Fun to watch! I cut down a diseased plum tree last year that my son had planted when he was 7. He is now 23 and I forged him a knife (my very first project) and used the plum wood for the handle. It looks beautiful. SO, now I have a hatchet head I will have to use the plum wood for a handle on!
Nice one! I think a knife handle is a better application as it doesn't have to be as strong, if the hatchet is for show it will be fine though, I've used mine a few times and it hasn't broken.
Thanks Carlos, that's RUclips for you I guess. I knew this probably wouldn't work great from the start but sometimes you just have to do stuff anyway. Some of the techniques apply to using the right wood too.
Do not include heartwood in any project, with the exception of something like a fence post for the back 40. Heartwood will crack 99% of the time. Also, knots are very undesirable in a handle. Lots of runout, so it will be a weak point and might give you a splinter, and they dry differently from the surrounding wood, so you will get a lump later, and in the worst case, the knot might come loose. Look for a tough, somewhat flexible wood like ash or hickory. This wood is hard and brittle and not particularly suitable for handles, although pretty and fragrant. If you are going to hang this on the wall, no problem. Not ideal for use, though.
Cheers! The only reason I used this stick was that it curved in roughly the right shape and to try a few ideas I had about handle making. it turned out very uncomfortable, the straight handle I made out of white oak for another hatchet head is heaps better. The local wood for handles here is spotted gum, it's pretty good!
Thanks! The bevel of the head isn't great so could use more grinding, not really a fan of the polished look, but would start with something less corroded if I was going to make a polished one.
Don't understand why everyone is all negative about this restoration! I think it's awesome!! I wish I had a God given talent like that! I think it's people that's jealous because they can't do it and don't know how to take enjoyment out of seeing what you can do! I just subscribed to ur channel and may God bless you and all your family! Can't wait to see all your videos and new one ahead keep up the good work!!
Thanks for the kind words and sub, I did it this way (a cut out flat shape with the corners filleted instead of a freehand oval cross section) mainly because of a lack of talent. Armchair experts don't bother me too much (I'm one myself occasionally) and they come up with some good points sometimes.
Beautiful! I loved the handle, especially because plum wood is supposed to have esoteric properties. A pity it cracked, but you “handled” it perfectly. P.S: don’t worry haters gonna hate, you just have to keep going
" Handled" groan... :) Esoteric you say? Interesting. Haters are welcome, good comments are good but any comments are OK. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment! Positively!
SPE what can I say, I axetually love puns. Plum trees and wood have many properties. I’ll attach some extracts I read online: “Plum is excellent for all aspects of healing, and is also a good protector as it helps to disperse negative energy and evil. It makes a first class general purpose wand”.
If you produce another, try a 4" grinder and 40 grit sanding disk to shape the handle using long gentle strokes - A body file is a nice tool to use to shape for final fitting and use a rawhide mallet to belt the knob when hanging. Learning the art of handle making is a timely one and we all have to start somewhere - You did a great job with your available tools and it's a credit to you 👊
I'll probably still use the router to start, then it's just a matter of faceting the facets until the profile is rounded. I have a sanding disc backing pad for my 5" grinder but haven't used it on wood much yet. Cheers!
@@lapislignum Sometimes I'll make a handle with a spokeshave, body file and finish with a card/cabinet scraper, it's nice using old hand tools and you can easily achieve a very uniform finish. My handles are on Instagram under the name Larrikinaxe.
I was trying to follow the shape of the stick, I don't think I'd use a bandsaw enough to justify the space it would take up, but I use my jigsaws enough to make it worth having them.
Color me impressed really good looking hatchet I like how you fixed the handle when it cracked I think I would've been heart broken to see all that effort go to waste
@@lapislignum yea I understand that I'm looking to do some restoration work myself starting with my dads hatchet that the handle broke on then the sledge hammer same reason
@@greenwolfairsoft9118 Sounds good! it would be worth finding some proper handle wood if you plan to use them, I only used this because it was roughly the right shape (upon using it it is actually the wrong shape) and it was there. Also spend much more time fitting the head than I did!
