In the past week I pulled an axe just like this from a pile of other neglected tools on the side of the house, as I needed a sharp axe to cut out some small bush stumps. I tried to put a blade on it with little success as I was doing it the wrong way. Then I wake up this morning, turn on the PC, and Whoa! .......here is this axe just like mine on the title picture of your video. Now I know what to do. Thanks for the great video! Good idea to avoid any narration, pictures are worth millions of words. Now a subscriber too!
You know how to make a video! You don't force us to watch a long winded monologue. You get right to the job. You cut out all the boring BS. You fast forward a lot of the job, and that's good. I wish other channels did as you do.
Thanks for the comment George, I think people lose interest when a video contains lots of talk and little action, so i opted to make the faster videos and hopefully people enjoy it. Thanks for watching, ED
This is crazy. I have an old axe at my mothers and the handle snapped so I wanted to restore it. I start looking on the Internet and here you are with the exact same one doing a restoration of it.
Hey mate. I see you put a lot of work into this project. You should watch a video entitled 'an axe to grind'. They explain there the correct hanging of an axe by fitting the head more tightly and and not having the rapid transition from full thickness handle to thin piece of wood that goes through the eye. This should be more gradual and tapered otherwise there is a weak spot created in the handle just beneath the head and there is a very high chance of snapping your handle off under the axe head. Also be careful when splitting wood like that. You dont want to lose a finger. But i enjoyed the video composition and the passion you put into the project. Goodluck for your next axe hanging and checkout that resource i mentioned. :p
Cool video. But better than that, I really like the way you take/treat the comments....Positively. Looking forward to see your next hanging/fitting. Keep up the good work.
I just finished restoring a hatchet that we found in my late uncle's shed, it was similar to yours, just a mass of rust & a handle soaked in years of old engine oil and paint. Now I know almost nothing about restoring items like this, and I have few tools other than a drill and a belt sander, but I managed to bring it back to a beautiful finish, rubbed down and oak stained the handle, even gave the head an acid wash to darken the metal apart from the edge...And oh... The edge! I put a shaving sharp edge on it, honed and polished with varying grades of sharpening stones, so I just had to test it. I took a log from our wood pile (we have open fires in the house), and started to process it down to kindling. When it got to the point where the wood could not stand upright without support, I used the tapping technique, where you place the wood against the blade and gently tap it until it bites, then one firm tap with hands out of the way and the wood splits cleanly. Well, whilst getting the wood to bite, the axe head bounced out of the wood, and came down on my other hand, leaving me with a deep cut from index knuckle to about an inch along my finger. Cue 3 hours in casualty / ER getting it patched up. The way you were cutting that wood at the end made my blood run cold. I have a significant cut from just a gentle tap, you would have received much worse had you slipped when chopping that board. You have a decent amount of subscribers, and plenty of views on the video, but please take a little more time and exercise a lot more caution when making these videos, remember that people may consider them to be instructional and may try to replicate what you do. Hell, I did what I did by watching other restoration channels on here and that paid off, the cut was just an unfortunate accident.
Matt Timms when cutting into the handle when you make the wedge groove to fit the head, you shouldn’t go so deep, and in-between the handle and the end of it where the head sits, you want it to be as wide on both ends, otherwise there’s gonna be ramifications when you start choppin’, all space inside the axe head should be absolved by the handle for structural integrity and impact absorption, if there’s any room left open inside the axe head, eventually it’ll rattle, or just come off clean!
Matt Timms No problem man! Everything else seems pretty solid. Watched a guy reheat an axe head and quench it in water for restoration the other day. Which is also a big no no! Luckily he said it was for ornamental purposes.
Great to see a simple fuss free Restoration. However the final processing of wood at the end 😱frightened😱the life out of me with the placing of you left hand ... 😲😲😲 ... You got away with it but by luck nothing else ... Take Care more please
You did a great job, Ed, these people with their little crappy comments don`t seem to have any videos to back up their critiques. Keep up the good work. Thanks for posting.
