Where were you when I about chopped my thumb off!!!!!! I'm ashamed to admit that I wasn't thinking of the purpose of a tool shaped more like "wedge" has it's shape for a reason. Live and learn..... I just make sure I don't forget the "learn" part! Thanks for the info, dear.
cheers,
bird.
Hmmmm, I have a gorgeous shinglin hatchet. I honed it to be quite sharp, sharper then it probably needed to be. I was thinking of sharpening it more like a chisel then a wedge.
bird.
DON'T! First, a broad hatchet has a different geometry for the work it does -- it's flat all the way on one side, and slightly off-set. A chisel edge on other hatchets won't do the work as well at all.
Second, on good old hatchets, the tool steel is laminated in -- on one side for broad hatchets, and in the center on all the others. You run the risk on having the cutting edge consist of mild steel.
You want a broad hatchet, chisel sharpened, get a broad hatchet. They're easy enough to find cheaply.