@@lapislignum I will most Definetly keep that in mind my dads hatchet was literally just a straight line piece of wood so I think any shape will do as long as its comfortable and has a good grip and is durable I'd love to show u some of the wood work I've done already
I enjoyed watching this project, start to finish. Gives me an idea what the pioneers had to do by hand. Of course, they had a broader selection of woods - I'm pretty sure there aren't any hickory trees in abundance anymore. It's too bad - the branches & bark sure smell fantastic on the fire.
Interesting video. I think you could have done most of the work on that axe handle with your draw knife. But you would need something better than that vise to hold the wood.
Really enjoyed the time lapse of restoration in progress..... great works, bro. I have like, subscribed and share your video. Can't wait to watch your other videos. Cheers!
Plum tree wood is quite heavy and tends to crack easily, not ideal for an axe handle, if you want it to last more than a couple of years I recommend you soak it in linseed oil and than use raw bees wax as polish to better seal the wood against moisture.
The shape of the handle makes this awkward enough to use that it is destined to be a wall hanger, spotted gum is the local timber for axe handles but your suggested teament would probably help a lot, cheers!
Good vid, thanks. A lot of work u made with that hatchet. It's a pity you got the crack in the handle... I would have started over. Would be nice to see the angles of the blade to the handle front view.
Cracks happen I guess. Do you mean to see if the blade edge aligned to the handle? From memory it wasn't too bad but the edge geometry was pretty ordinary, it's a pretty bad chopper all round actually.
It's worked ok so far but the handle curve is wrong and it's very uncomfortable so I haven't used ir much. I made a straight handle for another head out if white oak, it's been going strong
It looks great but I would be honestly surprised if it's survived being used, centre growth is possible the worst grain style to choose for a handle, simple straight rift sawn from the outside of a wide log.. if you want a handle that stays the same shape for more than 6 months and doesn't crack within weeks
It's hard to say, I almost never use it because it is so uncomfortable, I made a straight handle out of white oak which was great but it's broken from being used often, and wrongly.
@@lapislignum I live in South West Australian and have tested a bunch of local timber for handles, I make garden tools but also need handles for hammers, axe's ECT The Karrie trees is best I've found! Was interested in your video because of the use. Of fruit tree that grows in many countries. Try some olive if you have around
Oh cool, I'm in South Eastern Australia, spotted gun is the local species I would go for, but anything is worth a try. I think I have a pocket knife with an olive handle, the main reason I used plum is that stick looked like it had a handle inside it.
Another one is on the way, 1.5kw variable speed belt grinder, i'll still keep the one in this video though. Not sure I'll need more than 4, cant think of anything I need besides belt grinder (X2), intentionally underpowered wire wheel and buffer as I don't like stone wheels.
@@lapislignum That is actually a nice thing. You show in practice, why this kind of wood is not the best option for the handle:) I like that whole project with all problems. Recently i played with a pine wood from our last xmass tree and made a handle for my old little hatchet. It also didn't go too well - the wood was too brittle when dried and it cracked inside of an hatchet head when i hammered in the wedge. Without mistakes we don't learn :) Next time i will use a different wood!
I nearly edited the split out but that's what happened so I left it in. For a practical tool I would have used a wood known for its ability to handle being a handle.
@@lapislignum And that's why i love this clip - shows it all real. As a decorative object it looks really nice! It was a good time to watch it and learn:)
This was pretty dry. Green wood will shape easier with a drawknife/hatchet etc but might crack as it dries. The fit in the socket of the axe would probably get looser as the wood shrinks as it dries out too. If all you have is a live branch, then that is the best thing to use :)
p.s. I like to use 1/8" 1/4 sawn white oak strips and laminate tem to the depth desired, then band saw, rasp & file. then fume the oak in ammonia for 8 hrs and linseed oil. nice rich result and very strong.
Salut à toi, C’est vrai que tu n’as pas choisi la solution la plus simple pour le manche mais le résultat est plutôt pas mal et j’espère que ta hache te servira loyalement pendant longtemps. En tout cas, tu n’as pas travaillé pour rien, elle est jolie.
