen in a long time. But boy was it dull. So I sharpened it and made a sheath.

Im attaching a video a video of the before and after sharpness.

















This is how the sharpening improved the edge. (Click link below)

sharness video

Then I made a leather sheath.









I dont know how well it will hold an edge but for now its at least sharper than when I started.
 
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That's great. I'd love to hear about how the edge holds up after some use.
 
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Did you get any wood cut that day?
Amazing to set it no even sharpened at the start.
 
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