I appreciate the comment about using the cold flame. I was considering trying something like this over my solo stove, but the handle would likely get incinerated. Thanks for the tips, looks great!
I do this with every wood handle I own other than my shovels and my gransfors bruk axes. All my other axes, hammers, mallets, and pick axes. Except I do the whole handle.
I enjoy your channel. I have chared the handles of all my wood handled tools. You would be surprised at how much better a hammer looks and feels after sanding off the lacquer, charring and linseed oil. I like the way it brings out the grain in the wood. I use 220 sand paper, a blow torch and then I use boiled linseed oil. A word of caution, to those who are considering this technique, be sure to carefully inspect the handle for cracks before applying fire. I had a new axe that I was planing on torching, so I looked it over (not very well) and took before and after photos. When I heated the the handle, a crack opened up pretty wide. I reviewed the before photos and sure enough, there was a crack that was barley visible. So like I said, look it over very carefully before applying heat. Thanks for another great video.
Dude.... you've got a perfect aim with that ax! You never missed . 😊 Your little girl is a cutie, I used to love doing stuff like this with my daughter when she was younger. Great video my brother.
Sweet you take your daughter with you, i also take my children with me in the woods, making fire, eating, carving stuff, it's really fun and one day they maybe don't want to go with me anymore so I enjoy the time we have together 👍🙂
Great to see your daughter out there. Mine is a few years younger. Well, she’s only a year.😂 hopefully one day she’ll take an interest in going on a hike with dad. Good stuff 👍👍
I did this to one of my vintage axe handles and it made the handle look older and more antique. I liked it so much that I did it to my shovel, pitchfork, .....
Great video. I do allot of wood working and pieces for taxidermy, one trick I use that people love is burning the wood with a blow torch, leaves a really cool design on the wood grain. Thank again, really enjoying the content
Dude experiment with a used old axe with a half decent handle before that your Gransfors ...that way you can learn and decide what you really want to do with the pricey grans
Awesome video.. I've actually done the charring before just not on an axe handle so thanks for the idea. Nice to see a dad include there kids. Keep up the dad daughter outings.. thanks for the videos and keep them coming.
Just found your channel and subscribed. Started with the making a knife from a saw blade. Excellent info! Your brother does an awesome job behind the camera as well. Nice work! Look forward to being inspired by more videos. Keep up the good work!
Cool video, would be nice if you could explain stuff a lil more for those of us who don't have the knowledge, i.e. why are you charring your axe handle?
Not particularly. If anything, it actually dries out the wood. The end of this handle cracked eventually. With some techniques, like Shou Sugi Ban, you can add a water proof layer to the outside of wood, by charring it, but in this instance, it was just for the look of it👍🏼.
Clear coat would be fine. When boiledLinseed oil was in general use, it must be remembered that it was the only thing around. I’m no expert, but I refinished English antiques for years, and we used sanding sealers and lacquers. Beautiful, but not for hard used items Now it’s mostly back to BLO and waxes. Hey Grizz, get yourself a bunch of old axes and tools and just start experimenting. Sandpaper and stains, rasps and files, BLO and danish oil. It’s fun and maybe someday ol’ grizz can show us some new stuff.
Charring wood prevents rot, and is a bug resistant, and can also be a water barrier. That being said, the only reason I charred the handle was because I like the look of it😁. Thanks for watching.
More dude's should take their daughters out and show them some woodsy stuff before they outgrow it . Its a sign of a great dad. Axe came out sweet btw
I predict that within 10 years that axe will be a well used GIRLS axe! Well done.
Wow, very nice! I'll have to try this.So beautiful!
I appreciate the comment about using the cold flame. I was considering trying something like this over my solo stove, but the handle would likely get incinerated. Thanks for the tips, looks great!
I do this with every wood handle I own other than my shovels and my gransfors bruk axes. All my other axes, hammers, mallets, and pick axes. Except I do the whole handle.
Hi, why not the gransfors bruks??
@@jawalakhel4606 their handles are perfect from the box, I don’t want to mess with pure craftsmanship.
I enjoy your channel. I have chared the handles of all my wood handled tools. You would be surprised at how much better a hammer looks and feels after sanding off the lacquer, charring and linseed oil. I like the way it brings out the grain in the wood. I use 220 sand paper, a blow torch and then I use boiled linseed oil. A word of caution, to those who are considering this technique, be sure to carefully inspect the handle for cracks before applying fire. I had a new axe that I was planing on torching, so I looked it over (not very well) and took before and after photos. When I heated the the handle, a crack opened up pretty wide. I reviewed the before photos and sure enough, there was a crack that was barley visible. So like I said, look it over very carefully before applying heat.
Thanks for another great video.
Great Video btw
thats really cool
Thank you
Dude.... you've got a perfect aim with that ax! You never missed . 😊 Your little girl is a cutie, I used to love doing stuff like this with my daughter when she was younger. Great video my brother.
Good father daughter time
Sweet you take your daughter with you, i also take my children with me in the woods, making fire, eating, carving stuff, it's really fun and one day they maybe don't want to go with me anymore so I enjoy the time we have together 👍🙂
Well done
That would be a great way to color a rifle stock.
Check out some "fire staining" videos for different types of wood. We did this to our kitchen countertops, and they look AMAZING.
Great to see your daughter out there. Mine is a few years younger. Well, she’s only a year.😂 hopefully one day she’ll take an interest in going on a hike with dad. Good stuff 👍👍
Thanks man! I’m enjoying this time before she doesn’t want to hang out with Dad any more. Yours will be out there with you before you know it.
Good to see father and daughter out there in the woods. She seems like a great kid. Thanks for sharing.
No better place! Thanks Kevin.
Wow, that's one of the prettiest axes on RUclips. Nice family video too. So much winning.