Negative comments don't bother me at all. People that have done these things before and know what they are doing will offer tips and advice. People that haven't tried to do something like this before and don't have a clue what they doing will insult you and tell you that you did it wrong. I know which people I will listen to. Thanks for the comment, ED
Thanks for the comment. I don't pay attention to the negative comments, Like you said they have never made a thing but are "experts". ( i do need more practice though) Been watching you for a while, really enjoy the videos and your sense of humour. Keep going man. Cheers from a fellow Yorkshireman
Great job..I just did one myself except bought a handle at the hardware store then modified and shaped it to fit...going try doing one like you did next time..amazing job
This is brilliant. My dad recently found an old axe head and this has motivated me to at least attempt to restore it. Fitting the handle however will be another challenge, one that I intend to research more thoroughly
That's the type of axe I have to refurbish. I have a 24 inch handle to put on it to give it a bit more power on the strike. Just have to get round to it now. Great video. Keep up the great work 👍👍👍
Its funny, im doing the same thing right now. Up until the angle grinder, we had the same method. I even used the drill and the red vice. Funny! Now I'm watching, and hoping to learn
Really like this Hatchet restoration. I did an axe recently but put a Viking spin on it. Keep up the great work. Really enjoy watching these restorations.
She is holding up so far, but i am only splitting kindling with it. I have a couple more to do, but i now know what to do differently to get a better fit, Thanks for watching, ED
Hey Planky...you know the mirror finish on a cutting tool is functional and not just cosmetic, right? It allows the blade to efficiently penetrate deeper into the wood fiber whereas the pitted blade is like driving with your foot on the brake. "Character" is great if you want an historical wall hanging. In a working tool, the rust, pitting, and the coveted "patina" are just signs of neglect of a once proud and functional tool...imho.
@@planky11 With a small hatchet like this used occasionally for kindling...meh. That mirror finish, though means less pitting which means less friction. Have you ever tried to split firewood rounds with a rusty or even pitted axe? You get penetration but then you can't get the axe back out...and then you deal with that all day long. Same thing felling and limbing trees...having to pry a pitted axe out after every other strike will wear you out. Now try that with a properly sharpened and well maintained axe...have you ever watched the lumberjack competitions? Specifically the racing axe events?...mirrored... No resistance no binding. My neighbors found an old two-man crosscut saw...without any prep, they tried to take down an old pine tree. Unsharpened, rusty, heavily pitted...after an hour, the tree was still standing and they quit...not even the blades width into the tree.
Ed, you really have bunch of experts here. It’s amazing to me how a group of assholes can gather in one place and criticize a guy making a video. I enjoyed your video. Thanks
To others watching for instructions: do not do this. No part of this handle fit up is done correctly. There is a real danger of the head flying off very soon after use, possibility of the handle breaking right at the head and 100% chance of blisters from handling. With a bit of research you could've taken this re-handling from a 0/10 to 7/10. Add a few more hours of work to a 10/10 EASY. Please upload your redo, I would love to see you try to do better.
first thing I thought of is the Handle is way to thick, epoxy in the handle? something that will have to be ground out when you have to replace the handle
Relax. It a hatchet, not an axe. If you're taking full swings that would put that much centrifugal force on the head to send it flying, you're doing it all wrong anyways.
Yeah the handle didnt fit the head perfect. But he went to alot of trouble to make his video. And he did a pretty good job. And the hatchet im sure is gonna be just fine. Its real easy to sit back criticize someone on there hard work. Smh
Cute little Hatchet, I really love the handle in the beginning I would have just kept like it is was and flipped the head around, other than that great restoration
I expect your handle to eventually snap off, but overall you did a decent job. Btw those " cracks " are actually from when the eye was created or " drifted ".
Its holding out so far, although I am only splitting kindling with it. More practice is needed for the next one. Thanks for the comment and thanks for watching, ED
I think the cracks at the front of the socket for the handle are from where the steel was originally folded over and welded to itself before being drawn out. I would have left the bulging on the back end of the head. I like that it shows strong evidence of being used as a hammer head. You don't get the nice clean lines with that, but it does demonstrate how the thing was once used.
