Good to see old Soviet axe heads restored as I feel that type of quality might not be seen again. Your axe handles are beautiful and will last a very long time. What do you use to protect the wood, it gives a nice finish. Thanks for the demos as it's good to see the differences between the styles of axes.
Hello! Yes, I was told that the axes made before the 1960's were better steel. Over all the steel seems pretty good and the edges hold well. The Trud Vacha was made in 1950. They all are hard to file except the big Billnas which is more of a splitter I guess. Edge formation is crucial to a durable cutting edge, I have to spend some time putting them right as they have often had 'hard lives'...LOL!! The handles are coated with diluted (with Turpentine), boiled Linseed Oil. Ash looks good with Linseed, the Birch also surprised me as well. Thanks for your interest, WS
Axes today don't have the beautiful ring to them unfortunately. I rarely use an axe since buying a wood splitter, but I do like a good axe, not that I've ever had one tho:). My axe handles could use a coating and happen to have linseed oil to dilute. Thank you for your reply, much appreciated. @@redcanoe14
@@tallcedars2310 Yes. we have to shop more carefully today in order to find a good axe at a reasonable price. I decided not to use a log splitter and stick with an axe as long as I can, for me it is enjoyment and helps to keep my upper body strong. That said, I tore my trapezius muscle twice a few years ago and it was extremely painful for a while, I just take more time to warm up nowadays...LOL!!
@@redcanoe14 The price of things is getting out of control so I think it's a good idea to shop with best value for your money. Ukraine must still have reasonable prices, I would have never thought to go there. Hope you find more good buys there tho! Your injury sounds painful, and it happened twice, must have set you back quite awhile indeed. But once we learn the hard way, we think smarter, for the most part anyhow😅. It's a good idea to work harder and not take the easy route these days. Wish I could do that but so out of shape after a car accident. Do what I can the hard way still. I believe in keeping in shape that way instead of the gym, grunting for nothing just seems like a waste of my time, lol. We live off grid like you so there is plenty I could do, but I do some:) Always so thankful we don't live in the city. I'd be twiddling my thumbs all day. Happy shopping and restoring. Looking forward to seeing your finds and the restoring you do. My axes all need work, at least it made it to the list🥳
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Good to see old Soviet axe heads restored as I feel that type of quality might not be seen again. Your axe handles are beautiful and will last a very long time. What do you use to protect the wood, it gives a nice finish. Thanks for the demos as it's good to see the differences between the styles of axes.
Hello! Yes, I was told that the axes made before the 1960's were better steel. Over all the steel seems pretty good and the edges hold well. The Trud Vacha was made in 1950. They all are hard to file except the big Billnas which is more of a splitter I guess. Edge formation is crucial to a durable cutting edge, I have to spend some time putting them right as they have often had 'hard lives'...LOL!! The handles are coated with diluted (with Turpentine), boiled Linseed Oil. Ash looks good with Linseed, the Birch also surprised me as well. Thanks for your interest, WS
Axes today don't have the beautiful ring to them unfortunately. I rarely use an axe since buying a wood splitter, but I do like a good axe, not that I've ever had one tho:). My axe handles could use a coating and happen to have linseed oil to dilute. Thank you for your reply, much appreciated. @@redcanoe14
@@tallcedars2310 Yes. we have to shop more carefully today in order to find a good axe at a reasonable price. I decided not to use a log splitter and stick with an axe as long as I can, for me it is enjoyment and helps to keep my upper body strong. That said, I tore my trapezius muscle twice a few years ago and it was extremely painful for a while, I just take more time to warm up nowadays...LOL!!
@@redcanoe14 The price of things is getting out of control so I think it's a good idea to shop with best value for your money. Ukraine must still have reasonable prices, I would have never thought to go there. Hope you find more good buys there tho!
Your injury sounds painful, and it happened twice, must have set you back quite awhile indeed. But once we learn the hard way, we think smarter, for the most part anyhow😅.
It's a good idea to work harder and not take the easy route these days. Wish I could do that but so out of shape after a car accident. Do what I can the hard way still. I believe in keeping in shape that way instead of the gym, grunting for nothing just seems like a waste of my time, lol. We live off grid like you so there is plenty I could do, but I do some:) Always so thankful we don't live in the city. I'd be twiddling my thumbs all day.
Happy shopping and restoring. Looking forward to seeing your finds and the restoring you do. My axes all need work, at least it made it to the list🥳
Glad to see you back on RUclips. Your blade and axe insights are excellent.
Hello Paul, thanks for your interest and your kind words. Best Regards, WS
The handles are perhaps shorter than I'm used to but for that style of axe it looks right.
Hello Jeffrey, nice to hear from you again. Yes, The Soviets favoured shorter hafts than European and American Axes have. Best Regards, WS