The Weirdest Axe Ever - Perfect Restoration
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- Опубліковано 17 тра 2024
- In this video, I restore the Chopper1 axe. which has been dubbed The Weirdest Axe Ever Made. It was a fun project to do and luckily I found a handle in my stash to fix it. I had to regrind the bevel on the head and properly fit the handle to the axe. I am very happy with how the surface finish on the handle turned out.
0:00 Start
0:28 Into the Evaporust
0:48 Out of the Evaporust
2:18 Re-grinding the bevel
3:23 Sharpening the head w/ diamond stone
5:01 Final Sharpening
6:01 Cleaning off all the oxide with a wire wheel
7:30 Final finish onto the head
8:02 Head Goes into the oven
8:17 Starting on the handle
8:28 Scraping off old varnish on the handle
8:45 Attempting new finish on the handle
9:34 Finishing the handle
9:44 Wedging the handle in place
11:12 Testing the edge
11:26 Chopping Test
12:20 Final Overview
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This is technically not an axe, it is a splitting maul . The main difference is that an axe is designed to cut across the grain and parallel to the grain . This tool is only for splitting with the grain as the way you used it . Axes are lighter so as not to tire the user , mauls are heavier to increase the momentum of your swing . The wedges on the sides act to put pressure on the sides of the split . There are several designs similar to this one , basically incorporating a splitting wedge with an axe , and the weight of a sledgehammer. At 75 years old l prefer my hydraulic wood splitter .
I agree but Chopper1 markets it as and calls it an axe
The Russian Woodworker 8
A maul is a type of axe same way a hatchet is
It would be interesting to see the axe in slowmo.
Agreed! There’s a mechanically simpler Swedish version-it has an asymmetric profile with a sort of hook on one side. When it enters the wood, it twists to split the wood along the grain. Apparently very effective and highly regarded.
Wow, that is some serious nostalgia for me right there. Saw the thumbnail, and thought, "That's a Chopper!" My dad was given one as a gift when I was a teenager, and it turned me into Paul Bunyan. I LOVED using this thing, especially in autumn. We had a fireplace and I made sure we had plenty of firewood every winter. The Chopper was awesome.
I would use one large, wide diameter log, usually about 8-12" high as my base, and I'd split all of the other wood on top of it. This thing would just blow the wood apart. Never had any problem with it. Worked wonderfully for many years. Wish I knew what happened to it. Hadn't seen one like it until just now, all these years later. Wonderful job restoring it. (and editing the video, too)
That's sweet! Thanks for watching
Same,.. it would blow the wood apart into two separate plies,.. which was better for drying anyways. Bought it at discount K-Mart,, misplaced it years later in tall grass🌲🍁..spent hours trying to find it. also had a problem😕, rural area people stealing from farmyards👎👎.
Dan the Man, great story. You write a lot like I do. You have that gift. Great nostalgic story. I’ve written and published many stories, but now I’m just a guy who writes long comments few people read on UA-cam channels like this. Just for the writing skill alone, I’d love to give you a thousand “likes” but I’m restricted to only one. Loved the Paul Bunyan reference. Your story flowed so well and I was captivated.
That’s something I rarely see these days. I don’t know if you’re a writer but you did what all good writers do. You put us readers in your time and place and we could feel it. Great job my friend.
I played Paul Bunyan as a kid, chopped wood for our fireplace, but I don’t remember ever using this axe. Or even seeing this axe before.
The built-in hinged wedges have been done before, but I had to watch this video twice to understand the mechanical advantage here.
Great old axe, and such a great story of your childhood experience and love for them.
Thanks for the rare occasion I get to read an interesting and well-written story on UA-cam.
Oh dont mind me, I'm just looking for a satisfying video to sleep to at 1 in the morning 🛌🤳.
Haha I've been down that road far too many times.
And here I am at 1am reading this comment a week later, trying to find an interesting video as I wind down.
@Tony Lopez what do you mean having a "pull"? As in doing stretches? I'm always looking for good ways to help me fall asleep and I feel like I've tried everything! Lol. Just curious. All of the young people will probably immediately understand but I'm afraid I'm part of the "old" crowd now. Lol. Thanks.
@Tony Lopez ohhh, ok. Lol. My husband and I had a good laugh and then he said but it is so true! Lol.
Same
Everyone should own one of these. Had one of these growing up. It works amazingly well. The logs fly apart with ease and almost never gets stuck because of the spring loaded fingers.
I do, and yeah, it’s pretty darn slick.
