Making an Axe Handle
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- Опубликовано: 27 сен 2024
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Videos I watched before this project:
Jimmy Diresta: goo.gl/khZFWX
An Axe to Grind: goo.gl/ukG212
Wranglerstar Part 1: goo.gl/R9CMOL
Wranglerstar Part 2: goo.gl/m1uxkh
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F.A.I.L. = First Attempt In Learning. Nice job, April.
I always appreciate when makers show their mistakes, we can all learn from them. Thanks April
I've been a carpenter for 25 years and haven't even attempted half the things you do. Good work!
That's one thing I love about your videos. You show your mistakes and how you fix them.
Nice work! If you're still looking for a sign or engraving on the old handle: "Failure. You CAN "handle" it!"
just stumbled upon your site - we all make mistakes. I have been woodworking for almost 50 years and my old teacher used to say "the man that never made a mistake never made anything" great job - I have a box with axe heads - you have inspired this 50+ year old to actually make a handle Thankyou!
Great work!! For some reason every shit head is and expert on axes!!! ...Make a video and they all come out frm woods... You're awesome!!! Xo!!
We should axe them why they all act that way. Who's with me?
Thanks so much Jimmy, you are awesome. : )
Jimmy, if there might be one day a hall of fame for DIY your are my first choice.
Step. ONE
TALK LESS!!
Step. TWO
JUST GET a MAN to Do IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Someone once told me "If you hit the bullseye every time, your target is too near." It is admirable how you tackle new and interesting challenges. Your skill and ingenuity is very impressive. Keep up the great work!
love it! i think it's awesome that you didn't edit out the mistake, instead reminded us that we are ALL human...
As I started falling trees in forestry I once pinched my powersaw, than pinched my back up saw directly above it and while I was chopping them out came a heavy rain storm ; ) the tree fall in the end, I was soaking wet and finished the job a other day. Sharing failure's is such a great thing to grow! Thanks you for this great video and all the best from Germany, Maximilian.
Once you have the axe hung and wedged, soak the entire head, eye, and handle in the linseed oil, for a day or two. The wood (in the eye)will continue to absorb the oil, and once saturated, will crystallize and keep the head tight on the axe for much much longer. I try to soak the entire axe when I re-hang any of mine.
Oh neat, I didn't read or hear about that advice when researching it. I'll do it.
yep. I do that with hammers, as well. It might not be a "splitting" axe, but an axe is useful for many things outside its specific design niche, Like ZOMBIES!
I have a clock hanging in my shop. Had a grand plan of making a dual time zone clock, but out of a solid piece of red oak. Cut the circle, drilled the center for the works, and went to slice a layer off the face using a bandsaw with a 12 inch throat. Problem was that the clock was 14" in diameter. After some hacking around and trying to 'make do' without any of the proper tools, I stained it, wrote "TAKE YOUR TIME" across the face in big block letters, and hung it in the shop. Failure is a wonderful teacher.
Well at least you proved there is more than one way to skin an ax handle! Great ax swinging technique, a ten on style points.
This is one of the reasons I and so many, are such fan's of your's. You take making a mistake and turn it around into a learning experience. You could have just left it as it was, but even after the hours of hard work sanding that handle, you decided to try again. And that my dear, is one of the many reasons why we are such fans. You've taught me and I'm sure others, not to get mad, but turn it around and learn from what was done wrong. Thanks for another great video April, you rock!
~Dolly
It's all a part of learnin' how.... It's all a part of growin' up... Two sayings that a couple of people that were a huge part of my life would say from time to time. Thanks for the video, April.
Came out good in the end! This fall I made three workbenches with a drop wheel mechanism. when I went to start putting the sides to the stretchers I realized that I'd made all the sides identical instead of mirrors.. got to rebuild half of them. Just part of the process!
love the shirt. Pink Floyd will always be my favourite band.
P'S spending a whole day turning a 12" natural edge oak bowl and getting a catch causing it to shatter only because I was tyred.
Simon Hopkins if you ever get a chance come to stl mo and see El Monstero. They have a summer show. And four or five Christmas shows. They are the best Pink Floyd cover band.
Took my kid to see Brit Floyd a year or two back. I thought they were pretty dagum awesome!