Very nice. Good to see a spokeshave being used. So many people just use a band saw and grinder or sander these days. Far more satisfying to use a spokeshave to shape the handle. I'm guessing that the cracks in the head weren't serious. I've got a couple of these ghat used to belong tk my father. I want to make them over and I'm worried they may be cracked. Need to check them properly.
I prefer using the hand tools sometimes, makes it more rewarding when you are done. and I don't have a bandsaw so I don't have that luxury anyway:( The cracks aren't that much of a worry to me as it is only a kindling axe so it is not going to do any hard work. Have a go with the ones you have. In the worst case you can have a couple of wall ornaments. Thanks for watching, ED
Thanks for showing how you got the rust out of the inner part of the axe. I know that it's likely a tedious thing, just filing the crap out of it, but so many restoration videos leave it out, and I've always been curious just how it's done. Turns out, pretty much how you'd expect, but still, thanks.
The reason the poll is mushroomed is because it is mild steel. The poll on an old axe is not intended as a hammer, it is to balance the weight of the blade on the front so that the axe swings straight. People think it is a hammer and use it to pound stuff and thats why it mushrooms. The axe is made by folding mild steel (or wrought iron) over and welding a bit of tool steel in the front that will hold an edge. The small cracks you point out are the evidence of that weld. Its a nice and old American pattern axe.
I find these videos very entertaining and love to see them. I am certainly no expert at all on this kind of thing but love to watch them and personally thought this was a great job. I just cant understand why so many armchair craftsmen that say how it should be done never put up a vid to show how it should be done? Just saying.
I'm no expert either but if you don't try you never know. I like the comments from people that know what they are doing because they offer tips and advice, but the negative armchair craftsmen that have never crafted anything just like to insult you so I don't pay attention to them. Thanks for the comment and thanks for watching, ED
Apply some oil (linseed) when the wege is hammered to place. And leave some of the handle on top of the axe (2-3mm) that way it can swell and the axe will have some shoulders on top and bottom. Did this on a axe handle repair many years ago, and to this day its tight like an eal...
First thing I noticed was it was upside down. I have a pile of axes in the shop. Couple nights ago I hung one upside down. Awesome handle. I managed to pick the wedge out good enough to flip it. Still don't feel good from the incident.
I like the restoration on the ax head. Just the right amount of sanding and polish. Looks old, but well cared for. I can't understand those that take an ax and polish it to a mirror shine. Not gonna comment on the handle and it maybe breaking. Lots of people before me beat that to death.
My wife was pissed at me for waking her up this morning shaking the bed kicking and grunting when you split the pallet scrap at the end...dam man ...glad you did not cut your fingers off,very nice handle shape but the hatchet head went on too easy is not hung well,may not last could get dangerous.I am no pro,but I did enjoyed watching that is until 13:16.
Could barely get past the ‘using a screwdriver as a chisel’ bit at the start. Right tool for the job, bro. It is a well put together video, though, so there’s that.
Ed makes stuff. Ed's gonna chop off his fingers one of these days.
In the past week I pulled an axe just like this from a pile of other neglected tools on the side of the house, as I needed a sharp axe to cut out some small bush stumps. I tried to put a blade on it with little success as I was doing it the wrong way. Then I wake up this morning, turn on the PC, and Whoa! .......here is this axe just like mine on the title picture of your video. Now I know what to do. Thanks for the great video! Good idea to avoid any narration, pictures are worth millions of words. Now a subscriber too!
You know how to make a video! You don't force us to watch a long winded monologue. You get right to the job. You cut out all the boring BS. You fast forward a lot of the job, and that's good. I wish other channels did as you do.
Thanks for the comment George, I think people lose interest when a video contains lots of talk and little
action, so i opted to make the faster videos and hopefully people enjoy it.
Thanks for watching, ED
This is crazy. I have an old axe at my mothers and the handle snapped so I wanted to restore it.
I start looking on the Internet and here you are with the exact same one doing a restoration of it.
