Just now getting to see this! Wonderful job, and great wood! I looked through the comments and saw a couple rather negative sounding comments. I think they must be jealous of your skill, because there is absolutely nothing to complain about. It turned out amazing and beautiful as well! Liked, subscribed and looking for those notifications now! Thanks for doing what you do!
It's a roofers hammer...for doing wood shake work...you trim the shake with the blade..drive the copper nails with the back and pull nails with the nail notch...used them for years doing shake work..
@@FixitRestoreit you get up around dormers, overhangs,and Eve's with it..lots of tight spots around portchs and the like, sometimes you use it in conjunction with your larger hatchet to lever in nails or to split thicker shingles,I wouldn't use that one now though lol it's too pretty
One of the prettiest hatchets I've ever seen. And you're right about the wood being unbelievably gorgeous. For a moment I thought it was ironwood but not now. Be proud of your work!
Thank you so much! Desert ironwood looks very similar though 🤷🏻♂️ Plus if you can share my video to Facebook or other social media so other people can see it 😎
I picked up the same hatchet not long ago at a garage sale. Mine had no handle..i got her polished up but havnt done the handle yet. To busy watching youtube.yours came out awesome.
It's called purple wood. It's a structural lumber from South America. They use it were they need a steel beam but need something pretty. Super strong and very hard to carve. But so worth it.
It looks like an Estwing camp hatchet that's already hade a make over. The rust came off those cast iron pans really nice, as well as the protective polymerized oils. You're going to have to re-season those pans, or food will stick in them like cement. Also, teach your wife how to care for them properly, if she is actually using them, and not storing them in the shed. The woods looks like rosewood, maple, and walnut.
I don't know if that wood is Koa or not, but someone tried very hard to make it look like Koa. They did a nice job of dying it if that's the case. An old timer's trick: when you sand wood to a fine finish, before applying any finish, take a damp cloth, run it over the wood lightly, just barely wetting the surface. I use alcohol because it dries faster, but water will do. Once dry, run some 0000 steel wool over the wood, lightly, removing the little hairs that will pop up when you wet it. Don't try to sand the wood, just take off the little hairs. If using varnish or the like, you should use the steel wool between coats of varnish, all but the last coat if you want a glossy surface. In my day we'd do it even after that last coat, and then coat with old fashioned car wax and buff it up. Actually the car wax would be good on the handle, contrary to what you think, it actually gives you better grip. I'd like to see a lanyard hole in this hatchet, and prehaps a leather or nylon lanyard on it. Of course, I don't imagine it will actually see much use now, it's too pretty to really use for rough work.
Beautiful restoration job Given me inspiration on redoing a modern "survival " hatchet. Those inexpensive ones ya get at Walmart. It would look cool all redone. Again, great job here
Beautiful handle. From my experience some of those exotic woods purchased online are often mislabeled. It can be frustrating trying to identify them sometimes. Beautiful restoration, keep it up and stay safe.
You can do that Bandsaw-paper cleaning with pieces of Acryl from Acrylsheets or with blocks of not too hard plastics ... maybe, that it is cheaper ... ?
Keep it for a kitchen tool. Might have been a good size for light bushcraft, but too thin in the choked position. I use 600gm to 400gm hatchet heads for light craft, carving and whitrling. Yours looks much lighter 250gm? 300? Kitchen, yeah. Beautiful! And what a wood. Cheers from Israel 🌴🇮🇱
One more nice restauration. From an awkward handle hatchet to a pièce of art. The wood may be rosewood. We still have some of these trees here in Brazil, it's called jacarandá, from the indigenous word yakãrã'tã. It got almost extinct. Now it's forbidden to cut them.
Be very careful using the belt sander with a thin piece of wood. I did something like that, the wood shot out and I was in a world of hurt as the tips of my fingertips were ground off. Beautiful job BTW.
Every piece of wenge I have ever seen as been super dark with fairly small figuring. Definitely brilliant, but this doesn't seem like wenge. Are there many species of Wenge?
rdyoungster Agree. It might be Australian blackwood or something completely different. There are too many kinds of hardwood 😁 But the finished product looks great anyway.
I reckon it's some kind of rosewood. Lots of different types, though. If it's truly got a lot of purple, it's more likely to be kingwood. If you want the purple to come back in when you work with those woods, set them in the sun. Heat and UV light gets the colors vibrant, it's not really much to do with oxygen. Beautiful work, man!