Truth of the matter is, if you never make a mistake, you are not doing anything. I applaud you for showing your failure, but then the persistence to remake it correct. Bravo!
lot of people chopping away at your axe handle making abilities. it came out great more!!! Much better than I and most people could do
I was re-finishing a table for a client earlier this year. We ultimately decided that General Finishes Arm-R-Seal in the semi gloss would be the best choice for the new finish. It was a rather large table. I went through about half of the can building up the finish on the table. I was on my last coat, and I went to do my last passes to level out the finish, but I did not realize I accidentally grabbed the wrong rag, which was covered in sawdust. Instead of doing the smart thing and letting it dry, then sanding out the dust nibs, I tried to "pick" them out, which in turn, pulled up previous layers of finish, and thus ruined everything I did. I then had to strip all that finish off the table for a second time, and build up my coats again. By the time I had fixed my mistake, I think I used almost an entire can of Arm-R-Seal. Great work April! That axe turned out very nicely!
well little miss i am 64 with a life time of mistakes . mistakes mean you at least tried . good thing is you get to try again . just don't give up.
From a guy who is dyslexic; the work looked nice to me. I was all into the video and then you on'ed up to the mistake. See that is just why I watch your vids and have subscribed to your channel. You are a hard worker and not afraid to show your opps. You are honest and still awesome!
The only failure, is to not try. Also rawr! :D
Great video, April! :)
April, I give you a ton of credit for admitting the mistake. You could have scrapped the video along with the handle and remade everything, and we would have never known, but your integrity clearly shows here. You're talented and a good soul. I've made more mistakes in my 25 yrs of wood working to list here, but they taught me what I know today. You've accomplished so much in such a short amount of time and you should be proud. Love your channel and looking forward to your future projects!
Are you going to make a sheath for it?
Having an old neighbor and their willingness to share the wisdom they've accumulated is a pretty amazing thing.
We have an acronym we use on the job: STAR
S: Stop
T: Think
A: Act
R: Review
Anytime we reach a point where a mistake would be irreversible, we try to take a moment and think clearly about what our next steps will be and we get some kind of verification that we're making the correct move. The idea, of course, is to minimize or eliminate mistakes, but acronyms like that didn't just pop up because people are so great at doing things correctly all of the time.
jesusnthedaisychain what's funny is that the R in your list became youtube's "Read more" link
Sounds very "corporate".
I really appreciate your honesty and ability to laugh at yourself. The extras at the end were a nice touch.
My motto is measure twice, cut twice and start over, that means I'm not making mistakes, right?
Making any kind of handle is really not just a paint-by-numbers kinda deal. Alot of visualizing and custom sculpting . You did awesome!
We only learn from failure. Never feel bad about making mistakes in the shop. It's part of the craft, and you are honing it. Thank you for putting yourself out there so we can learn with you. You are an inspiration.
Its no Chainsaw Chicken, but it is pretty damned kewl !!!
Applause for including the error. I think it's the biggest thing people need to learn about all skills. Screwing it up is part of the process.
Thanks for the honesty, could of edited mistakes out. Cool vid! take it easy :)
I built a tv stand out of 150 year old Cyprus, I made it using through mortis and tenons for the top and bottom shelf. Mind you the only wood I had was enough for the stand. I cut the tenons wrong so in order to save it I cut it shorter. The client had a specific use for the size of it and refused to pay me ( I don't blame him) so I had to eat 300 dollars worth of wood and 3 days of shop time. Hahahahaha lesson learned for me! You are doing great, love the videos and all you do!
April, I had no doubt that you could "Handle" it. Great vid as always!! Keep shining! ;)
; ) Thanks
Lots of patience making that handle. Loved the look on your face when you realized you put it on backward. Years ago when my son was young and needed a new bed, we purchased a captain's bed that required assembly. Being a man, I chose to ignore the instructions that came with the bed. A couple of hours later, I thought I was finished and had a piece left over. Figuring that it had a purpose and wasn't just there for packaging, I decided to consult the instructions. That piece was intrigal to the stability of the bed and was step 2 in the assembly process. Had to take it all apart and start over. Needless to say, I've followed instructions to the letter in future projects.
I was always told "practice makes prefect the final piece" by a master carpenter as well as experimental lab machinist. The former being my father and the later being my grandfather. So seeing you practicing was enjoyable. You finished the handle like a veteran woodworker.
April - I have made so many mistakes that there wouldn't be room here to list them all! One of the things that keeps me building, however, is seeing those who I learn from making mistakes and sharing those mistakes with me. Thank you so much. You, Linn from Darbin Orvar, Jay Bates and my sweet neighbor Mr. Connoly who passed away last summer, are the people who gave me the confidence to get started and keep trying! How cool is it that I've never met you but have learned so much from you? Thanks for putting your self out here for us!
Great work April. Hanging a axe is very hard let alone making the handle. Your hanging method was spot on. I have several rasps that I do a lot of the shaping work with. One other thing that most people miss when buying or making a handle is you want the grain in the handle to be oriented the same way as the axe head. If the grain is going across the head or even a little bit diagonal the handle is much more likely to snap. Again, great work. It is almost a art. Im still learning.