They're very useful
Love these splitting mauls. Got my father's i remember when he got it brand new back in the seventies. It had wood handle and the splitting end was painted black. I have to do the same clean up head and put on a new handle. Worked super great up hear in Maine. Saved a lot of time.
Thanks for watching!
All-in-all, a very heavy and effective tool to cut fire wood.
I agree! Thanks for watching
Thx bro I always respect somebody who knows there tools and how to use them
So many of these videos where people do axes and hatchets, they sharpen it but they don't keep it cool. Thank you for keeping it cool, and not ruining the integrity of the steel. Thank you so much I really mean it.
Thanks for watching! Yes it irritates me too when people restore stuff and don’t know what they’re doing.
I loved your restoration on the splitting maul, and it is a perfect restoration , well done
Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed it
I like it it’s really good you split a lot of big logs in a short amount of time too. 👍🏾nice.
Thanks for watching! And I agree it's very efficient
Woow never expected the ending.
Its look like brand new
Thanks for watching!
Duh you can plainly see it was made in America
I had one. I really liked it. My mom bought it for us. We split many cords of wood with it.
They're great access for getting lots of firewood!
Had one as well-bounced off every damn log. You had to have a perfect species of wood and not too dry or too wet. And then we had a "grenade" which was a round, pointed splitting wedge- Had to use another wedge to get it unstuck. All gimmicks. Best hand splitter maul is Fiskars Iso Core. Best kindling maker is the the Cracker (ring around an upside-down splitting head). YMMV.
God bless you Bradley Le Bencho
@@xoxo2008oxox Usually, try and split along cracks in the wood. I use a regular maul and not something as fancy as this axe head.
When you split wood, elevate the piece you're splitting. I always used a thick knotty stump that was 3/4 the length of the pieces I was splitting as my base. That protects your tool from rocks in the dirt. 👍
Definitely not a bad idea. I used a lot at first but then didn't have one to use for the last log I was cuttting
Congratulations! Amanzing restoration! Greetings from Brasil!
Thanks for watching!
I still use the Chopper I got as a gift 25 years ago. Its a great splitter.
Thanks for watching!
I have been looking for one of these for years. Used it as a child to split wood while camping. Think I was 10. Great Memories!
Thanks for watching. They still make them today
In 1976 I was 14 years old and lived in New Jersey. My father was a mechanic and a fabricator to the extreme. He liked things that seemed odd but made the job easier. We had a wood burning stove and it was my job to split the wood we used to heat our home. This very ax was one my father bought new for me to use to split the wood we used which was red oak. We never used pine as it gave off creosote and caused devastating chimney fires. That is how it was. This very ax I used up until I left for the USAF when I graduated high school at age 18. When I came home for leave I would tend to the splitting of wood and again, this very ax served me very well. Call it weird but it split better then any other ac or wedge and sledge hammer we had. I split an average of 2 cords a week. We had a big home and a very inefficient wood burning stove. It wasted more material then it needed to but still, I never had a better splitting ax as this. Thank you for bringing this one back to life...
Thanks for watching! I'm glad that my video was able to spark some pleasant memories from your youth!
I agree Austin, my Dad & Granddad used a Chopper1 for YEARS, now it mine & still working like a charm.
@@jkukurugya if it isn't broke kinda deal. Nope, can't beat that splitter. Its cool you still have the one passed down. Thanks for the reply. Cheers...
I keep finding all of these restoration channels lol. There are so many! Great video though. I'm subbed.
Thanks for watching! Yeah there are a lot of food ones and very many bad ones.
love this,, its my kind of restoration, i like these kind of methods and finish
Thanks for watching!
I have this very axe. Mine is in new condition, never seen a block of wood. I have it on display in my shop as an attention getter when people come over. I found another one that had been used quite a bit. I took it home and busted around on some ash. Not a terribly hard wood to bust, but, I was actually impressed at how well it did! It's semi retired. I don't bust a lot of wood but I like this thing. Great job on the resto!
It’s quite a useful tool. And the fact that it doesn’t get stuck is nice. The arms also help blow the log apart.
I've never seen a mechanically assisted splitting maul like that before. Neat.
Thanks for watching
That is a wood splitter I used one years ago when I heated with wood. They work great
They do work great! Thanks for watching
Nice job, I have a Chopper1 that I found at a yard sale for $15. Works fantastic
That's great! Thanks for watching!
I still have mine. It works better on some woods than others. Works good on oak - especially if you let the wood freeze. Any log I could not split I stood on their end and waited until February. Broke like glass! Of course these days I use my hydraulic splitter. 8-)
Thanks for watching!
