06-08-2017, 04:48 AM
Jeremy mentions hollow grinding with proper chisels. I would like to comment briefly on that before this thread disappears into pixelland.
One of the reasons I like the combination of the Tormek (or clone) and a belt grinder is that it combines a tool designed for (slight) hollow grinding with a tool designed for flat and convex grinding. Each tool can do what it does best. Whether or not one likes hollow grinding with a chisel, a convex grind seems best for an ax. Tormek makes an ax sharpening jig. I am sure many axes have well sharpened on a Tormek. The ax jig is one of the few jigs I do not own. I just can not see trying to sharpen a tool with one machine when another is better suited and reasonably priced.
Ken
One of the reasons I like the combination of the Tormek (or clone) and a belt grinder is that it combines a tool designed for (slight) hollow grinding with a tool designed for flat and convex grinding. Each tool can do what it does best. Whether or not one likes hollow grinding with a chisel, a convex grind seems best for an ax. Tormek makes an ax sharpening jig. I am sure many axes have well sharpened on a Tormek. The ax jig is one of the few jigs I do not own. I just can not see trying to sharpen a tool with one machine when another is better suited and reasonably priced.
Ken