A bit of demolition work with an Estwing, and ironing out the damage after!

[FortyTwoBlades]

A bit busy with moving into our new house at the moment, but once things are a little less chaotic I'd be happy to!

 

[Beachlogger]

I'll be waiting patiently to find out what a mutt stone is,lol

 

[FortyTwoBlades]

I'll be waiting patiently to find out what a mutt stone is,lol

That'd be these. They're the first in the American Mutt series of sharpening stones under our new <BYX•CO> line of sharpening equipment. Each series name denotes a particular blend of grit, bond strength, abrasive type, etc. regardless of the particular stone shape it happens to be. Bond may be slightly modified from model to model in accordance with the requirements of that shape, but the same effective end results are targeted in all cases. The idea is to give consistent and predictable performance series by series with a targeted range of application in mind. In the case of the Arctic Fox series the "foundational" blend is a 400 ANSI grit blue aluminum oxide (color caused by the addition of iron and titanium during the crystal fusing process) with a medium-hard bond. It's targeted at rapid finish and maintenance honing, particularly when in the field with work to get done. The dual-grit stones have the addition of a dark blue-grey face in 240 grit. The American Mutt series is an extra-extra-coarse stone made using waste material from the manufacture of grinding wheels and mounted points, and contain a wide range of grits in silicon carbide, aluminum oxide, and some loose diamond grit shed from the diamond grinding wheel used in dressing. The addition of the mixed finer grits causes it to leave a much finer finish than one would expect for so coarse of a stone. It's excellent for bevel-setting or damage removal work, especially on tools too hard and/or dirty to be filed.

 

[Beachlogger]

Would you use those like a file with the axe stationary or like you were sharpening a knife where the stone is stationary?

 

[FortyTwoBlades]

Typically one uses the stone to "scrub" the bit rather than bringing the axe to the stone.