It's very nice, and you did a great job with it. My only worry is that there's nothing but epoxy holding the center in. The outside scales are pinned to the hatchet, but the center is only hanging out in there. Just a thought, but you could drill a hole into the bottom and put in another pin without doing any damage, and it'd put another piece of mechanical retention in there. :)
It’s absolutely beautiful!
Thankyou !
Quedó biem. Bonita buen trabajo 🚴🎠🚜⚽😅😛😀😜🎉
Beautiful !!!!! Excellent Job !!!!!!!! Wooden Handles Are Super Nice !!!!!!!!
Thank you very much!
Very nice! The two wood types compliment each other nicely! Well done!
Thank you so much ☺️
Just now getting to see this! Wonderful job, and great wood! I looked through the comments and saw a couple rather negative sounding comments. I think they must be jealous of your skill, because there is absolutely nothing to complain about. It turned out amazing and beautiful as well! Liked, subscribed and looking for those notifications now! Thanks for doing what you do!
Awesome, now all you have to do is watch all the other videos 😎😊
That hatchet came out BLOODY MARVELOUS! The wood looks like some kind of ebony!
Thank you very much!
knocked that one out of the park! Stunning work Sir!
Thank you ☺️
Nice work. The handle turned out beautiful. Thanks
Thank you so much!
Beautiful work - amazing transformation.
Thank you ☺️
One of the better restorations I’ve seen. The handle turned out great. You make it look so easy.
Thank you! Editing makes it look like I make it look easy 😂
It's a roofers hammer...for doing wood shake work...you trim the shake with the blade..drive the copper nails with the back and pull nails with the nail notch...used them for years doing shake work..
Even that small?
@@FixitRestoreit you get up around dormers, overhangs,and Eve's with it..lots of tight spots around portchs and the like, sometimes you use it in conjunction with your larger hatchet to lever in nails or to split thicker shingles,I wouldn't use that one now though lol it's too pretty
That sounds a lil shakey to me. lol
@@lilsammich8252 lol!
That was my immediate opinion too.
Excellent work👍👍👍. Thanks for sharing.Merry Christmas from Canada
Thank you, and Merry Christmas to you!
Loved it, nice job! Nice to hear a good old Norfolk accent as well. Keep it up!
Thank you!
Nice work that wood is stunning 👍😊
Yes it is and thank you!
One of the prettiest hatchets I've ever seen. And you're right about the wood being unbelievably gorgeous. For a moment I thought it was ironwood but not now. Be proud of your work!
Thank you so much! Desert ironwood looks very similar though 🤷🏻♂️ Plus if you can share my video to Facebook or other social media so other people can see it 😎
Awesome informational educational video experience Y'alls God Bless Ya 🙏
Thank you 😊
It's So Beautiful, you won't want to use it!! 💓
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beautiful wood and a wonderful restoration.
I like the wood as well, it's awesome color and tiger like striped...
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Beautiful handcrafted! Happy holidays !
Thank you, Happy holidays to you and your family!
@@FixitRestoreit thank you very much !
Beautiful work!
Thank you!
The wood looks really nice next to the polished metal
Yes it does 🤠
I like the wood! The "wrong way" grain gives a nice effect!
Thank you 😊 and yes it does
I just love the way you do your projects. Straight forward and good narration. And you do an outstanding job.
Thank you!
Nice work, the finale result is amazing.
Nice to see old tools getting a new lease of life.
Thank you!
Nice restoration. The wood has good quality and is beautiful.!
Thank you!
Woods great looks a lot better than I thought it would good job
Thank you!
Turned out great. The wood is beautiful.
Thank you!
Excellent work and craftsmanship...it's just such a weird sized little gadget. It makes the handle look gigantic.
Thank you, and yes it does!
I believe you have a piece of Palo Morado from Mexico as a handle mi amigo. And it's the most beautiful piece I've ever seen - thanks for video
Thank you 😊
Awesome informational educational video experience Y'alls
Thank you!
Great looking ! !!
Thank you!
Absolutely a great looking restoration. Love the handle.
Thank you, glad you liked it!
Love your choice of wood!💜🌳
Thank you!
I'd use it for things like making feather sticks, cutting off amber, and kindling to save the blade on my mora. Great job. Love this
Thank you!