Merci pour les mots gentils, il est en fait très inconfortable à utiliser, mais j’en ai un autre qui fonctionne très bien. Un jour, je pourrais faire une poignée droite pour cela et voir si cela fonctionne mieux.
In my opinion if you slowed down the speed to about half of your mega fast speed it'd make for a better video. What you have is just way too fast to be enjoyable. Cool video though.
Speed is a tricky one, you can slow it to half speed through the video settings but the sound suffers a bit. I've seen a few normal speed videos that work well but I usually don't have the time to watch them. Thanks for watching!
Hey, mate... GREAT IDEA. But next time put a piece of tape over your fast forward button on about half of your video edit time. I assume you did this video to show people how to do this... not how to fast forward.
Are you saying there was too much sped up footage? I try to show what I did more than how I did it. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment!
Ok, I'm a novice at this so tell me if totally wrong. It seems you went to fine-shaping the handle too early, rough-shaping it with an axe/draw knife/rasp first seems more appropriate and less work. Any special reason for 8 sides?
I'm a novice too, or not far beyond one. I'm not great on the drawknife yet and the chips weren't coming off like I wanted them to, so I just used it to get the big bits off and then went to the sander. Doing more work with the drawknife would be better for a round/oval section handle but I wanted to start with a square section so it would work with the router better. The 8 sides were inspired by "Wa handles" of Japanese kitchen knives and were easier for me to do than getting a uniform oval section. It ended up pretty comfortable!
Plum = bad choice. Also it wasn't very well carved down. Looks chunky. Plus once you got that crack you should have tossed it and started over. Maybe with a better handle wood? Like hickory or ash?
The plum was more an aesthetic choice than functional, by the time the handle cracked I just wanted it finished, the shape wasn't great (it isn't a good chopper) but it feels pretty good in the hand - I will probably do the 8 sided handle profile again as it is easy to get even. Hickory and ash aren't common here, spotted gum is our native handle wood and would be a much better choice.
Can you tell I don't do it for a living? I considered starting again or just cheating and leaving out the split and glue up, but I figured "eh, that's what happened" I actually used this hatchet today as I snapped the handle off my daily driver hatchet the other day. Next handle will be from white oak, and straight. Thanks for watching, and for your thoughts!
Thanks! I was going to suggest slowing it down in youtube on your end but that doesn't really help. It's tricky finding a balance between showing enough information and having a video that is too long, or boring.
This hatchet head may meet the age requirement for "vintage" but I doubt it is old enough to be antique. It doesn't work very well as a hatchet though so it might as well be a toy.
Thanks! the sander is home modified to take bigger belts, it started out as a belt sander but the only part I re-used was the drive wheel. ruclips.net/video/uuWgUWRNzYg/видео.html
The only part of the video that annoyed me was when he hung the handle all in on go instead of taking it in stages taking the head of and sanding the parts that were protruding
Fun to watch! I cut down a diseased plum tree last year that my son had planted when he was 7. He is now 23 and I forged him a knife (my very first project) and used the plum wood for the handle. It looks beautiful. SO, now I have a hatchet head I will have to use the plum wood for a handle on!
Nice one! I think a knife handle is a better application as it doesn't have to be as strong, if the hatchet is for show it will be fine though, I've used mine a few times and it hasn't broken.
That is one beautiful hatchet. I especially like the handle. JOB WELL DONE
Cheers!
Wow so many negative comments from people who most likely will never attempt to do this themselves. I thought I was great, keep up the good work.
Thanks Carlos, that's RUclips for you I guess. I knew this probably wouldn't work great from the start but sometimes you just have to do stuff anyway. Some of the techniques apply to using the right wood too.
Do not include heartwood in any project, with the exception of something like a fence post for the back 40. Heartwood will crack 99% of the time. Also, knots are very undesirable in a handle. Lots of runout, so it will be a weak point and might give you a splinter, and they dry differently from the surrounding wood, so you will get a lump later, and in the worst case, the knot might come loose. Look for a tough, somewhat flexible wood like ash or hickory. This wood is hard and brittle and not particularly suitable for handles, although pretty and fragrant. If you are going to hang this on the wall, no problem. Not ideal for use, though.
