View Poll Results: Sharping the end of your shovel
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Thread: Avy shovel question
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01-15-2011, 08:26 PM #1
Avy shovel question
Someone told me to sharpen the end of my shovel to have like a knife edge, he said it helps with cutting threw ice and you can use it to hack away at a small tree if you need to. It seems like a good idea but sounds like you might take someones nose off when your digging them out. Is this a good Idea?
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01-15-2011, 10:03 PM #2
I would rather not have a nose than be dead but this one of those questions where there is no right answer.
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01-15-2011, 10:51 PM #3
retarded... avi debris is hard but you dont need a knife edge
Originally Posted by blurred
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01-15-2011, 11:04 PM #4
nah, I just cary one of these in my bag. Guaranteed to the nose off.
But seriously no, Im trying to think a shovel it would be needed on.a positive attitude will not solve all of your problems, but it may annoy enough people to make it worth the effort
Formerly Rludes025
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01-16-2011, 10:43 AM #5
I'd think that hitting hard snow with a sharpened edge on any aluminum shovel would roll it up like a toothpaste tube, leaving you with less edge.
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01-16-2011, 11:10 AM #6
^^^ +1
The best cutting edge should be a consideration of the hardness of the material to be cut, and the ability of the tool to hold its edge considering the temper of its construction. I think that the factory bevel on the avy shovel is close to ideal, and it is certainly a good idea to maintain it after use (I regularly take the burs and dings out of my shovel).
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01-16-2011, 12:45 PM #7
If you have an alu shovel, and use it to chop hard snow, you will find the factory edge rounding over.
They don't work so good after that, so yes, I have taken a file to my shovel to restore the factory edge. But I don't consider that I "sharpen" it
Not sure it would hold a fine edge even if you tried.
the finer the edge the faster it will round over.. . .
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01-17-2011, 11:08 PM #8Registered User
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:Sure sharpen it up to a knife edge and then put it inside you're pack.....
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01-17-2011, 11:26 PM #9
Ok add on question here, hopefully you don't mind 270bm. Anybody think these multi point shovels that ortovox came out with are better?
My thought is material is the still the most important factor.a positive attitude will not solve all of your problems, but it may annoy enough people to make it worth the effort
Formerly Rludes025
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01-19-2011, 02:17 PM #10
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01-19-2011, 09:06 PM #11
Some boat stores do sell edge guard.
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01-23-2011, 08:37 PM #12
I have an alloy shovel and after years of digging many pits, caves, wind breaks, booters and many other random shit, I have hit many rocks n shit.
taking bur's off is one thing, but a cutting edge is more trouble than its worth. its only alloy after all.
If you do, don't sharpen the edges, just the middle, so you don't cut up your pack.
The multi point shovel heads did very well in a euro mag review from a few years ago, and surprisingly the plastics didn't do as badly as expected. but please, leave the plastics for the booter boys. most of the multi points i see are the small head shovels. G3 springs to mind. leave them to the girls and the kidz, or those with limited upper body strenght.
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01-23-2011, 09:44 PM #13
You can always tape the sharp edge to save your pack. I still think the benefits would be neglible.
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