It was fairly sharp new ,it does say sharpen before use on it ,i need a sharpening puck ,all i have to sharpen is a file and a small belt sander for sharpening knives ,it will pop a knot off in a swing or 2 right now so it chops good ,i think it would work good in the firewood challenge for 1 axe to do it all ,chop and split .I have been putting all my rounds on top of another log so have not hit the dirt with the edge yet .I did put a chip in the handle ,not real bad but can see a lighter color where it chipped .
The chisel one looks like how i sharpen . I split mostly with it so do not want too thin a face ,my husky carpenter axe has a thin face on it .There is some kind of clear coat on the arvika head ,it is coming off from use ,must be for storage to prevent rust maybe .Just so you know, you don't have to use just one axe, it just has to to an axe or anything that resembles an axe. I plan to use several, and have already used two.
I got ya, I was more talking about grind profile. In timber sports different grinds cut deeper or throw bigger chips depending on how the user chops and swings. Profiles are like hollow, rolled , half banana/full banana, etc.
You're not kidding, I'm out making kindling from hardwood limbs and had to come in for a wee dram of Scotch and warm up by the stove for a minute to write this. My legs went numb...
Last night I touched up my Basque and Hults Bruk axes from the other day, one had a chip in the toe, the other might have ate some dirt and snow.
Yes sir ,Billy did a new vid a day or 2 ago ,used the vintage arvika a bit to chop on trees ,about 12-13 min in arvika got some footage .
He told me he lives just north of here ,maybe an hour drive once off the ferry from us to canada .
I like that Billy is a real guy with lots of real life experience who also does videos and sells axes on the side.