Hey mate. I see you put a lot of work into this project. You should watch a video entitled 'an axe to grind'. They explain there the correct hanging of an axe by fitting the head more tightly and and not having the rapid transition from full thickness handle to thin piece of wood that goes through the eye. This should be more gradual and tapered otherwise there is a weak spot created in the handle just beneath the head and there is a very high chance of snapping your handle off under the axe head. Also be careful when splitting wood like that. You dont want to lose a finger. But i enjoyed the video composition and the passion you put into the project. Goodluck for your next axe hanging and checkout that resource i mentioned. :p
Buckin Billy also has a great video on this
Nice! The upside down head at the beginning was hilarious.
When that angle grinder started, my headphones went mental
Just shows you don’t need proper tools if you have imagination and determination great job mr Ed you gained a new sub from me
The before and after shots in this video are amazing.
It's incredible how much can be accomplished with restoration⚒️👍
so refreshing to see someone actually using a file to fix up an axe head, i tip my hat to you sir!
Thanks for the comment and thanks for watching, ED
If only he hadnt filed so much off.
Cool video. But better than that, I really like the way you take/treat the comments....Positively. Looking forward to see your next hanging/fitting. Keep up the good work.
I just finished restoring a hatchet that we found in my late uncle's shed, it was similar to yours, just a mass of rust & a handle soaked in years of old engine oil and paint. Now I know almost nothing about restoring items like this, and I have few tools other than a drill and a belt sander, but I managed to bring it back to a beautiful finish, rubbed down and oak stained the handle, even gave the head an acid wash to darken the metal apart from the edge...And oh... The edge!
I put a shaving sharp edge on it, honed and polished with varying grades of sharpening stones, so I just had to test it. I took a log from our wood pile (we have open fires in the house), and started to process it down to kindling. When it got to the point where the wood could not stand upright without support, I used the tapping technique, where you place the wood against the blade and gently tap it until it bites, then one firm tap with hands out of the way and the wood splits cleanly. Well, whilst getting the wood to bite, the axe head bounced out of the wood, and came down on my other hand, leaving me with a deep cut from index knuckle to about an inch along my finger. Cue 3 hours in casualty / ER getting it patched up. The way you were cutting that wood at the end made my blood run cold. I have a significant cut from just a gentle tap, you would have received much worse had you slipped when chopping that board.
You have a decent amount of subscribers, and plenty of views on the video, but please take a little more time and exercise a lot more caution when making these videos, remember that people may consider them to be instructional and may try to replicate what you do. Hell, I did what I did by watching other restoration channels on here and that paid off, the cut was just an unfortunate accident.
Raise your hand if you went straight to the comment section once he started to fit the axe head on the handle. Scary bro.
Kenneth John *Raises hand*
Why is it so thin and why did he cut right through to the handle?
please explain! Is it that it should have been longer- too much empty space and too small for the hole? Or something else about his method?
Matt Timms when cutting into the handle when you make the wedge groove to fit the head, you shouldn’t go so deep, and in-between the handle and the end of it where the head sits, you want it to be as wide on both ends, otherwise there’s gonna be ramifications when you start choppin’, all space inside the axe head should be absolved by the handle for structural integrity and impact absorption, if there’s any room left open inside the axe head, eventually it’ll rattle, or just come off clean!
@@Tyndaal604 thanks man - I see what you're sayin. The critiques are often more helpful than the vids when I'm trying to teach myself
Matt Timms No problem man! Everything else seems pretty solid. Watched a guy reheat an axe head and quench it in water for restoration the other day. Which is also a big no no! Luckily he said it was for ornamental purposes.
Not cracks, that is how the axe was made by folding around a mandrel. Its a seam
awesome sharing dear Ed..... lot of love from my workshop........
A man and his tools will never part, well done sir thank you 😊
I was sitting here trying to blow the wood chips off that axe head as you were drilling 😂
Great to see a simple fuss free Restoration. However the final processing of wood at the end 😱frightened😱the life out of me with the placing of you left hand ... 😲😲😲 ... You got away with it but by luck nothing else ... Take Care more please
You did a great job, Ed, these people with their little crappy comments don`t seem to have any videos to back up their critiques. Keep up the good work. Thanks for posting.
