Sharpening a broad axe is not that easy!!
A customer on Instagram, @thepaperhatchet, brought me this super cool broad axe and wanted a razor edge put on it. I began by re-profiling the edge and then set out to file the edge down, which took WAY longer than I imagined!!!
![Starting condition](https://img.etsystatic.com/isbi/e1726c/1095267545/isbi_fullxfull.1095267545_nujxm1eo.jpg?version=0)
![Another angle of the head before sharpening](https://img.etsystatic.com/isbi/470a20/1048705568/isbi_fullxfull.1048705568_i2e35pg6.jpg?version=0)
After HOURS of filing, I finally got the edge leveled out and turned this into a wood-killing machine! The head got a healthy dose of oil and the handle was treated with boiled linseed oil to help prevent it from drying out.
![After sharpening and oiling](https://img.etsystatic.com/isbi/7a2b23/1095270559/isbi_fullxfull.1095270559_qh1s00in.jpg?version=0)
![After sharpening and oiling](https://img.etsystatic.com/isbi/6fb239/1048708264/isbi_fullxfull.1048708264_6bwyeurp.jpg?version=0)