Working with a dull camping axe is quite challenging and tiresome. It requires more force to cut down wood. Besides that, the chance of ax's uncontrolled movements increases. So, sharpening the blade and maintaining the camping axe are essential jobs for every camper. Anyway, campers apply different methods to sharpen their axes. Below we will discuss some of these techniques:
Some campers sharpen the ax's blade using an ax file. Mostly they use 8 and 12 inches files for sharpening. They keep working with it until the blade's edge features no dents, chips, or scoring. After making a perfect edge, they hone it with a sharpening stone. Lastly, they apply a protective layer of beeswax, oil, or other substances to the ax head to keep moisture locked in. Again, some users use rock or river stone to sharpen their ax blades. Some prefer the Dremel tool, belt sander, and angle grinder for sharping their camping axes. All techniques are ideal for sharpening camping axes; you need to follow any one of them that seems convenient to you.