Cheers! The only reason I used this stick was that it curved in roughly the right shape and to try a few ideas I had about handle making. it turned out very uncomfortable, the straight handle I made out of white oak for another hatchet head is heaps better. The local wood for handles here is spotted gum, it's pretty good!
That came out nice. I really like the simplicity of the final product. I like that you left some pitting in the axe head, too.
Thanks! The bevel of the head isn't great so could use more grinding, not really a fan of the polished look, but would start with something less corroded if I was going to make a polished one.
Very innovative way to shape that handle. Never seen anyone doing it like that.
Don't understand why everyone is all negative about this restoration! I think it's awesome!! I wish I had a God given talent like that! I think it's people that's jealous because they can't do it and don't know how to take enjoyment out of seeing what you can do! I just subscribed to ur channel and may God bless you and all your family! Can't wait to see all your videos and new one ahead keep up the good work!!
Thanks for the kind words and sub, I did it this way (a cut out flat shape with the corners filleted instead of a freehand oval cross section) mainly because of a lack of talent.
Armchair experts don't bother me too much (I'm one myself occasionally) and they come up with some good points sometimes.
SPE you are not lacking in talent in anyway!!
Beautiful! I loved the handle, especially because plum wood is supposed to have esoteric properties. A pity it cracked, but you “handled” it perfectly.
P.S: don’t worry haters gonna hate, you just have to keep going
" Handled" groan... :)
Esoteric you say? Interesting.
Haters are welcome, good comments are good but any comments are OK. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment! Positively!
SPE what can I say, I axetually love puns.
Plum trees and wood have many properties. I’ll attach some extracts I read online: “Plum is excellent for all aspects of healing, and is also a good protector as it helps to disperse negative energy and evil. It makes a first class general purpose wand”.
It was cracking very early in the process as can be seen.
If you produce another, try a 4" grinder and 40 grit sanding disk to shape the handle using long gentle strokes - A body file is a nice tool to use to shape for final fitting and use a rawhide mallet to belt the knob when hanging.
Learning the art of handle making is a timely one and we all have to start somewhere - You did a great job with your available tools and it's a credit to you 👊
I'll probably still use the router to start, then it's just a matter of faceting the facets until the profile is rounded. I have a sanding disc backing pad for my 5" grinder but haven't used it on wood much yet. Cheers!
@@lapislignum Sometimes I'll make a handle with a spokeshave, body file and finish with a card/cabinet scraper, it's nice using old hand tools and you can easily achieve a very uniform finish. My handles are on Instagram under the name Larrikinaxe.
cool project. I'd have gone to a bandsaw way sooner though. Even if I had to borrow one. heck I'd have gone to a jigsaw.
I was trying to follow the shape of the stick, I don't think I'd use a bandsaw enough to justify the space it would take up, but I use my jigsaws enough to make it worth having them.
Color me impressed really good looking hatchet I like how you fixed the handle when it cracked I think I would've been heart broken to see all that effort go to waste
Thanks! I considered leaving the repair out but that's what happened so I left it in.
@@lapislignum yea I understand that I'm looking to do some restoration work myself starting with my dads hatchet that the handle broke on then the sledge hammer same reason
@@greenwolfairsoft9118 Sounds good! it would be worth finding some proper handle wood if you plan to use them, I only used this because it was roughly the right shape (upon using it it is actually the wrong shape) and it was there. Also spend much more time fitting the head than I did!
@@lapislignum I will most Definetly keep that in mind my dads hatchet was literally just a straight line piece of wood so I think any shape will do as long as its comfortable and has a good grip and is durable I'd love to show u some of the wood work I've done already
@@greenwolfairsoft9118 imgur it!
I enjoyed watching this project, start to finish. Gives me an idea what the pioneers had to do by hand. Of course, they had a broader selection of woods - I'm pretty sure there aren't any hickory trees in abundance anymore. It's too bad - the branches & bark sure smell fantastic on the fire.
