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Sharpening a brush axe #1865049
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What's the best file or some tips on sharpening one? Mines about eight years old and I have never sharpened it.


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Re: Sharpening a brush axe [Re: leroycnbucks] #1865050
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Don't get it to sharp...edge wont hold up and its dang dangerous
I use a side grinder and a vice...


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Re: Sharpening a brush axe [Re: leroycnbucks] #1865056
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mmmmmmm hmmmmmmmm.... Some folks call it a brush axe I calls it a sling blade. mmmmmm hmmmmmm.....


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Re: Sharpening a brush axe [Re: leroycnbucks] #1865064
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I use one frequently and have always used a 12" mill bastard file.


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Re: Sharpening a brush axe [Re: leroycnbucks] #1865066
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I bought am axe sharpener from lowes. Does mine real well

Re: Sharpening a brush axe [Re: leroycnbucks] #1865083
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Re: Sharpening a brush axe [Re: bama7x57] #1865096
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Originally Posted By: bama7x57
I use one frequently and have always used a 12" mill bastard file.


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Re: Sharpening a brush axe [Re: leroycnbucks] #1865099
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Use a large mill bastard file and a vice and draw file it. I got well acquainted with a bush hook when I was a young man.


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Re: Sharpening a brush axe [Re: bama7x57] #1865113
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Originally Posted By: bama7x57
I use one frequently and have always used a 12" mill bastard file.

Yup.


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Re: Sharpening a brush axe [Re: jacannon] #1865115
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Ok, this is a sling blade:



And this is a bush axe:



I don't know what a brush axe might be. smile

I've always just sharpened my bush axe with a file. I've never owned a sling blade, so I don't know how to sharpen one of them. My grandfather had one he used but I was really young when he was using it and he never would let me play with it.

I hope this post has been educational. smile


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Re: Sharpening a brush axe [Re: leroycnbucks] #1865120
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I've always used a file, too, but contrary to an above comment, I get it as sharp as I can get it.


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Re: Sharpening a brush axe [Re: leroycnbucks] #1865129
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Sorry to correct you PCP, but it is actually a "bush hook"
Axes have thick and heavy blades grin

Re: Sharpening a brush axe [Re: leroycnbucks] #1865131
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Same way I've always heard it...bush hook. I've always thought of a bush or brush axe as an implement that looks just like a bush hook, but has a much thicker and heavier blade.

Sling blade...same as PCP.


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Re: Sharpening a brush axe [Re: alhawk] #1865161
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Originally Posted By: alhawk
Sorry to correct you PCP, but it is actually a "bush hook"
Axes have thick and heavy blades grin


Nope. My dad called it a bush axe, and he was never wrong about anything in his life. All you had to do was ask him. smile


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Re: Sharpening a brush axe [Re: poorcountrypreacher] #1865169
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Originally Posted By: poorcountrypreacher
Ok, this is a sling blade:



And this is a bush axe:



I don't know what a brush axe might be. smile

I've always just sharpened my bush axe with a file. I've never owned a sling blade, so I don't know how to sharpen one of them. My grandfather had one he used but I was really young when he was using it and he never would let me play with it.

I hope this post has been educational. smile



I mint bush axe. grin


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Re: Sharpening a brush axe [Re: leroycnbucks] #1865178
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Then there's the Gerber "brush thinner" which is an absolute ninja in the woods. I recommend grip tape for the handles because it will fly out of your hand when they get sweaty.


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Re: Sharpening a brush axe [Re: leroycnbucks] #1865184
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I've always called them a bush axe too, but have been corrected many times. I think they are formally known as a ditch bank blade.
I use a grinder and file.


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Re: Sharpening a brush axe [Re: leroycnbucks] #1865245
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For a really fine edge, use a dremel tool. For a reasonable edge, use a grinder.


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Re: Sharpening a brush axe [Re: leroycnbucks] #1865257
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4 " side grinder then 90 degree air die grinder with 2" disc, then finish with a second cut file if needed. That's how I do mower blades.



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Re: Sharpening a brush axe [Re: leroycnbucks] #1865259
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