Went on a little spending spree. Need a sharpener!!!

I sharpen my axes kinda knife'ish too. My "culinary" hatchet used for prepping pigs for the yearly pig roast, splitting chickens or helping with a deer is sharp as a razor blade and makes short work of meat, and poultry.
 
Wait. You can't sharpen and axe like a knife!? S**t. I've been doing wrong all these years. :p But seriously, sharpening at it's most basic is removing metal. Start course, go fine. Even with axes. I like "real" free handing. Stone in one hand and blade in the other. Find a technique you're comfortable with and the tools you're comfortable with. After that, patience and practice.
 
Ben Dover said:
The Sharpmnaker is a good tool, but I much prefer the Lansky Crock Sticks. Same principle, better design. Get the 4 rod sticks.
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+1 on the Lansky 4 Rod Turnbox, if you want simple easy, especially for the SCHF10 ( BTW its AWESOME ) The Schf10 has a blade geometry that is not friendly for the Lansky sharpening system but for the crock sticks its much easier.

If you want a better edge and are willing to learn how to use them, Japanese water stones are the best.
Diamond stones are also and option that are worth looking into.
 
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