1. Belt grits used: 36,80,120,220,400,600 2. Grind current edge down. Use flat on the grinder. (Dip in water to cool) DO NOT OVERHEAT!!! 3. Establish the bevels to 25°/ 30 36grt.( Dip in water to cool) DO NOT OVERHEAT!!! Leave about 5/10 thousandth of land. Cut/grind away from point/land ☆be sure it's the same and even on both sides. 4. Move to slack part of belt (still on 36grt) keep moving bevels closer to the point/land. ☆flip around and cut/grind tord point/land ☆be VERY CAREFUL to keep bevels even and the same 5. move to 80grt keep checking reflection of light on bevels to make sure its straight and even. Make sure land is slowly disappearing. Move to 120grt keep checking angles. ☆●Move to 220grt at this point look for burr 6. Once burr has appeared keep as Evan as possible. IF YOU DO NOT PRODUCE A BURR AXE WILL NOT BE SHARP!!! Move through 400 and 600grt 7. Use buffer to pop off burr 8. If a little burr remains use raw side of leather to remove the rest of the burr.

Mr. Tim , I have been a whittler & a woodcarver for over 50 years , & what you are calling the burr , we have always called it achieving the wire edge & from that stage you achieve the polished edge which is scalpel / razor sharp & leaves a shiny cut surface on the wood !!! with the grinding belt & the backer platen you get an angled bevel , but when you go to the slack belt area it changes it to a convex bevel , which is very desirable for many cutting chores with a polished edge . another thing is that you can test the polished edge in BASSWOOD aka LINDEN WOOD & if there are any ragged patches on the edge , it will leave linear marks in the soft wood for you to see visually , a nice way to sort of final test the edge to make sure it is homogeneous ...

Fine video to watch with a hot coffee on a cold Canadian morning.

Finally, a good reason to hang onto those ULine books.

Very nice video today Tim. Very well explained and every helpful. Can't wait to see more videos soon my friend. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friend. Forge on. Keep making. God bless.

Easily surgical razor sharp. Extremely dangerous and not for the novice or kids. Thanks for sharing this as the grind/polish is as important as every other ingredient.

I remember reading about pioneers injuring themselves badly while chopping wood. I wondered how this was possible every time I used an axe... then I used a properly sharpened axe. holy cow!! if you dont pay attention to what you are doing you can hurt yourself really really bad!! especially if you treat it as if it were dull. I havent had any close calls, but a sharp axe is a tool that demands respect

Finally, a practical use for my U-Line catalog collection.

This might be one of the best videos you have made by virtue of how many areas beyond axe making this applies to. Keep up the good work

Oooooh Timmy, I've had my eye on some nice old antique axes at the old antique shop. I'm really going to have some fun now. Thanks for the video!!!!!

I do the same roughing out or correcting chips on the blade on the slack of the belt sander as you called it (I only use 120 and 220 grit for minor dent corrections), but then for getting that edge, I use the disc sander with a felt disc and different grit polishing pastes. And yeah, one of my favourite pastimes is moving that burr from one side to the other until it's finally gone and I can shave with that axe (I never shave). Main idea, though, is to get a fat, round bevel instead of a straight one, as I feel this gives the edge more support if it hits something nasty, like the pavement, and I also *think* it helps with splitting.

Glad to see someone finally found a good use for those uline catalogs.

I've ALWAYS Had a knack for sharpening, knives, to razor sharp, machetes as well....I use the same technique starting with....150 grit...120...220...320...400...600...2000 for a mirror like finish....and a whole lot of elbow grease....!!!! Thanks for sharing this...!!!

That is one straight and shiny straight on the belt grinder, can see reflexion on it 😎😎

Thanks for sharing your experience with sharping axes, I definitely learned a lot from your video.