You still amazed me, if that is your worst mistake, hurry go buy a lottery ticket, you are golden
Good job, especially the second one! Suggestion: file off the burrs on the flat face (opposite the blade). That way you can avoid them breaking off and turning into missiles at some inopportune time. Dad (an opthalmologist) took a lot of those chips out of injured eyes.
The story you asked for: Dad and friend Hank were at the beach house, installing a fluorescent lamp on a screened porch. Drilling a hole with a spade bit to feed the wiring through, they had trouble - the bit would heat up and smoke but would not cut through the ceiling material. Two trips to the hardware store to get replacement bits, only to discover that the drill was in reverse.
That's why I loved the Red Green Show.
Failure is always an option...
more than once in my framing days, I put a wall together and had the wrong size door/window hole, or it was in the wrong spot and had to redo it. what I like the best about your channel is your willingness to jump into something you've never done before. and your good attitude through all the bumps and bruises along the way. (that you let us see, anyway!) ;) Keep up the good work!
Wranglerstar has some amazing videos on making some axe handles
His videos are linked in the description.
Nice swing! I love when people show their mistakes, everyone should embrace them since they teach yourself and others so much. And somehow finishing after starting over feels more statisfying.
I subscribe to too many pages already, but anybody that can admit and SHOW a mistake, DESERVES a new subscriber. That's how a real craftsman (I hope you aren't the type to be offended by craftsman.) becomes better at his/her trade. A craftsman is always learning new thing building off their experience, knowledge, and skills.
people who said they don't make mistakes haven't done anything yet so keep on trucking and smiling because that one beautiful smile xxxx
I like that you are willing to show that not everything goes as planned the first time
I have learned more from what I have screwed up than anything I have done right. Keep up the good work April. You are awesome.
I'll tell you what, I give you credit for starting over completely. I made a replacement handle for a small hewing axe several months ago and it was a complete pain in the a$$. Like stated, it takes a long time and A LOT of patience fitting the head until it fits.
You need a spokeshave!
Lack of success is not failure. Failure is when you give up. As long as you keep trying you will not fail. You may not always succeed, but you will not fail. Great work.
I did a clutch on a Nissan Frontier which is a 10 hour job ( I worked at a Nissan dealer and it was my first one.). I made the mistake of clocking the flywheel wrong. Yes it got replaced as well. Didn't figure it out till it was all back together. Had to take the whole thing back apart and pretty much redo the whole job. Never made that mistake again. As long as you learn from your mistakes, they are not mistakes. They are lessons.
April it happens more than we want to admit, it go's back to the old measure twice and cut once kinda thing. the first time a made an ax handle I under estimated what an art it is from picking the right stock to hanging it is all very important. I finished my first handle, burned it, hung it, put lots of oil on it, just to have the handle snap off at the cheeks on the first try (: and to make it more embarrassing I had my entire family out to admire my whole days work. Even now after making and hanging lot of axes I always take my time, I would say I spend as much time hanging the ax as it take to make the entire handle. I love your videos and thanks for sharing your mistakes so other can learn from them Matt
Loved this show April. It was interesting from start to finish. Including the fail and bloopers at the end. I'd give you five stars is stupid RUclips hadn't stopped that feature a few years back.
Having fun and learning in the process is the best thing that can happend to anyone, of all of the man and women that post their videos, only the humble ones succeed, because, like you Ms. Wilkerson, every single video I've seen in your channel reunites fun and learning and that is the best school there is. Just like Mr. DiResta said, suddenly you get surrounded by zombie smartasses, but they are just the part of the people that doesn't pay attention or have a lil' bit of respect to woodworking persons and the effort you make by recording, editing and then posting your very own experiences, so please don't give them the entire credit. Respect runs both ways always. Thanks again for sharing this vid with the entire world. Can't wait for your next posting. Yaaay April...!!!
(please forgive me if any of the sentences that I wrote has a wrongly meaning, it's a little hard to translate from español with the Google Translator, I can asure you that my feedback is 100% woodworking positive, thanks)
: ) I understand you find, and I appreciate your words of encouragement.
I saw the head was upside down and my heart sank! All that work. But the most impressive thing about this video is that you started over and didn't try to re use it. Impressive.
My working life as a professional print newsman meant my labors were about all mental. After I retired, I began puttering around with some little projects. I found I am wonderful at making sawdust . . . :-)
everyone makes mistakes, thats how we learn & even find better ways to do things, you're a true inspiration to me, I sort of gave up working with wood, & miss it greatly, so glad you are sharing your knowledge & abilities with me. thanks , wishing you the best.Tom
That was my favorite video, you have made. I like and admire that you are willing to show your mistakes. Most people won't do that. I was raised by my mom and grandmother and taught respect for women. I am a man. And you are awesome.
