Axe Sharpening

[Northumbriman]

Ok here is the thing with axes.... if you buy an axe in a shop it will absolutely have to be ground down. The edge will be way to thick for sharpening otherwise. I bought a medium axe from B&Q and had the same result you have been finding. Get an angle grinder and workmate bench clamp the axe securley and grind the edge down to thin it out. As a fantastic alternative you could go to alocalboot sale and search the old tool boxes on the stalls-- I have bought up some really good OLD axe heads that given a little TLC have been much better than modern store bought axes. Carve your own haft too and you end up with a great woodaxe.