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Bug pone sharpens an axe
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Bug pone sharpens an axe
Commission for Folgore42
Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Letson sharpening an axe in Courtland, Lawrence County, Alabama (9/6/2025)
This item has been aggregated as part of the Association of Southeastern Libraries (ASERL)'s "Deeply Rooted: The Agricultural & Rural History of the American South" project.
Alabama Cooperative Extension Service Photographs
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I'M REALLY BAD AT SHARPENING BLADES
I’M REALLY BAD AT SHARPENING BLADES
Although in a pinch I can sharpen (Kinda) a dull blade when in the outdoors, I am in no way good at it. In fact I am terrible at it. Free hand sharpening is something I have never mastered , truth be told not even close to it. I can get it to cut what I need but in the process I totally mess the blade up. Then its off to the local sharpening hero to save the day. This on my budget is not working…
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I'M REALLY BAD AT SHARPENING BLADES
I’M REALLY BAD AT SHARPENING BLADES
Although in a pinch I can sharpen (Kinda) a dull blade when in the outdoors, I am in no way good at it. In fact I am terrible at it. Free hand sharpening is something I have never mastered , truth be told not even close to it. I can get it to cut what I need but in the process I totally mess the blade up. Then its off to the local sharpening hero to save the day. This on my budget is not working…
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Scary Sharp: Rooster's Foolproof Ax Sharpening Method
Scary Sharp: Rooster’s Foolproof Ax Sharpening Method
by Todd Walker
“Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.”
This quote, falsely attributed to Abraham Lincoln, is inspirational but scary to anyone new to ax-manship. I get the idea of the quote. But four hours to sharpen an ax?
Okay, if an ax is in really bad shape, you could spend a few hours on the work bench. But once you’ve spent time achieving…
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