12-06-2019, 07:24 PM
I'll throw my two cents in here. I use an Eskimo hand auger, cut like a dream the first year I used it. Probably about a dozen trips, I didn't treat it very well unfortunately. By the start of the second year, I noticed it was a lot more effort to cut through the ice and I could see visible dings on the blade. Looked into replacement blades, but figured I would give it a shot at sharpening it myself.
I picked up a sharpening block on amazon designed for kitchen knives. The Eskimo blades are a single bevel blade, so it really simplified the sharpening process. 15 mins of sharpening and my blades are ridiculous sharp. Cut my auger time from a couple minutes to 30 seconds.
Since, I've sharpened the blades, I've gone out about 2 dozen times and they are still as sharp as ever. As others have mention previously other blades might not be as easily sharpened due to their design, but I'm certain if I sharp the Eskimo blades at the end of each year, they'll last me a lifetime.
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I picked up a sharpening block on amazon designed for kitchen knives. The Eskimo blades are a single bevel blade, so it really simplified the sharpening process. 15 mins of sharpening and my blades are ridiculous sharp. Cut my auger time from a couple minutes to 30 seconds.
Since, I've sharpened the blades, I've gone out about 2 dozen times and they are still as sharp as ever. As others have mention previously other blades might not be as easily sharpened due to their design, but I'm certain if I sharp the Eskimo blades at the end of each year, they'll last me a lifetime.
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