There is no right or wrong, just different techniques - I have hung 100's of axes and make my own handles, some have been simple, many average and the occasional one an absolute nightmare.
Nothing in nature is perfect, and neither are we so it makes sense that we rarely absolutely nail a project without a hiccup or two.
You possess many great qualities, honestly, persistence and integrity to name a few - It's those assets that build great things.
Well done.
Glad to see you mention Wranglerstar! Nice job!
Awesome video April, as usual. Failure is a part of life, any life worth living anyway... I failed significantly on my first job as a computer programmer and had to spend an entire week cleaning up my mess. Great thing was the boss saw how I took the responsibility for my mistake, made things right, and actually gave me a raise afterwards.
Nice touch adding the T-rex and the extras. Totally cracked up watching your face in the extras! :)
well done. Hanging the slow tedious way is far and away the best way. For very modest occasional use, you might get by the quick way but under even the most heavy use, the way you did it the second time will keep that head in place for years. Great job!
Hi April, to qote my late Dad 'the person who never made a mistake never made anything'. There's another quote - 'anyone can make a mistake, it takes a lady to admit it'. Thanks for sharing, and to get your other viewers rolling in the aisle, I've never seen an axe head being hung, so thanks for that as well! Bob.
Great video, I like that you show your mistakes, we all make them, makes us all better in the long run, I have screwed up on probably every project I've ever done in one way or another, maybe small, sometimes large mistakes, far too many to list. Watched the "axe to grind" video, can you imagine building a log cabin with just different axes?!?! That's insane! It would take forever!!!
Been working on stuff all my life. Put a new blower motor in a pickup once. I Could hear it blowing perfectly but would not put out any air. Messed with it two hours. Finally went in the house and called my 90 year old Dad. He laughed at me and said Dummy unplug the wires, turn the plug over and plug it back in. You got it running backwards. :)
When splitting, the ground will give and make the axe want to bounce. If you balance the log you want to split on top of the larger log it will be much more rigid. You can use other logs to help balance it. Cool video! I'm making my first axe handle right now and this video helped me. Thank you
"Failure is part of growth." Very profound. I love your videos. Part humanity, part woodworking.
Great job. Recently I built my wife a can shelf. Just a basic shelf she can stack cans on. I had majority of the 2x4's cut to the length I needed. When I realized I needed a couple more cross braces. Well apparently I had not payed attention to the fact that I set down one of the precut legs with the rest of the wood. Well after I had cut my cross bracing and it was time to assemble I realized my rookie mistake. I had used my precut leg to cut cross bracing.
Kiddo, you're awesome, I'm glad you watched Wranglerstar's videos, he's really good at making & hanging axe handles.
Very impressive...I like how you share the mistakes and how you overcame for great results!
I've done several handles for axes, hatchets and mauls. I always use a draw knife and a spoke shave, I usually gut the stock to rough size on the table saw and then go at it from there with hand tools. The secret is they need to be hair popping sharp when using them, they require a lot less work to use them that way. Nice work on the handle.
Great job. I keep a lot of my failures. a lot the time they are great conversation pieces and they remind me how far i have come.
( Dan Hucklebridge ) April, you're the definition of humbleness.
Nice job April, I always enjoy your videos. Many years ago I made a queen anne style tea table out of cherry and carved the cabriole legs mostly using a spoke shave. It was the most satisfying project I've ever completed. I've got an old axe that needs a new handle so I may give it a try.
April, thanks especially for adding the videos you watched as inspiration. Such a great way to get into the groove!
Here's a story to make you feel better. One of my biggest hobbies is making chainmaille. It's tedious and incredibly time consuming but really rewarding. About ten years ago I was about 8 months into an inlaid banner. It was made out of 1/8" rings of different colors and the inlay was of a band's logo. After 2 months work I realized I had misjudged the size of part of the logo and it was going to end up being about 2 times bigger than it should have been so I had to tear out 2 months work and start over. It was like tearing my heart out.
Wish they grew them like you up here!!! Great job, thanks for sharing this
Seriously. The only project in your entire library I have done before you! Haha. Thanks for this. I'll take your tips to heart.
Oops. Maybe not.
Good for you though. Impressed you didn't edit it. I used spokeshaves and a "eye" in the wood I should have seen first Ruined it. Started again.
