$$hobby Report post Posted November 3, 2008 Hi all. I have one of those 6" Heritage Splitters and noticed that the blade has dulled? recently. i noticed cuz, i usually use one side of the blade (bad habit!) and when i switched to the other side, it was cutting like it was new which of course it was since i didnt use that side until then. So, for those of you that have a splitter, do you sharpen them often? I know often is really subjective, but do you DIY or have someone do the sharpening for you. also, i was thinking that could the blade just be needed to be stroped? TIA. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bruce johnson Report post Posted November 3, 2008 I think it really depends on the blade material, bevel angle, what you are splitting, and how much of it. I sharpen mine when they need it. If there is resistance or much noise to a normal kind of split, time to sharpen. I use fine wet/dry on a hardwood block on the bevel side to remove material. Early on I let them get too far gone and it took a while to get that off and back to a clean edge. Now I strop more often, and a few strokes of fine wet/dry on a hardwood block is enough to hone with when needed. Big key is maintaining that bevel. I split a bunch of veg tan the past couple weeks, probably used each one about equally. Stropped the Chase twice and the Krebs once. The Krebs has a steeper bevel, but is a bimetal blade. I put a slight secondary bevel on the Chase blade (just from the bevel side), and it seems to hold the edge longer. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
