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Thanks for your input! Thats interesting about the new blade because I haven't sharpened it that many times. I will keep sharpening and see if things get better. I may have some exceptional Stanley's...

Thank you all for your input! Honestly, the Stanley 4/Hock combo is working great with my existing way of sharpening for getting a glass surface. I will keep working on my sharpening skills with the...

Wow, that's a lot of great information! Thank you!

Thank you for all the info! I will check out that Loupe!

Yeah, I'm starting to think that there is something about the Hock blade with smoothing specifically. Honestly, I'm so used to my Stanley that I will probably use it more anyway. It feels better in...

I've honed it at a 35 degree micro bevel.

I have been using a standard type 9 Bailey number 4 for a while. I LOVE it. I only paid $30 for it and I have restored it and I can take beautiful shavings with it. I have added a hock 01 blade and a...

That worked! Thx!

Yeah, that's weird... I renewed a couple months ago. Maybe my payment didn't go through...

Can anybody tell me why I see "attached thumbnail" at the bottom of majority of post and I can not see the actual photos? I am a contributor so I'm confused as to why I can't see all photos. Thx!
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Hey, My grandfather recently passed away and I found these 2 hatchets in his barn. The light handle has TruTemper TFH stamped into it. The dark handle one doesn't have anything other than an "8"...