One of the sweetest sounds (and feelings) in the outdoors is when a sharpened axe splits cleanly through the wood you are cutting with it. Learning how to sharpen an axe is key to safe and efficient ...

Abe Lincoln's productivity secret was to use sharper tools to get the job done more efficiently. He said: "If I had six hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend the first four hours sharpening the axe." ...

A good friend told me to "sharpen my ax" the other day. Now before go you and think that I'm crazy, I want to share the story she told me and put it in the context of soil health. There are many ...