How to Sharpen an Axe that Would Make Abe Lincoln Proud

This is not the first course or instruction video from Hank that I have watched and he has been consistently excellent in all of them. I love that he explains how things work and the 'why' so we understand why we are doing something instead of just copying what he does. That's the true path to learning, when you understand the why. 

I also love that he shows you how to make things like tools and sheaths cheaply and easily from materials that are readily available. There is too often a focus on the gear and tools, and all the latest expensive gizmos. But when you can easily and so quickly and cheaply make what you need from materials you probably have lying around there is just something beautiful and self-sufficient about that. 

Besides the massive amounts of money you could save (for example on the sheath alone) you can make something in minutes instead of having to find, order and wait for it to arrive. 

And it's all in the spirit of survival, bushcraft, and self-reliance being innovative and using creative problem solving to make do with what you've got.

Like I said at the start, this is not the first class I've taken from Hank (his knife sharpening class is excellent too) and it most certainly won't be the last. Now if you'll excuse me, I've got an axe to sharpen. :)