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So for those of you that read round 1, you hopefully found that the axe was overall well built, however, was not as sharp as I would of liked it.
I said I would do a round 2, and so here we go. Sorry for the lag in time.
So, I had to get it "operator sharp". This I found to be way easier than what I thought it would be. The axe sharpened very well. Didnt have to put a lot of time or max effort into it. Couple pics after I got done -
Of course after sharpening, then we need a test. So I found this old log, which is a dead elm tree, which, they are hard. So I figured this would be a good test vs my old Flint Edge. Not one to lay down, the Flint was also re-sharpened after round one, and ready to go.
So as you can see, after 60 swings, the sharpened up Black Donald did the job better than the Flint Edge, which I must say was surprised. So I was happy that it produced better than the first round.
So, I thought, lets just get after this log, and chop thru, see how long it would take. Here we go.
The Donald blew right threw it. No problems. I was really happy. About 70 chops, though I did not keep track, but it was quicker than what I thought it would be.
Overall, after sharpening, I couldn't be happier with the axe. It seems the bit will be easy to maintain. The painted handle did not slip in my hands when wailing away. I did not get the handle wet, so I am not sure of how that would effect it. The axe is balanced well, and very solid overall. Is this axe for everyone? Nope. Is it a good product? I would say so.
I oiled up the sheath, and I thought it turned out well.
Correction of errors for next time, I will make sure I conduct the entire review, then post it, not in sections. That didn't work too well, and I apologize to everyone for that, including BMC.
Thanks for the patience. Hope this helps someone. I will post some more pics when I get some more work done with it.
Thanks.
I said I would do a round 2, and so here we go. Sorry for the lag in time.
So, I had to get it "operator sharp". This I found to be way easier than what I thought it would be. The axe sharpened very well. Didnt have to put a lot of time or max effort into it. Couple pics after I got done -
Of course after sharpening, then we need a test. So I found this old log, which is a dead elm tree, which, they are hard. So I figured this would be a good test vs my old Flint Edge. Not one to lay down, the Flint was also re-sharpened after round one, and ready to go.
So as you can see, after 60 swings, the sharpened up Black Donald did the job better than the Flint Edge, which I must say was surprised. So I was happy that it produced better than the first round.
So, I thought, lets just get after this log, and chop thru, see how long it would take. Here we go.
The Donald blew right threw it. No problems. I was really happy. About 70 chops, though I did not keep track, but it was quicker than what I thought it would be.
Overall, after sharpening, I couldn't be happier with the axe. It seems the bit will be easy to maintain. The painted handle did not slip in my hands when wailing away. I did not get the handle wet, so I am not sure of how that would effect it. The axe is balanced well, and very solid overall. Is this axe for everyone? Nope. Is it a good product? I would say so.
I oiled up the sheath, and I thought it turned out well.
Correction of errors for next time, I will make sure I conduct the entire review, then post it, not in sections. That didn't work too well, and I apologize to everyone for that, including BMC.
Thanks for the patience. Hope this helps someone. I will post some more pics when I get some more work done with it.
Thanks.
