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When you finish the parkerize, give the edge a half inch pass with paper or the polish wheel for that deadly killer looking edge...
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Looks like the ones that we had in the pioneer tool boxes in the Engineers. I believe they were part of the set of tools for the 1/4 ton "Jeep" along with a shovel which mounted the side of the vehicle. In most cases they were left off in the motor pool otherwise they would grow feet and walk away if not watched.
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Makes me think of my great-grandfather's axe, absolutely the same one he used, except the handle's been replaced five times and the head three times. Or so the saying goes... It is absolutely priceless in sentimental value.
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Originally Posted by
Daan Kemp
except the handle's been replaced five times and the head three times. Or so the saying goes...
Classic! My dad use to say that about my grandfathers hunting knife.
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Looks like the axes we would pack in our ahkios in Alaska. Except ours were all OD green and didn't have that funky duct tape around the handle.
BEAR
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When it comes to sharpening it, use an angle grinder with the Walter Quick-Step bonded abrasive pads: they produce a suitable convex bevel with a near razor edge, and very quickly. Ensure the part of the pad touching the blade is rotating away from the edge at all times or you will get a jolt, or something worse.
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Originally Posted by
BEAR
didn't have that funky duct tape around the handle.
Yeah, I wish my dad was still around to ask about the axe and the duct tape. There is nothing and no damage to the wood under the duct tape.
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Walter Quick-Step bonded abrasive pads:
I'm intrigued but not sure which pad part number you are suggesting. I'd think an angle grinder might have too many R's and heat up the edge a bit too much. Have a link? I've always used files (if needed to cut an edge) and puck stones for a final edge.
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I'm intrigued but not sure which pad part number you are suggesting. I'd think an angle grinder might have too many R's and heat up the edge a bit too much. Have a link? I've always used files (if needed to cut an edge) and puck stones for a final edge.
I agree, I sharpen all of my father's axes using a hand file.
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I still have one that "jump" into the trunk (boot) of my car when we turned in our M151 Jeeps. It told me that it did not want to be scrapped and to save him. LOL!!!
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