Negative comments don't bother me at all. People that have done these things before and know what they are doing will offer tips and advice. People that haven't tried to do something like this before and don't have a clue what they doing will insult you and tell you that you did it wrong. I know which people I will listen to.
Thanks for the comment, ED
Nice one mate. Ignore the asshats that have never made a thing in their lives but still know better
Thanks for the comment. I don't pay attention to the negative comments, Like you said they have never made a thing but are "experts". ( i do need more practice though) Been watching you for a while, really enjoy the videos and your sense of humour. Keep going man. Cheers from a fellow Yorkshireman
This is one of my favorite videos on RUclips. You did so well!!! Looks AMAZING! 😁😁😁
Great job..I just did one myself except bought a handle at the hardware store then modified and shaped it to fit...going try doing one like you did next time..amazing job
Great video sir and nice craftsmanship
This is brilliant. My dad recently found an old axe head and this has motivated me to at least attempt to restore it. Fitting the handle however will be another challenge, one that I intend to research more thoroughly
Title should be renamed to how to make a handle for an axe that will make the axe head fly off soon
I have yet to see one of these famous flying axe heads people always talk about
@@Eetu.R most of the time I figure they catch it before it sails through the air. Flush and not full is most likely gonna be an issue.
Go back watch anime in your free time. :)
@@visum2517 ??
I do this for a living and this guy did ok in making restoring the head but that handle is a recipe for disaster
That's the type of axe I have to refurbish. I have a 24 inch handle to put on it to give it a bit more power on the strike. Just have to get round to it now. Great video. Keep up the great work 👍👍👍
ed makes a mess
ed loses his pinkie ✋ 😂
Its funny, im doing the same thing right now. Up until the angle grinder, we had the same method. I even used the drill and the red vice. Funny! Now I'm watching, and hoping to learn
Gott sei Dank, ohne nerviges Hintergrundgedudel!! 👍👍
Really like this Hatchet restoration. I did an axe recently but put a Viking spin on it. Keep up the great work. Really enjoy watching these restorations.
Thanks for the comment, I watched your axe video, I like what you did to the handle. Good work
Thanks for watching, ED
Restoration Rescue u do a video on it?
Nice Restoration
Nice 👍👍👍👍👍 all go like fór this video
Watched a boy scout leader lop off the end of his thumb by splitting kindling that way.
Did you cut a corner off his totin chip?
Adam C i shredded the top of my finger off with a belt sander
6:44 perfect fire material
That's one way to make some lasting memories
I guess he didnt get his toten chip then. Shame
Sound of expensive dentist visit…🦷 👑
Beautiful Job Ed. I'm going to try to attempt this myself. You are very skilled
If this gets used, it won't be long until the handle snaps at the head....
Yah for sure
yeah... that fitting was really unfortunate
She is holding up so far, but i am only splitting kindling with it. I have a couple more to do, but i now know what to do differently to get a better fit, Thanks for watching, ED
why?
Nice. Im glad you didnt go full out turning the head into a mirror. Kept its character.
Hey Planky...you know the mirror finish on a cutting tool is functional and not just cosmetic, right? It allows the blade to efficiently penetrate deeper into the wood fiber whereas the pitted blade is like driving with your foot on the brake. "Character" is great if you want an historical wall hanging. In a working tool, the rust, pitting, and the coveted "patina" are just signs of neglect of a once proud and functional tool...imho.
@@cattmann1405 polished sure, but does mirror finish add that much benefit? Just curious.
@@planky11 With a small hatchet like this used occasionally for kindling...meh. That mirror finish, though means less pitting which means less friction. Have you ever tried to split firewood rounds with a rusty or even pitted axe? You get penetration but then you can't get the axe back out...and then you deal with that all day long. Same thing felling and limbing trees...having to pry a pitted axe out after every other strike will wear you out. Now try that with a properly sharpened and well maintained axe...have you ever watched the lumberjack competitions? Specifically the racing axe events?...mirrored... No resistance no binding. My neighbors found an old two-man crosscut saw...without any prep, they tried to take down an old pine tree. Unsharpened, rusty, heavily pitted...after an hour, the tree was still standing and they quit...not even the blades width into the tree.