Excellent video Timothy. "Its all about the burr", love that! I took your advise, headed to my shed, sharpened my axes and did the "cut the corner of a book" test. Fantastic! Very satisfying. Thank you. Keep up the great content 🙂

Nice nice! Belt sharpened! Thanks for the schooling Mr.Tim! Cheers, Jerbs 👍🏼🇨🇦🔥🔪🔥🇨🇦👍🏼

Thanks for that information on are sharpening I found it very helpful. Keep up the good work

haha nice first time seeing you I do really like your video. I am a blacksmith apprentice and building a little workshop myself. looking foreward to learn some from your videos that i might not have seen before in the shop. My master is doing a lot of blacksmithing for balconys and such so didn't get to see much off work on axes making or refurbishing them. keep it up mate you are just great!

Another excellent video. Cheers Tim.

I always enjoy your videos. Thanks Tim!

Meine Mechaniker was here 🤚👏

This is the kind of stuff i subbed for! Thanks for this one

Thanks for providing the instructions in text too. As my buddy said in the 70s, That baby is shop. It is way shop. It is mota cycle shop.

h yeah, this videos gonna hit a couple million views guaranteed. Thanks Tim

It was fun learning to sharpen an axe. Thanks Tim. Say hi to Martin for me, k.

"IT'S SHARP" 🙂 Another awesome vid Tim!

Very cool video, thanks for the detailed explanation of your process. As always amazing content. Keep it up

Great Video!!! I have a small 1x30 belt sander. I go all the way up to 5000 grit then the belt sander leather strop.

Love ❤️ this channel. Norlund is the axe Cadillac btw

The cool part about the slack part is that it gives a convex edge :) so more resistant to hits,wich is what you want :)

Thank You Tim!

Cool man! Good job

i really want to see a Tasmanian pattern axe on here

Great video, I will try this

Wow I wouldn't believe it could cut like that after you sharpened it if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes

Indeed you are not saying it... But I am saying you're the best axe sharpener!

AMAZING!...thanks 4 video. be kind.

Yup sharp. Should make the surgeons suturing task easy on my leg and the scaring minimal.

Great video. Thanks

Tim! Love your content. I'd REALLY love to see your take on a carving axe!

Featuring the ULINE catalog in its most exciting role until now!

Very interesting...thanking you

Hey man, it was great and relaxing watching this video. I want to give you just one little tip. When working on the leather you should pull towards you, that way you won't shave off and ruin the leather. You can also do it on ya belt if needed.

I have Notifications set to All and never got one for this video (nor your other recent ones--looked/watched specifically this time!).

You can get a sharper edge, Tim, if you use a tungsten carbide rod to steel the burr off rather than the leather. A little bit of pressure, and the smooth surface of the carbide bar stock will help burnish the very edge to make it a little work-hardened.

Nice one

Thanks for sharing 🙏

Thank you!!!! Next build maybe a viking boar style spear?

Wow 💥

This has been a pretty chilly winter here in BC.

Nice 👍

Great

Tim, thankyou for listening to your Subs. I know I asked you to show us how you sharpen your axes. Good job. I have a belt sander, but have not had a chance to use it yet. Question... I don't have a buffer what else could I use instead??

Nice sharpening process. Sure beats files!👍

Is it possible to use an eccentric grinder if you dont have those machines :)?

Merci bien !

Hey Tim, great video as always. However, could you please start putting your measurements in your videos in metric as well? Or not, it's up to you, but I would greatly appreciate it

I've been wondering. Thanks. Could we perhaps get another version of this video for those of us that don't have or can't afford a sweet belt sander like that. For instance, I have a tiny bench top 1" belt sander, an angle grinder, a random orbital sander and files.

Assalamu alaykum very good

He keeps reminding me of Matthew McConaughey, they look quite similar.

Any tips for maintaining that consistent angle when grinding I find I’m all over the place and my edge doesn’t stay consistent and that’s what makes it sharp I know it takes practice but it’s hard for me I have a shake in my hands

I liked the vid at 0:11

How long will it last tho..