Never saw anything like this. Thank you for this video.
Thank you for watching!
It's a splitting maul and I believe there is still a company making them
@@forgedbydragon9683 T y. I could use one.
Parabéns ficou show de bola. Saudações do Brasil.
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Pra que serve aqueles mecanismos no machado?
Thank u paul always respect people who know there tools
Thanks for watching!
Videos like this remind me how old I am 😝 Didn’t realize how much time has passed since I purchased mine!
Thanks for watching!
My neighbor has one. That is for splitting wood. It works awesome.
They do work great for firewood!
@@TheRussianWoodworker in
У меня в юности был такой топор-колун. Специально для колки дров. Механизм-для того, чтобы топор не застревал в полене.
Да ты чтоты ахахахаха
Спасибо за просмотр
Ive seen a lot of diffrent an strange items in my Old Age but ive never seen a splitting Ax Head like that. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
Those little arms help to wedge the sections of wood apart without getting the tool head jammed.
I have an original Chopper1 that my Dad & Grandfather used. It had to be an original run because it's always been in my family. Just recently I fixed it up as it was missing one of the wedges & the springs. I was SO happy to find them online & that they're still producing them. This thing worked great before, now that it's restored it awesome! Splits wood like a beast. Love my Chopper1
They’re great splitting mauls! Thanks for watcjing
I have that same axe in ny grandpa's barn. I think it's used upon a hit to help split wood faster
Thanks for watching!
Yep, that's the idea!
Отличная работа. Интересный механизм. Никогда ничего подобного не видел. Респект
Большое спасибо!
@@TheRussianWoodworker ur bilingual?!! 😮😮
@@Seasonedfried yes! I speak both Russian and English.
i love this axe, it splits the wood like butter, good job
Thanks for watching
that handle looks sick. great job.
Thanks for watching! It was a fun project to do
Back in the 70’s a friend of mine was splitting wood with one of those and the spreader wedge broke off and took out his eye.
That's why you should always wear safety glasses. Thanks for watching!
Oh, fuck...
Mine broke to in 1978
Glad you told him about goggles afterward
He should have kept an eye on what he was doing
Первый раз такой вижу. Чудо инженерной мысли👌
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А что это ?
Интересно, как он будет колоть сухую березу.
Видел что то вроде, только виесто рычагов были ролики, два, разнесены в разные стороны. Увидел в Туртасе на пирожковой, хозяйка бабуля. Я, ВО АГРЕГАТ! Дай попробовать как колет! Черки три размотал в охотку, и говорю мол хороший агрегат! А бабулька, думаешь сама дрова колю? Выставила это ДИВО на виду, каждый третий просит попробовать в деле колун, и я говорит с дровами!
@@user-qx7vv7ts9x Колун
The little spring-loaded fingers put so a big energy spike into the logs, it would be so cool to see it slow-motion
Thanks for watching
We had one of these. It worked pretty well on average. Anything too gnarly, like wavy-grained beech, hickory, or cherry wouldn't pop open unless it was REALLY well seasoned, and sometimes even then was a bit a of bear. But other mauls weren't necessarily better. Some logs just take a wedge-and-hammer or a power splitter. Main thing was, after struggling with the previous tools, Dad showed up with this, and it made us feel like he was doing what he could to make a tough chore a little easier.
Thanks for watching
Well I'd love to like this except I never know if anyone would show up to Macgregors bay trail and if anyone is there to enjoy the bon fire! That's what they shown me around here for that! Anyway! God bless , stay safe!
Restoring the Weirdest Axe Ever Made
That's because it isn't an axe... Its a wood splitter , It was made for splitting and not chopping, great video!!!👍👍👍
before you say so forcefully that this is not an ax. With that comment you all show that you have no idea what you are saying maybe you would try to be a bit "smart" before revealing your lack of knowledge experience. test Google funk as well for this simple question. and hopefully you have learned a lesson. Until next timae
You just can’t keep from showing the world how ignorant you are can you?
@@boomerang379 ooops I stepped on a sore toe..No I have the habit that before pronouncing me in a matter of question is to find out the facts first.
But there are a few personalities out there. As always, they think they know everything. Another common occurrence is personalities is a group that you may fit into. 🤔 Who writes more or less talented things. I usually do not take the time to answer these, but just for you, I make a small exception today.
I live by the motto:
NEVER ARGUE
with stupid people.
They will drag you down to their level
And then beat you with experience
EOF
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Зачем колун до такой степени точить? Им дрова колоть, а не бриться.
А почему нет?