April, I love your videos; no annoying background music, just tool sounds and narration. A suggestion from someone who has split a LOT of wood- the ground is too soft (unless deeply frozen like up here in Minnesota) and gives when you contact the log, thus dissipating all your swing energy. Put the log onto a flattop splitting log (the bigger the better). That way it doesn’t give. To quote Liam Neeson, you are a woman with ‘a particular set of skills’. It’s nice to see in this day of snowflakes.
I'm actually in the process of making a handle for my late grandfather's old hatchet. Thanks for the video.
Nice job on both handles. I have never seen anyone glue the wedge into a handle. The axe head exerts more than enough force to pinch the handle and keep the head on. This leaves you with the ability to remove a damaged head for a new replacement. Suggestion on splitting: put the log on the stump you have there next to your pile. If the axe goes through or skips off, it lands in wooden stump and not dirt/rocks/soil. - Annie
That's hilarious. I definitely had my own struggles with hanging axe heads, but backwards and upside down, that's rough. Glad you bit the bullet and started over, but it would have been fun to keep that one for posterity. Good work!
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The axe handles that you made look good April.
I put my daughter's storm door hinges on backwards yesterday and thought we were going to have to take the door back & get a different size because it didn't fit, lol
If I ever make a woodworking mistake I make something else out of the wood if possible. That works for me
hey april, just a tip for next time, the curf for the wedge to go into only needs to be about 2/3 of the length of the head. also, I have found a harder wedge works better and oil the handle first including the part where the axe goes. Bukkin billy ray has some good axe handle videos
So I was going to make a lamp for my mom for Christmas. I went and got red and purple heart to turn on the lathe for an inside out feature. I got the inside part done and glued everything together to turn the outside. I used too little glue on too cold a night in an unheated garage. About 10 minutes into the turning, I got to test my reflexes (I failed miserably, but nothing actually hit me) as 4 pieces of hardwood went flying in multiple directions, completely wrecking my plans.
I still have the wood for use in other plans but have since rethought my lamp design. I haven't been able to do them yet due to bigger priorities (moving), but I definitely learned from my mistakes on that one.
Great job. The only people that don't mess up are those that do nothing. The lessons learned that way stay with you forever, building a foundation that is unshakable.
Though I've not made from scratch I have found an angle grinder and a flap wheel makes short work of shaping and fitting the head on the handle. I actually do the "hanging" upside down compared to how you did it. comes out the same though. Also in a store bought kit you get a metal wedge that you pond into the wood wedge. The wood wedge pushes the handle to the sides while the metal pushes the the nandle into the front and back or toward the bit and butt.
As you noted, a bandsaw is a crude tool for roughing in the round on a handle. Use a spokeshave or a plane or even a rasp for that task.
Great job April. Mistakes are lessons of life. Also great to see your a Pink Floyd fan!!
Hello, Mz Wilkerson;
I'm 67 so I've hung a few axes.
That 1st handle looked real good,
If it wasn't backwards you could've hung it properly, beat the end & cut off the tip later.
BTW, you have fine splitting form.
A lot of people could learn from the way you curtsey at the end.
That is the 'correct' way to split, or buck for that matter.
Using the whole body & legs is usually better & safer, too.
Have a GREAT day, Neighbor!
"You don't fail until you quit" is a nice slogan. Not always accurate, because sometimes you only get one try, but it's not good to overthink these things.
That first one was not a failure. You learned from it which is why I like watching you and your projects and you might possibly be able to repurpose that handle.
I repurpose brooken when I can. 😊
This is just a suggestion, do not cut the end of the handle flush with the head, leave about a 1/4 inch and then submerge it in water for 24 hours (just the head end) this causes the wood to swell in a mushroom shape and thus assures you that the head of the ax will never come loose, then allow it to dry and do the rest of the steps needed to preserved the wood, i know that what you had done is probably enough for what you are going to do with it but just wanted to write something lol, I also admire the quality of work that you do all the time, thanks for doing this types of videos and keep up the good work.
Great job April! I love that you showed your mistake and then got back on the horse. Takes guts. And you got 'em! ;)
Nice job April, you might like purchasing a spoke shave , working the rough handle with it will be very enjoyable. They come in straight and curved. Good woodworking!!
Nice job April - I'm glad that you stuck with it and made a new one. Sometimes the camera gives a different perspective - looks like a nice long handle. When I was in forestry school - we called that a two-county axe. The handle was long enough that you stood in one county and the head was in the next county (although your Texas counties are probably a little bit bigger). Nice project.
Haha, I've never heard that but like it. Yeah I was comparing it to a few of my other handles and it's the same size, just right under 3' from top to bottom.
Beautiful job lady we learn from our mistakes