Yo yo yo

اوه بروفيسور

Hey Tim! A quick question. Is there a reason why you're not using a polishing compound on leather and going with only backward strokes? Thanks!

I can give a beat up and chipped axe a shaving sharp edge with just a hand file in about 30 minutes. Is belt grinding really worth the cost of belts? Does it give substantially better results?

That grinding face!

Not sure if you mention but a lot is just _practice._ You just gotta practice.

Hi Tim I like your hat? Do you sell them on your website?

Do you use an angle guide or just wing it? Assume you just wing it.

Question: is overheating an issue with belt sanders?

You, sir Tim, remind me somewhat of Matthew Maconehey, with the way you look and grin, and some of the way you talk and your mannerisms. But as for the video, yeah, that is sharp, but repeated paper cutting will dull that edge some. Paper is hard on an edge.

Ive noticed the bur thing as well.

Do a sharp axe video for us with no belt sander.

boa noite meu amigo como é que eu faço pra comprar uma machado mim mandar ou teu atzzp OK

Dyck...Was my Grandfather's last name....!!!

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I’m somewhat familiar with what you’re referring to with the transition and same angles etc. this could be really good with a few illustrations to better explain what you’re doing- since I’m not familiar enough to totally understand what I was hoping to learn. I suppose, maybe it was only to highlight your skills not teach me what and how to do it myself 😊

On the first grinding shot I caught myself saying “put on a mask!” But I then told myself “I dont mask up all the time, so don’t be a dick about it.” Then I saw you wearing the good 3M, and I felt really stupid for having an old N98 with as much metal dust inside as out. Any suggestions for getting sharpening dust out of an apple airpod case? Cheers! And oh yeah; hell of a nice edge without being preachy! Much a-preach-eated -CY

I wish I could buy an axe from you

Guys, did you notice he changes the direction from not slack belt grinding to the slack belt grinding direction? Might be important, too.

Yes

why you cutting the leather away just strop in backwards ?!

I know a guy that follows your steps but takes it a lot further. He’ll profile with the belt sander, maybe some light hand sanding burly he’ll take it to higher grits and he’ll finish on a diamond stone and a strop just the same as you would a knife. You want to talk about sharp? It might fit you just for looking at it a little too long. Obviously it’s not necessary to take it that far and an edge that fine probably doesn’t last that long but man I swear it could almost split air molicules lol.

That's awesome however what's weird about razor sharp steel and I will never understand is after you finish chopping a tree down that axe is no longer razor sharp like it was before but we all know steel is harder than wood??

Like my dad used to say, sharp as an axe and twice as hard in the head 😎😛

I' m one of those kind of guys .has trouble. With right words So see that small picture... with the black rings , there a throwing hatchet or axe in the wall.... She found her distance. So on May 7 2021 My wife said her family used wood For heat in winter time Brother old sister see who could stick it the most . I'm a believer. Why sure . Took my baseball cap hung it up One step back Hit my cap with the back of the axe First time. Do feel it be channel she may Like.

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How to make a sharp axe or how to make an axe sharp?

No one i know can sharpen a axe. I wish I had better friends in that department. My axe is store bought and not very expensive. I have tried phoning around to different sharpers but no one will touch a axe.

Hello, my friends, I'd like to gently direct you to a video by BushcraftSysiphus, about the danger zone. There are three distinct zones of an axes sharpness, four if you want to be technical. The grind, the bevel, the secondary bevel, the the micro-bevel, and youd be hard pressed to convince me otherwise. Level of polish is a matter of preference

to sharp for me to use!!

Блин чувак, это можно было за 1 минуту показать.

Пришли мне токой же

У топора плохая форма и плохой баланс. Чувствуется, что люди не часто имеет дело с хорошей древесиной.

А палец так сможеш?

Зачем

You keep saying you can't wait to see me in the next video and I have been waiting 6 months for you to show up at my house with a video camera. When are you going to stop leading me on Tim.