Thanks! Don't think we've ever had hickory here, spotted gum is good for handles and there is still lots of it.
Great restoration
Thanks!
Good restoration 🔥👍
Interesting video. I think you could have done most of the work on that axe handle with your draw knife. But you would need something better than that vise to hold the wood.
With more practice I probably could have, I like the simplicity of 8 sided handles, not too much eyeballing required.
didnt have much luck but we admire your perseverance
This was always going to be more about the journey than the destination, thanks for watching!
That's nice! Good idea 👍💡
Thanks!
Really enjoyed the time lapse of restoration in progress..... great works, bro. I have like, subscribed and share your video. Can't wait to watch your other videos. Cheers!
Cool video
Cheers!
You deserve a like and a subscriber and a comment ❤
Thanks for the like, sub and comment - and for watching!
Don't listen to the haters you did a wonderful job!
Cheers, I don't mind catering to haters too :)
Plum tree wood is quite heavy and tends to crack easily, not ideal for an axe handle, if you want it to last more than a couple of years I recommend you soak it in linseed oil and than use raw bees wax as polish to better seal the wood against moisture.
The shape of the handle makes this awkward enough to use that it is destined to be a wall hanger, spotted gum is the local timber for axe handles but your suggested teament would probably help a lot, cheers!
and it seems not to be dry :)
Great renovation
Thany you Mr. for show us ! I wood love to have won just like it.Ok by.
Love the router jig
Amazing job.
Thanks!
That is plum nice lookin now
I would rather use hickory or elm
Spotted gum is the local choice, I have some white oak that I might use on another hatchet that the handle broke off a while back
Enjoyed watching, but one of the most complex ways to mill a handle I’ve seen!
The things we do when we don;t own a bandsaw.
Good vid, thanks. A lot of work u made with that hatchet.
It's a pity you got the crack in the handle... I would have started over.
Would be nice to see the angles of the blade to the handle front view.
Cracks happen I guess. Do you mean to see if the blade edge aligned to the handle? From memory it wasn't too bad but the edge geometry was pretty ordinary, it's a pretty bad chopper all round actually.
I find that good wood glue usually makes wood stronger than it was before.
2:35 wow that is smart!
Thanks! It worked out pretty well, like a reverse router sled.
Good job, wrong wood though, it's gonna split like a cheap pair of tights on the first thing you hit.
It's worked ok so far but the handle curve is wrong and it's very uncomfortable so I haven't used ir much. I made a straight handle for another head out if white oak, it's been going strong
@@lapislignum Still a very cool looking axe! good luck with all future projects, n keep making great vids.
Cheers!
It looks great but I would be honestly surprised if it's survived being used, centre growth is possible the worst grain style to choose for a handle, simple straight rift sawn from the outside of a wide log.. if you want a handle that stays the same shape for more than 6 months and doesn't crack within weeks
It survived not being used, it's the wrong shape so I haven't used it since making the video. The handle twisted quite a bit too.
But why a router table? I am very curious
Why not? Seemed like a good way to get both sides of the branch flat and parallel.
Woops. Pith's crack especially on branch wood.
How did plum wood last as a handle. It's hard to find timber with the right properties for handles
It's hard to say, I almost never use it because it is so uncomfortable, I made a straight handle out of white oak which was great but it's broken from being used often, and wrongly.
@@lapislignum I live in South West Australian and have tested a bunch of local timber for handles, I make garden tools but also need handles for hammers, axe's ECT
The Karrie trees is best I've found! Was interested in your video because of the use. Of fruit tree that grows in many countries. Try some olive if you have around
Oh cool, I'm in South Eastern Australia, spotted gun is the local species I would go for, but anything is worth a try. I think I have a pocket knife with an olive handle, the main reason I used plum is that stick looked like it had a handle inside it.
@@lapislignum I know that image. It's a good thing to follow! Some of the coolest things, and discovery's I've made where just wonder if muck arounds.
What if I don't have a chainsaw to sharpen it?
Chainsaw? Just use a file.
