Axe Sharpness?

[blueflame75]

Should a wood splitting axe have a dullish or sharp edge to it? same goes with a maul axe?

 

[gzecc]

axe-sharp, maul dull.

 

[Bigg_Redd]

My splitting ax is sharp and my chopping/felling ax is very sharp.

 

[gerry100]

Maul should have a much wider angle at the edge.

Putting your maul to a grinding wheel to sharpen the edge helps a little, just don't dry narrow the andle to make it morelike an axe.

 

[savageactor7]

My dad use to say there was nothing more dangerous than a dull axe. In his day it was a go to tool I suppose now a days a wood burner can go a lifetime without using one. I've never bought a single one but have 5 different ones in my possession...plus a few hatchets. All very sharp and oiled up.

 

[shawng111]

On my Fiskars I would say sharp enough to shave with, literally.

 

[blueflame75]

thanks all for the pointers. my chopping axe is razor sharp. i will be getting a maul soon. what do y'all recommend?

 

[Larix]

i will be getting a maul soon. what do y'all recommend?

I recommend the Helco Tomahawk.

 

[karri0n]

thanks all for the pointers. my chopping axe is razor sharp. i will be getting a maul soon. what do y'all recommend?

The Fiskars Super Splitting axe will out perform any maul.