Very nicely done nice-looking Hatchet I bet it works nice!
Never seen someone so confidently almost cut off their fingers as I have in this video....well done.
0:14
Upside down axe head?! You got one job!
Nice restoration. Lol
Very elegant handle.
Damn right off the bat looks like mine
Finally, someone with the proper tools. Glad you don’t use your grinder to shape wood.
Руки бы оторвать этому "мастеру"!
Friggin awesome 👍
Good stuff Ed.
Omg mate i dont know whats more dangerous, how you built it or how you used it!
Or your crappy comment...
@@hungram5170 neck a fat one
I literally winced and said omg at the 13:15 mark when he starts hitting that wood with his thumb sticking out. DO NOT SPLIT WOOD LIKE THIS.
Haha, I have been splitting kindling this way for nearly 15 years and i still have all my digits.
Thanks for watching, ED
@@EdMakesStuff 35 years splitting this way, still 10 fingers as well. nice work Ed.
the youtube comment police have a hard on for you @@EdMakesStuff
@@EdMakesStuff My friend's dad drove drunk for 15 years and never caused a wreck that killed anyone.. and then year 16 rolled around.
Just because you have been doing it that way for years doesn’t mean it’s right lol
Ten chlap je komediant!!!
I like that you didnt go all the way polished on the head. The pitting left looks really nice
Ed, you really have bunch of experts here. It’s amazing to me how a group of assholes can gather in one place and criticize a guy making a video. I enjoyed your video. Thanks
Simple and very well done
To others watching for instructions: do not do this. No part of this handle fit up is done correctly. There is a real danger of the head flying off very soon after use, possibility of the handle breaking right at the head and 100% chance of blisters from handling.
With a bit of research you could've taken this re-handling from a 0/10 to 7/10. Add a few more hours of work to a 10/10 EASY. Please upload your redo, I would love to see you try to do better.
Yeah it looks like the smallest hit could make it snap
I agree
first thing I thought of is the Handle is way to thick, epoxy in the handle? something that will have to be ground out when you have to replace the handle
Relax. It a hatchet, not an axe. If you're taking full swings that would put that much centrifugal force on the head to send it flying, you're doing it all wrong anyways.
Yeah the handle didnt fit the head perfect. But he went to alot of trouble to make his video. And he did a pretty good job. And the hatchet im sure is gonna be just fine. Its real easy to sit back criticize someone on there hard work. Smh
Cute little Hatchet, I really love the handle in the beginning I would have just kept like it is was and flipped the head around, other than that great restoration
Awesome informational educational video experience Y'alls
Thanks for watching, ED
I expect your handle to eventually snap off, but overall you did a decent job.
Btw those " cracks " are actually from when the eye was created or " drifted ".
I don*t think they are cracks but rather just the end of the folding weld.
Its holding out so far, although I am only splitting kindling with it.
More practice is needed for the next one.
Thanks for the comment and thanks for watching, ED
Thanks great job 🇨🇦👍
Nice job!!👌
Really nice axe. I like your work :D keep it up
Thanks for the comment Nemo, Appreciate it, ED
Great work! 👍🏻
I learned a lot!
Cool job 👍
great job
I think the cracks at the front of the socket for the handle are from where the steel was originally folded over and welded to itself before being drawn out.
I would have left the bulging on the back end of the head. I like that it shows strong evidence of being used as a hammer head. You don't get the nice clean lines with that, but it does demonstrate how the thing was once used.
My tip is get some kind of saw to rough out the handle. Coping saw jig saw band saw. any thing but a rasp for 3 hard hours.
wow!, beautiful work!!!, congratulations!!!! 👍👏
Very nice. Good to see a spokeshave being used. So many people just use a band saw and grinder or sander these days. Far more satisfying to use a spokeshave to shape the handle. I'm guessing that the cracks in the head weren't serious. I've got a couple of these ghat used to belong tk my father. I want to make them over and I'm worried they may be cracked. Need to check them properly.
