How to clean/restore/sharpen Fiskars X27

I bought an X27 a few years ago and it has a couple of dings in the edge and it's got some rust from enjoying a rain shower long ago. Anyone have tips on how to clean and restore? And how would you sharpen/restore an edge?

 

I just use a file to freshen up the edge.

 

As above, a file for the edge. I find it easier to file off the remaining edge to remove the dings then file on a new edge rather than just filing the edge back until the dings are gone. That said, a few dings in the edge aren’t going to hurt the splitting ability. I’d just tune up the edge with a file and leave the dings. They will come out with repeated sharpening.

As far as the rust, just use it. The wood will remove the rust soon enough.

 

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as Thor & bert the turtle said. I just file occasionally. If it gets nicked (which it has) i leave it. Lot of metal to grind off to get rid of them and they really dont affect its splitting ability IME. Mine gets wet all the time as its usually in back of the PU, no big deal. Havent filed recently. It was new in early April. Warranty replacement for my broken one.

 

Brad, on the axe you have pictured, I would use a small angle grinder and a sanding flap disc to re-establish the edge. Sweep across the edge, alternating sides without a lot of pressure. Grind so the disc sweeps away from the edge. Dip the edge in a container of cool water often, so you don't burn the carbon out of the steel. When the nicks are gone or mostly so, switch to a fine file to remove any wire edge that develops and even up the blade facet. You could stone the edge at this point but I would not go to those lengths on a splitting axe or maul. I keep all my axes, mauls and even wedges sharp like this and have never had a problem with lose of temper or hardness. I would most likely treat Yawner 's axe the same way.

 

Just watched it , are folks knives and aces really that shatp

 

A file and some WD-40...

 

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I even use an angle grinder and fine solid paper disc to sharpen the teeth on the cordwood saw. So much faster and easier than a file.

 

I have an idea, stop missing the mark and hitting the ground/rocks.

A good file and some patience.

 

its not from missing , its the follow through after the log splits in my case.

 

I thought maybe it was from hitting trash in the wood...it happens...

 

i hit a nail in a red maple split not too long ago. Hitting metal with the ax surprises me more than with the saw. I find metal in splits, but its very rare that i hit it the way i did.