I picked up the same hatchet not long ago at a garage sale. Mine had no handle..i got her polished up but havnt done the handle yet. To busy watching youtube.yours came out awesome.
Thank you! And get to making 😉
That turned out nice
Thank you!
Looks Amazing!!
Thank you!
The ax looks great, but that handle. Unreal. 1000% better than before
Thank you!
It's called purple wood. It's a structural lumber from South America. They use it were they need a steel beam but need something pretty. Super strong and very hard to carve. But so worth it.
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That came out beautiful!
Thank you!
Stunning transformation. You forgot BRAVE!!! This axe's trans is stunning and brave.
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Perfect work
Thank you!
Man that came out great. I have done a few of these myself but I have never found wood that pretty yet. Darrell
Yes, the wood is definitely special
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I believe the wood is Cocobolo (probably from Mexico) because of its muli-colored grains. Beautiful work!
Thank you!
That is a really craftmansship How nice looks it well done I wanna one of that
Keep an eye out on ebay, i might be selling it!
Merry Christmas. And another great restoration
Thank you and Merry Christmas to you 😎!
It looks like an Estwing camp hatchet that's already hade a make over. The rust came off those cast iron pans really nice, as well as the protective polymerized oils. You're going to have to re-season those pans, or food will stick in them like cement. Also, teach your wife how to care for them properly, if she is actually using them, and not storing them in the shed. The woods looks like rosewood, maple, and walnut.
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It is a type of Rosewood for sure. Looks similar to one of my favorites called Morado. It's beautiful wood mate....amazing job.
I used morado on my cleaver video, check it out! (One of my first attempts at editing) 🤦🏼♂️😎
Merry Christmas!!!!!!!!!!! and dont forget to hit the like button!
Merry Christmas to you and your family! So what happened to having that toolin the discretion??
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Excellent work. I enjoyed the video thank you. I just subscribe!
Awesome!
I don't know if that wood is Koa or not, but someone tried very hard to make it look like Koa. They did a nice job of dying it if that's the case.
An old timer's trick: when you sand wood to a fine finish, before applying any finish, take a damp cloth, run it over the wood lightly, just barely wetting the surface. I use alcohol because it dries faster, but water will do. Once dry, run some 0000 steel wool over the wood, lightly, removing the little hairs that will pop up when you wet it. Don't try to sand the wood, just take off the little hairs. If using varnish or the like, you should use the steel wool between coats of varnish, all but the last coat if you want a glossy surface. In my day we'd do it even after that last coat, and then coat with old fashioned car wax and buff it up. Actually the car wax would be good on the handle, contrary to what you think, it actually gives you better grip.
I'd like to see a lanyard hole in this hatchet, and prehaps a leather or nylon lanyard on it. Of course, I don't imagine it will actually see much use now, it's too pretty to really use for rough work.
Unfortunately , the wood came in a large box of exotic off cuts, so I'm not sure I will ever find out
@@FixitRestoreit Yeah, I got some veneer materials that way one time. must have been a couple dozen varieties.
Beautiful restoration job
Given me inspiration on redoing a modern "survival " hatchet. Those inexpensive ones ya get at Walmart. It would look cool all redone.
Again, great job here
Yes it would 😎
That's amazing transformation WOW
Thank you!
Great job
Thank you!
I don't know what kind of wood it is either, but it's absolutely gorgeous! And the contrast between the 2 types of wood is stunning!
Thank you 😊! And yes it is!
Dark wood looks like black walnut. Very beautiful, super hard wood.
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Very nice job
Thank you!
Amazing I want one
I might start selling on Etsy, so keep a look out!
The wood is epic.
Yes it is!
Fantastic - what more can I say
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Beautiful!!!!!!
Thank you 😊!
@@FixitRestoreit I should thank you for making this content and i can watch it with a bag of potato chips.
Mexican kingwood maybe? That usually has similar colours. Gorgeous regardless, good job!
Thank you!
Good job👍
Thank you!
Super restoration. I think it was used to cut kindling. All the best for 2020 😀
Thank you, maybe so on the kindling 🤷🏻♂️
Beautiful handle. From my experience some of those exotic woods purchased online are often mislabeled. It can be frustrating trying to identify them sometimes. Beautiful restoration, keep it up and stay safe.
Thank you! And your right, most are labeled , this one wasn't lol
Master 80 lvl) good job!
