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<blockquote data-quote="Rod Snell" data-source="post: 2716131" data-attributes="member: 796"><p>The angle of the bevel to the edge is what changes for making the edge more suitable for rough work than fine cuts like shaving. On a 2-blade trapper, I keep one blade at 15 degrees for a razor-like sharpness, and the other at 30 degrees for rougher duty. When I sharpened my hatchet last week, the angle to the blade was even more to get more steel behind the edge, suitable for chopping wood, not for shaving.</p><p></p><p>Some of us just eyeball the angle after doing it for decades, but there are sharpening rigs available with adjustable angle settings.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rod Snell, post: 2716131, member: 796"] The angle of the bevel to the edge is what changes for making the edge more suitable for rough work than fine cuts like shaving. On a 2-blade trapper, I keep one blade at 15 degrees for a razor-like sharpness, and the other at 30 degrees for rougher duty. When I sharpened my hatchet last week, the angle to the blade was even more to get more steel behind the edge, suitable for chopping wood, not for shaving. Some of us just eyeball the angle after doing it for decades, but there are sharpening rigs available with adjustable angle settings. [/QUOTE]
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