>>846017>i played with the edge to make it up to my standardPretty Fedora in here.
There are no fucking rocks in the bark. You're just shitty at using your axe. You're probably missing/or glancing and hitting the ground, or your chopping wood on gravel and chopping through to the gravel. Either way, it's avoidable and entirely your fault. I literally NEVER get chips and big dents in my axe edge. It's all about being smart.
Also, I'm not stupid enough to swing directly into a knot. I'll use a wedge if I have to to lever-split around it if I have to, but usually I just end up with a really big knot-chunk here and there that I'll just burn whole.
And you can so sharpen a convex edge with a flat tool, like a file. It just takes a little technique and finesse. I do it all the time, and I learned it in a training class for Scout leaders. I'm not a scout leader, but I attended because parents were allowed. Having said that, I bring a small wood backed strop with me and most of the time that's all it takes to touch up. I'll use that a dozen times before I have to crack out the file.