I did this to one of my vintage axe handles and it made the handle look older and more antique. I liked it so much that I did it to my shovel, pitchfork, .....
You are the Bob Ross of wood working. Just subscribed.
Great video! Thanks for sharing and keep enjoying your time with your brother and daughter!
Lol Nestle.
Really shows that people are just people, no matter where they live or what they do.
The Nestle connects us.
Looks great 😊
Great video. I do allot of wood working and pieces for taxidermy, one trick I use that people love is burning the wood with a blow torch, leaves a really cool design on the wood grain. Thank again, really enjoying the content
Ended up lookin realgood
I dont know but why im in love with tools especially in restoring them. Im young man in philippines criminology student..thanks
It's a great hobby. Cheers JC!
Wow man, I just got a new gransfors bruk hunters axe ... that looked awesome thinking gonna try it
Have you done it?
Must do the same with my Gransf.
Dude experiment with a used old axe with a half decent handle before that your Gransfors ...that way you can learn and decide what you really want to do with the pricey grans
I just rehandled my old boy's axe, i'll definitely be copying this method, looks great.
Cool backwoods video. 👍🏼
Cherish the moments
You know it!
Attractive axe..👊😎
Very nice char! I love how it looks on many different tools too. Great job!
Awesome video man! Love the last shot of you and your daughter walking up the trail in the distance.
Nice wee video👍🏻
It looks great. Is there any practical reason for charring the handle other than looks?
Nice ! i'm going to steal this idea ;P
The flame charing made for a beautiful finish.
Great video, I will definitely try this.
Awesome video.. I've actually done the charring before just not on an axe handle so thanks for the idea. Nice to see a dad include there kids. Keep up the dad daughter outings.. thanks for the videos and keep them coming.
Leaves eat the oxygen quick
That is great, I'm gonna try that
Great look👍🇺🇸
Is it cosmetic only or does it add some property? It looks fantastic!
Nice coloring job.
Nice video. Your daughter is adorable. Have a wonderful new year.
i've got the same axe head. must have been popular
I quit toasting my handles on the very end too much because of the heat checks or cracks it causes to form. God bless brother.
Great job!Thanks for sharing the charring tip
Great job! Nice content.
Thanks CCO.
I want some damn marshmallows. ..
Great video! That handle looks great also. Think I’m going to do my H&B forge tomahawk handle like this
Just found your channel and subscribed. Started with the making a knife from a saw blade. Excellent info! Your brother does an awesome job behind the camera as well. Nice work! Look forward to being inspired by more videos. Keep up the good work!
Very cool but what is the purpose of charing a handle end like that
For my, only because I like the look. It’s known that charring wood makes it rot resistant and water/bug proof, but I just like the way it looks.
trojan красивый топорик!!!
Is this just for looks or does it have a purpose
This is excellent! I subscribe!
very nice. do the handle more sturdy after that ?
Can you char an axe handle in cold weather?
Cool video, would be nice if you could explain stuff a lil more for those of us who don't have the knowledge, i.e. why are you charring your axe handle?
Mostly because it looks cool. There are different benefits to charring a handle but this was just a fun video to crest with my daughter.
Very cool! Lovely woods also. Is that your land?
It’s a friends land, but just down the street from mine.
@@TheArtofCraftsmanship gotcha, well it's gorgeous! Keep up the awesome content! Love your channel, and have learned so much from you so far.
Great video with the family. Thanks for sharing, and pretty accurate too with your axe. What axe is that if you don’t mind my asking?
Eyesofthasouth
Thanks for the comment and compliment. We had a good time. It was a perfect day. The axe is a 2lb Trojan boys axe on a 28 inch handle.
That’s pretty awesome. Just found your channel. I know this is an older video but how does the char effect the grip or is it not changed?
It’s not an issue one way or another. I Sanded it back to 220, so it feels the same. Thanks
Sub'd.
Looks cool and all, but why?
Because it looks cool.
@@TheArtofCraftsmanship Alright, I was just wondering if there was any hidden perks.
Not particularly. If anything, it actually dries out the wood. The end of this handle cracked eventually. With some techniques, like Shou Sugi Ban, you can add a water proof layer to the outside of wood, by charring it, but in this instance, it was just for the look of it👍🏼.
can we use fire torch for same effect?
Yes
nice ... would clear coat work, or do you prefer just the Lin oil?
Clear coat would be fine. When boiledLinseed oil was in general use, it must be remembered that it was the only thing around. I’m no expert, but I refinished English antiques for years, and we used sanding sealers and lacquers. Beautiful, but not for hard used items Now it’s mostly back to BLO and waxes. Hey Grizz, get yourself a bunch of old axes and tools and just start experimenting. Sandpaper and stains, rasps and files, BLO and danish oil. It’s fun and maybe someday ol’ grizz can show us some new stuff.
Newbie here. So, whats the point of charring the handle? Thanks - love your videos.
Charring wood prevents rot, and is a bug resistant, and can also be a water barrier. That being said, the only reason I charred the handle was because I like the look of it😁. Thanks for watching.
👍👍😊🪓
That looks really rustic it's nice, but other than pleasing to the eye is there any other benefit to charring a handle?
Well it can sometimes harden wood a little.
Looks really good man. Nice job, I wish I could get my kids outside with me.
Charring wood can help to make the wood weather resistant, but Dustin usually ends up coating his work with linseed or other types of oils anyway.
Don't know if you've ever mentioned it, but I'm curios what area of the country are you in? TIA
Thanks for the comment. I’m I’m Maryland.
Thanks. I enjoy your programs very much.@@TheArtofCraftsmanship
What state are you in.
Maryland.
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Did you sand it again after you blackened it? Before the oil?