One of the sweetest sounds (and feelings) in the outdoors is when a sharpened axe splits cleanly through the wood you are cutting with it. Learning how to sharpen an axe is key to safe and efficient ...

From flat files to whetstones to bench grinders, we walk you through all the tools and tips to get the sharpest edge.

Axes are durable tools, but to perform at their best, the blade (or “bit”) must be kept sharp. Here’s how to maintain that edge using a couple basic tools. Check out the link below for the proper ...

A dull knife is a useless tool. While electric sharpeners offer convenience, speed and power, manual sharpening stones, called whetstones, offer greater control over the angle of an edge. They’ve been ...

Charles Allen recently had me and Ron Spomer down for a multi species hunt in Texas. We had deer, duck and squirrel hunts ...