Thank you!
yes sir i am thinkin you are really liking that wood hahahahah
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Very nice overall but handle s are amazing
Thank you!
Рукоятка со вставкой круто получилась.
Thank you!
You can do that Bandsaw-paper cleaning with pieces of Acryl from Acrylsheets or with blocks of not too hard plastics ... maybe, that it is cheaper ... ?
Possibly but it was given to me by a subscriber, if i did buy one they usually cost around $7.99 so pretty cheap 😎
Terrific !
Thank you!
Amazing! Merry Christmas!
Thank you!
I too like the wood, so much so I subbed. Good on ya
Awesome!
Nice Job and yes it WAS an ulgy axe, now a work of art...
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That really is some amazing piece of wood.
Yes it is!
The beautiful dark brown wood that you were working with is called Wenge. It is from Africa and it is absolutely Gorgeous.
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It sure is pretty now!
Thank you!
Great job! Well worth the watch! ....“That hurt when you used it!”
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good work thank-you
Thank you!
Yay! I've missed you!
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Nice job!
Thank you 😊
buen video gracias desde California
Thank you!
Fix it Restore it you r. good thank-you very much
Keep it for a kitchen tool. Might have been a good size for light bushcraft, but too thin in the choked position. I use 600gm to 400gm hatchet heads for light craft, carving and whitrling. Yours looks much lighter 250gm? 300? Kitchen, yeah.
Beautiful! And what a wood.
Cheers from Israel
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I'm guessing you're probably close on weight, definitely dainty ! 😎
I would say you definitely like that wood. The hole at the end of the original handle was for a leather thong. It might be a camping hatchet.
So if it slips from the hand in use it doesn’t fly into the bushes. Use them for machetes as well. Safer for bystanders too.
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Nice one mate, I think it is a "camping" axe/hammer and the notch is for reming tent pegs.
Thank you!
nah that's definitely a roofer's hammer atb Andy
One more nice restauration.
From an awkward handle hatchet to a pièce of art.
The wood may be rosewood. We still have some of these trees here in Brazil, it's called jacarandá, from the indigenous word yakãrã'tã.
It got almost extinct. Now it's forbidden to cut them.
Thank you 😊
Very nice.
Thank you 😊
Amazing transformation! Wish there was a clear and full view of the final outcome.
I'll try to remember for next time!
This looks like a shake/shingle hatchet. It would be used to trim cedar shakes to fit for roofing or siding. Nice transformation by the way.
Thank you!
Be very careful using the belt sander with a thin piece of wood. I did something like that, the wood shot out and I was in a world of hurt as the tips of my fingertips were ground off. Beautiful job BTW.
Thank you! And yes I do try to be careful!
Howdy merry Christmas
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The wood might be Wenge and I think itˋs a hatchet for making and mounting wood shingles. Really nice work. That tool never looked better. 👌
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I was about to say that or to mount drywall/plaster board depending or where you are in the world
Every piece of wenge I have ever seen as been super dark with fairly small figuring. Definitely brilliant, but this doesn't seem like wenge. Are there many species of Wenge?
rdyoungster Agree. It might be Australian blackwood or something completely different. There are too many kinds of hardwood 😁 But the finished product looks great anyway.
@@GnomHDB Agreed. Finished axe is beautiful, and I am definitely in love with that hardwood.
That thing looks awesome. I wish I had a little hatchet like that. I wonder if it’s something like a salesman’s sample.
Could well be, certainly small enough 🤷🏻♂️
I reckon it's some kind of rosewood. Lots of different types, though. If it's truly got a lot of purple, it's more likely to be kingwood. If you want the purple to come back in when you work with those woods, set them in the sun. Heat and UV light gets the colors vibrant, it's not really much to do with oxygen.
Beautiful work, man!
Awesome, and thank you!
Don't know what it is but it is sure pretty!
Thank you!
cedar roofing hachet
Pretty sure its too small for that
It's a roofing hatchet. The handle turned out amazing.
Thank you!
It's very nice, and you did a great job with it. My only worry is that there's nothing but epoxy holding the center in. The outside scales are pinned to the hatchet, but the center is only hanging out in there. Just a thought, but you could drill a hole into the bottom and put in another pin without doing any damage, and it'd put another piece of mechanical retention in there. :)
That's a good idea!
Nice transformation. Could the wood be some sort of rose wood?
Maybe 🤷🏻♂️