09-30-2021, 04:34 PM
(09-29-2021, 03:04 PM)fast_randy Wrote: I wasn't carefull with my first 8" Nils, and dulled it after one year. I had to send mine to Frank 11 years ago. It irked me to have to pay that much, just over $50. I only paid $100 for it bran new. So I have been sharpening them (I have a 6" now also) my self ever since. I use a Work Sharp knife sharpening tool and a small diamond file.
If you are careful with your drill blades and cover your auger after your done using it, most should last for a number of years. Randy, how do you go about sharpening your nils now to get the right angle on the blade? Do you just dress it up where you see dull spots or do you have some other method, like a jig of some sort?