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This axe manual contains information on how to care for an axe, how to use and axe, felling a tree, and safety precautions when using an axe.

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Any time you get an axe with the handle taped from end to end - you soon get the idea that it's probably well cracked beneath the tape and likely to fracture. Some people like to tape the handle at the head end to protect it but any tape should be removed so that the handle can be checked out. This resource contains information on how to check and repair an axe.

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Nowadays, when you buy a new knife, it generally is "razor sharp", meaning it can shave an arm. But soon enough it gets dull, and I found that a lot of people are afraid, or do not know how to sharpen it. Sharpening is a vast topic. This article will expose here the Author's personal views on sharpening knives and tools.

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This book teaches the basic precautions to handle and work with blades in order to avoid accidents.

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This article provides steps in sharpening up your hook knife. In some ways it is easier to sharpen than a straight knife. The tip will take a little special attention to get a sharp needle point or a slightly rounded profile with a razor edge. A crooked knife blade flush to the handle on the back allows for much more control while sharpening.

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Here you will find some tips about how to make these big blades really chop. These are a few techniques that I have used successfully on the traditional blades and on axes.

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People familiar with tomahawks and their use often refer to them as "hawks". Similarly, terms like pipe tomahawk have been shortened to pipe-hawk. Tomahawk targets frames are usually called hawk-boards or hawk-blocks. Handles, however, are not as forgiving and should be considered, at least to some extent, expendable items. This is especially true during the learning period.

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Every knife needs sharpening from time to time. With the following instructions, you will be using the safest and most effective method of sharpening your knife. Never sharpen your knife on a power-driven grinding wheel. This can burn the temper from your blade, which will make the edge brittle and possibly chip or crack.

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This publication provides a brief background on the development of axes, the hanging and sharpening of axes, how to use an ax, and detailed information on certain ax patterns, within the context of working with axes today and from a historical perspective of their use within the USDA Forest Service.

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This publication contains information on how to choose the right axe.

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