Best diamond files

[9blades]

Best diamond files for sharpening a axe?
Any help will be Appreciated😜

 

[Obsessed with Edges]

I'd think a diamond file/hone would be overkill for an axe, not to mention much more expensive than necessary. Steel in axe heads usually isn't very hard, nor does it contain a lot of carbides contributing to high abrasion-resistance. I'd bet a conventional file or a stone made for sharpening axes (such as a 'puck' style stone) should work. Anything in a coarse grit of aluminum oxide or silicon carbide should do. Many have also sharpened axes using wet/dry sandpaper (silicon carbide) on a firm/hard backing.


David

 

[9blades]

You are right but this axe must be around 54or 58HRC i tried my best file (Nicholson) wich skates across it like glass. I can reprofile my other axe super easy with the same file. Other wise I completely agree with what you said.

 

[BluntCut MetalWorks]

I inherited 2 old lumber-jack axes, they are super hard. Freehand filing them using a file or coarse stone (alox) is almost futile. In order for the Nicholson file or stone to bite the axe need to be clamped in a vise and use scary amt of pressure. Perhaps my Nicholson 12" file is too coarse for this task.

I had success sharpened them using grinder (circular); belt grinder; diamond plates; SiC w&d sandspaper; (lol - including a belt sander outfitted with alox belt).

 

[9blades]

The same thing happened to me I think I gona tri and get my hands on a 12'' diamond file and give that a tri.

 

[Mr. Chips]

Diamond stones are available at Harbor Freight for absurdly low prices