Anyone use a true temper tommy axe

[Gung_ho]

I rehafted mine and sharpened it and it doesn't cut good at all. The hafting job leaves a lot to be desired but it just seems like it wants to glance or bounce back. Is that normal with them or is something up with mine?

 

[bsmith_shoot]

How's the edge look?
Its it hafted straight and square?
What are you cutting into?
Any pics?

 

[Square_peg]

Those have thick blades. A worn one will need substantial re-profiling before sharpening. I'm guessing your edge angle is too wide.

Mine chops nicely.

 

[300Six]

Those have thick blades. A worn one will need substantial re-profiling before sharpening. I'm guessing your edge angle is too wide.
Mine chops nicely.

I'd go with this advice. Successive generations of sharpeners and users may well have lazily turned your chopping axe into a splitter. I bought a cheap splitting wedge a few years ago (had to deal with some really gnarly firewood) that was so blunt-angled it wouldn't 'stick' into wood via a light tap and would 'bounce out' with every sledgehammer strike. Had to resort to using a portable grinder (and for quite awhile) in order to get the tip angle to be more suitable. If you have to resort to extensive re-grinding in order to get a slimmer tip profile make sure not to overheat the blade or you'll lose the temper in it.

 

[FortyTwoBlades]

Glancing and bouncing blades are almost always the result of the edge angle being too thick, as mentioned. Thin that puppy down!

A glancing blow arises when you try to approach the target at an angle more shallow than that of the edge. As a result, the shoulder strikes the target instead of the edge itself.