Такой-же вопрос возник
А не знаете почему он такой странной конструкции? Смотрю и не понимаю
@@user-qj8ub5sz5p распирающий механиз
Вообще колун дерьмовый, был такой, вязкое дерево не распирает утыкается, простой колун лучше
Good job, kid. Resuscitated the axe. It will serve you for many years. Like it!!!
Thanks for watching! I'm glad you enjoyed the video
These educational videos certainly did show procedure of use of power tools like grinders well!!!
Thanks for watching
I wish you had taken the time to disassemble the head so I could have learned what those mechanisms were. I've seen a bazillion normal axes restored, but I was really looking forward to learning about everything attached to the head...
I decided not to because the mechanism still worked. The pins were hot riveted onto it and if I did that it would be a huge amount of labor for basically no points. If you look up these axes there are quite a few of them out there and I'm pretty sure that there is schematics available on how the actual heads work from the company since it still exists
you can replace the "jaws" and springs my friend had one new years ago , it came with a spare set look up "the chopper" splitting axe the infomercials were cheesy
Love the handle. Nice job on the splitting maul. 🪓
Шикарна вещь 20 лет таким пользуюсь.
Спасибо!
@@TheRussianWoodworker за что спасибо
Awesome axe! Very cool!
Thanks for watching!
Got one at the flea market in excellent condition for $20. It's a beautiful piece. Nice just having it even without chopping...
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I literally just moved one of those in my dad's garage so I could take out a ladder.
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@@TheRussianWoodworker kind of a dull response wow reported disliked
@@Dumb_Furry_UwU thanks for watching!
I’ve got one just like it. The deeper it goes in the more it spreads the wood open.
They're great! Very effective tools for firewood.
I got my brother one of these a couple of years ago. Incredible axe.
Thanks for watching
I agree with you! That is certainly the most unusual and weirdest looking ax.I’ve ever seen.It does look cool though.
Thank you! Yeah it's definitely a very unique design
It's not a axe ! It's a wood splitter !
Does our release levers to help prevent you from getting stuck
Not necessarily getting stuck but making it able to pull out
We had one of these, it was about as useful as a porcupine at a nudist colony
Thanks for watching
Ive always heard those were known as "the great devider".
That's another company that makes a similar axe
@@TheRussianWoodworker thought it was just an old timer term, thanks for the info!
Quite a find you’ve got Quite a find you’ve got there. Those were sold on ‘70s “as seen on tv” add’s. My father in law picked up a “Chopper 2” and I later acquired it. I love the thing, still works great. Mine came with a hard plastic handle, quite durable. Great for splitting straight grain that’s not to big.
Thanks for watching! They actually still make them today.
@@TheRussianWoodworker I had no idea. one of the springs broke on mine and I had to repair.
Wow man,thats such a bad ass tool! Great job! 👍😱
Thank you!
Странная штука. Но, думаю, излишне усложненная. Обычный колун стравляется не хуже. У мне поверь. Я в деревне столько дров переколол.
А если одинокой бабе нужда приспичет дров на колоть?
@@user-ge6ki7mj8m этот "супер-топор" не поможет ей. Не облегчает он колку дров.
Тоже всю жизнь прожил в деревне и переколол кучу дров, но попробывал бы этим колуном поколоть. Или ты пробывал?
@@user-st9ux1kl1q тяжелый он. Много не намашешься.
I agree 100% !
Это задумывался как незаклинивающий колун. Еще были с роликами
Да. Как рычажки эти функционируют? Прям вагонная сцепка.
Спасибо за просмотр
Acompanho tuas restaurações e fico impressionada com os resultados impecáveis 👍🏆🙂🇧🇷 ✨
Thanks for watching!
Very cool axe, nice job one the cleanup
Thanks for watching it was a fun one to restore
Колун линзой точить надо, штоб он разбивал, а не рубал, если такой заточкой тополь ещё и мокрый порубить то задолбоешся пыль глотать, а акация и молотком разбивается ещё и сухая😉✌️
Спасибо за просмотр. Я решил заточить потому что почему нет:)
@@TheRussianWoodworker но это понятно, понятно это ну). Просто говорю што когда попадется другое дерево, топор будет встрявать как в пластилин а штоб колоть, надо будет потеть).