Bruttissimo lavoro !
i'm in it for the sound effects!
He who dies with the most amount of bench grinders wins! I counted three...
Another one is on the way, 1.5kw variable speed belt grinder, i'll still keep the one in this video though. Not sure I'll need more than 4, cant think of anything I need besides belt grinder (X2), intentionally underpowered wire wheel and buffer as I don't like stone wheels.
Great job, but next time to prevent the crack, use a rubber hammer
I used one first, but the fit was too tight and I thought I would get away with hitting it really hard. As you can see I didn't.
@@lapislignum That is actually a nice thing. You show in practice, why this kind of wood is not the best option for the handle:) I like that whole project with all problems. Recently i played with a pine wood from our last xmass tree and made a handle for my old little hatchet. It also didn't go too well - the wood was too brittle when dried and it cracked inside of an hatchet head when i hammered in the wedge. Without mistakes we don't learn :) Next time i will use a different wood!
I nearly edited the split out but that's what happened so I left it in. For a practical tool I would have used a wood known for its ability to handle being a handle.
@@lapislignum And that's why i love this clip - shows it all real. As a decorative object it looks really nice! It was a good time to watch it and learn:)
You never use a rubber hammer - A rawhide mallet is the selected tool when hanging.
wow, just, wow..............
ruclips.net/video/boQAls1QJB8/видео.html This is how it’s really done.
Should I use live/green branch or have it dry first?
This was pretty dry. Green wood will shape easier with a drawknife/hatchet etc but might crack as it dries. The fit in the socket of the axe would probably get looser as the wood shrinks as it dries out too.
If all you have is a live branch, then that is the best thing to use :)
Why not just plane it or just draw the whole thing? Why all the routing and chiselling?
Just wanted to keep it even and symmetrical.
Great Pod Cast due to this throw away Nation called America !
I've always just used rasp & file, then scraper...goes real fast, soulful results.
p.s. I like to use 1/8" 1/4 sawn white oak strips and laminate tem to the depth desired, then band saw, rasp & file. then fume the oak in ammonia for 8 hrs and linseed oil. nice rich result and very strong.
why did you take such a harsh route to do the handle?
just wanted to see if it would work
Salut à toi,
C’est vrai que tu n’as pas choisi la solution la plus simple pour le manche mais le résultat est plutôt pas mal et j’espère que ta hache te servira loyalement pendant longtemps.
En tout cas, tu n’as pas travaillé pour rien, elle est jolie.
Merci pour les mots gentils, il est en fait très inconfortable à utiliser, mais j’en ai un autre qui fonctionne très bien. Un jour, je pourrais faire une poignée droite pour cela et voir si cela fonctionne mieux.
Nice hang!
In my opinion if you slowed down the speed to about half of your mega fast speed it'd make for a better video. What you have is just way too fast to be enjoyable. Cool video though.
Speed is a tricky one, you can slow it to half speed through the video settings but the sound suffers a bit. I've seen a few normal speed videos that work well but I usually don't have the time to watch them. Thanks for watching!
Hey, mate... GREAT IDEA. But next time put a piece of tape over your fast forward button on about half of your video edit time. I assume you did this video to show people how to do this... not how to fast forward.
Are you saying there was too much sped up footage? I try to show what I did more than how I did it. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment!
Добре, че е от цяло дърво, а не от дъска/ летва. Сливата става.
🎬 Excellent 📹 Video 🎥! _ Congratulations! 👍 🇧🇷
Soda??
To get the rust off? that's vinegar.
Ok, I'm a novice at this so tell me if totally wrong.
It seems you went to fine-shaping the handle too early, rough-shaping it with an axe/draw knife/rasp first seems more appropriate and less work.
Any special reason for 8 sides?
I'm a novice too, or not far beyond one. I'm not great on the drawknife yet and the chips weren't coming off like I wanted them to, so I just used it to get the big bits off and then went to the sander. Doing more work with the drawknife would be better for a round/oval section handle but I wanted to start with a square section so it would work with the router better.