I prefer using the hand tools sometimes, makes it more rewarding when you are done. and I don't have a bandsaw so I don't have that luxury anyway:( The cracks aren't that much of a worry to me as it is only a kindling axe so it is not going to do any hard work. Have a go with the ones you have. In the worst case you can have a couple of wall ornaments.
Thanks for watching, ED
Thanks for showing how you got the rust out of the inner part of the axe. I know that it's likely a tedious thing, just filing the crap out of it, but so many restoration videos leave it out, and I've always been curious just how it's done. Turns out, pretty much how you'd expect, but still, thanks.
Great work!
Thanks for watching, ED
The reason the poll is mushroomed is because it is mild steel. The poll on an old axe is not intended as a hammer, it is to balance the weight of the blade on the front so that the axe swings straight. People think it is a hammer and use it to pound stuff and thats why it mushrooms. The axe is made by folding mild steel (or wrought iron) over and welding a bit of tool steel in the front that will hold an edge. The small cracks you point out are the evidence of that weld. Its a nice and old American pattern axe.
Good job and good video. Thank you
Mann you very good 😳😳😳
Perfect😊👍👏👏
Nice work. Just did one myself and posted it on my channel.
Good job!
Thanks for the comment Fred.
Well done! Watched the whole vid!
Well done
I find these videos very entertaining and love to see them. I am certainly no expert at all on this kind of thing but love to watch them and personally thought this was a great job. I just cant understand why so many armchair craftsmen that say how it should be done never put up a vid to show how it should be done? Just saying.
I'm no expert either but if you don't try you never know. I like the comments from people that know what they are doing because they offer tips and advice, but the negative armchair craftsmen that have never crafted anything just like to insult you so I don't pay attention to them.
Thanks for the comment and thanks for watching, ED
Apply some oil (linseed) when the wege is hammered to place. And leave some of the handle on top of the axe (2-3mm) that way it can swell and the axe will have some shoulders on top and bottom. Did this on a axe handle repair many years ago, and to this day its tight like an eal...
And also when cutting the slot for the wege go down 2/3
Good stuff 👍
Thanks for the comment, ED
First thing I noticed was it was upside down.
I have a pile of axes in the shop. Couple nights ago I hung one upside down. Awesome handle. I managed to pick the wedge out good enough to flip it. Still don't feel good from the incident.
THIS IS MOST IMPRESSIVE😘
i like the hammer holders on the side of the bench! i will be making some. nice job on the hatchet too.
ever just get stoned zone out and watch shit like this lol
Well done Sir. Fine work.
I like the restoration on the ax head. Just the right amount of sanding and polish. Looks old, but well cared for. I can't understand those that take an ax and polish it to a mirror shine. Not gonna comment on the handle and it maybe breaking. Lots of people before me beat that to death.
Somebody thought that was a hammer! 😂
Nice restoration of an old hatchet and good workmanship.
C O O L !!
I'm guessing Ed don't like his fingers...also, that hatchet turns out very nice, for show on a wall!
Awwwwe!! Dat wuz ruSty!
My wife was pissed at me for waking her up this morning shaking the bed kicking and grunting when you split the pallet scrap at the end...dam man ...glad you did not cut your fingers off,very nice handle shape but the hatchet head went on too easy is not hung well,may not last could get dangerous.I am no pro,but I did enjoyed watching that is until 13:16.
now you just need to throw it conveniently next to a girl in a bunny mask like or comment if you get the reference
The "tiny crack on both sides" is just where the blade has been forge welded.
Yikes! I appreciate the effort though!
That wood was in a really good shape
I agree, but he said in the description he wanted a longer handle. And that probably wasn't the original handle since the head was upside down.
Cool 👍
Great result
Thanks for watching, ED
Could barely get past the ‘using a screwdriver as a chisel’ bit at the start. Right tool for the job, bro. It is a well put together video, though, so there’s that.
Спасибо очень красивое видео