The 8 sides were inspired by "Wa handles" of Japanese kitchen knives and were easier for me to do than getting a uniform oval section. It ended up pretty comfortable!
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Plum = bad choice. Also it wasn't very well carved down. Looks chunky. Plus once you got that crack you should have tossed it and started over.
Maybe with a better handle wood? Like hickory or ash?
The plum was more an aesthetic choice than functional, by the time the handle cracked I just wanted it finished, the shape wasn't great (it isn't a good chopper) but it feels pretty good in the hand - I will probably do the 8 sided handle profile again as it is easy to get even.
Hickory and ash aren't common here, spotted gum is our native handle wood and would be a much better choice.
Yo I don think that wedge did it’s job
Nah I wanted it to get smashed into powder :)
If you split haft whilst trying to get axe head on .... Not a good example! And I do this for a living.
Can you tell I don't do it for a living? I considered starting again or just cheating and leaving out the split and glue up, but I figured "eh, that's what happened" I actually used this hatchet today as I snapped the handle off my daily driver hatchet the other day.
Next handle will be from white oak, and straight.
Thanks for watching, and for your thoughts!
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I'd recommend not using a soft wood like plum...Ash or Maple or Hickory would be much better...
Gabriel Davidson plum isn't soft it's very very hard and brittle that's why problems were ran into
I’ve been using black locust for handles lately. I love it. I’ll take it any day over ash or maple and even hickory
Spotted Gum is the go for handles here
SPE where is “here”?
@@joemugly South Eastish Australia
Great job on the axe , but the video is to fast.
Thanks! I was going to suggest slowing it down in youtube on your end but that doesn't really help. It's tricky finding a balance between showing enough information and having a video that is too long, or boring.
Can you help me make guan yu spear?
Not really
I would say a bad selection of wood
11:25 Is that what u called a wedge??!!
yeah Redgum wasn't the best choice for a wedge, should have used steel as the slot was so narrow.
Vandalism. The skillful destruction of an antique to make a new shiny toy.
This hatchet head may meet the age requirement for "vintage" but I doubt it is old enough to be antique. It doesn't work very well as a hatchet though so it might as well be a toy.
great video! is that a home made belt sander?
Thanks! the sander is home modified to take bigger belts, it started out as a belt sander but the only part I re-used was the drive wheel.
ruclips.net/video/uuWgUWRNzYg/видео.html
That's alot of work for an unfinished handle.
It's finished it just isn't very good. Octagonal handles are quite common on some tools.
Super axe
2x42 ryobi grinder. Really really cool. Did you do that yourself?
Sure did, here's a worse video showing more of it ruclips.net/video/uuWgUWRNzYg/видео.html
What a mess. No one should do how you did
harsh!
very nice result...
but your video making me dizzy, too fast..
Cheers! Sorry you got dizzy.
@@lapislignum 🍺🍺
A lot of work
Чтоб рукоятка не трескалась нужно фаску снимать.
Как / с чего именно ? Со всего корпуса рукоятки? И насколько мм?
Why you gotta put da WD40 on ya hands like dat playa
Feels good man
ese mango no sirve con los puros golpes del mazo de goma se rasgo nesesitas madera de pino o otra madera mas duro no de arbol
Молодец!
r u from new zealand
Just west of there, our flag has two more stars and none of them are red.
so are u from nz
Australia!
The only part of the video that annoyed me was when he hung the handle all in on go instead of taking it in stages taking the head of and sanding the parts that were protruding
Dear god
that meks for ah axe handel tahat will be wey weak but is stell god to expreiment
AMATŐR
Mert te akkora profi vagy 😁
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Nos:) ha meg ekkora tapasztalatod van inkabb segits a kezdonek minthogy leszolod.
The wedging failed though.
Артель "Напрасный труд" . Топорище треснуло, все кривое...
Няма нужда да се полира, пързаля се и прави пришки.
Badly handled axe.
I read that in Kratos' voice
Not good
That was a waste of time
Ogni cagata.
Just didn't seem very well done this one tbh
Professional tools but amateur work
What makes a tool professional? Most of my tools are cheap garbage.