Mr. Palmer is correct. This is not an axe but a maul. The wedges do two things, the main is to keep the maul from sinking too far into the wood. If you don't really know what you're doing, you'll spend more energy working your maul out of the grain than splitting. In the process of contacting the wood the wedges serve to disperse the energy of the swing more broadly through the grain. Without the wedges the energy of the swing / momentum drives down into the wood in a narrow slice. The wedges disperse this energy to do more damage. As well, when using a maul without these wedges you have to really know what you are doing and impart as much force into the swing as possible, so as to make enough damage that the maul can easily be removed from the grain. With the wedges, the maul is stopped and easily removed. This allows the user to take an easier swing and allow the force of the extra weight to do the work. However, unless the grain is extremely twisty, an experienced wood chopper with a decent properly sharpened 5 - 7 lb axe can split wood like a machine.
Thanks for watching! You are correct
I have split many cords of wood with one of those. We had an off grid cabin in Alaska for 15 years. The chopper 1 was my best friend.
Thanks for watching
That looks like a swiss army axehead. It's awesome.
Thanks for watching!
It's a wood splitting maul. You use an axe to chop tree limbs or trunks down to size across the wood grain and a maul to split those pieces along the grain.
At this point you should change your name to “The Russian Craftsman”!
Thanks for watching! And I'm considering changing it to the Russian workshop
The Russian Woodworker perfect!
@@TheRussianWoodworker - As long as you don't call it Crazy Russian Hacker!! :-)
У нас колуны как бритвы не точат, не нужно это им, да и для колки дров обычный колун лучше, ну или гидравлический, если здоровья не хватает)) А в остальном работа хорошая
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Если бы идея работала, все давно бы уже такими колунами кололи.
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Still common enough in Australia especially rural areas. Work a treat splitting wood for the Coonarra !😎👍
Thanks for watching
Great job dude!
Thanks for watching!
It’s not made to be so sharp. Like others have said, it is a maul for splitting wood only. Weight of the head and lever action of wedges make for an effective splitter.
Thanks for watching!
Why didn't you take the axe apart and clean and oil the mechanisms too?
Why should I? I could've but it would have been pointless as the evaporust freed up the mechanism perfectly
@@TheRussianWoodworker - I agree that you didn't need to. But it might have been fun! Putting those springs back might have been ticklish, though.
@Soul Calibur любишь херню нести?
Evapo Rust является одним из самых безопасных средств для удаления ржавчины, поскольку он не содержит сильных кислот и безопасен для кожи. Он даже биоразлагаем, не наносит вреда окружающей среде и эффективно удаляет сильную ржавчину.
@Soul Calibur а ты привык выдумывать всякую дичь про то чем не пользуешься? Типичный балаболка из России. Чего не знаю то хреново.
@Soul Calibur алло олень. Это так то ты тут утверждаешь, что автор видео халтурщик. Где твои пруфы твоих слов? Я что то не заметил.
Przepiękne jest ta siekiera z oba zamkami odrestaurowana pozdrawiam twórcę tego filmiku serdecznie 👍👍👍👍
I have owned 4 choppers (and chopper 2's) and they are by far the best axe in existence!
They are great!
Интересный механизм, но как он работает я так и не понял!?
у него эти две железные ножки сбиваются в дерево и чем дальше головков сталкивается в дерево чем больше эти две железные ножки раздвигаются этим механизмом она разбивает бревно.
@@TheRussianWoodworker Спасибо, я так и предполагал, но увидеть это во время испытания не удалось и поэтому возникли некоторые сомнения, но Вы все прояснили!!! Отличное устройство и отличная реставрация - работаете с удовольствием!
Когда лезвие погружается в дерево эти два шатуна распирают трещину дополнительно к самому клину топора. Облегчает колку.
Канадская технология 60 летней давности!
@@valentinkamolov2753 у нас в деревнях вместо технологий была куча детей для колки дров.
@@TheRussianWoodworker тоже первый раз вижу
This is not an axe, it is a splitting maul. I first used one around 1975-76, and it was old then.
Thanks for watching. Chopper1 markets it as an axe so I will be calling it an axe
@@TheRussianWoodworker - Yes, but that's just a marketing ploy. Of course it can be used as an axe, so it's not wrong to call it one. But it's chief strength is splitting what is already chopped down. Nice video, by the way!
Awesome informational educational video experience Y'alls
Thanks for watching;
This is one machine!! Very Nice
Thanks for watching!
Монтаж видео хороший, процесс реставрации тоже, но надо бы убрать срач в мастерской.
Приезжай и убирай. Я с удовольствием разрешу убрать:)
Это не врач а производственный беспорядок
Could you have just sand or soda blasted the rust off in like 5 minutes?
Shoulda woulda coulda
Very nice work!
Thanks for watching!
Thing looks formidable.
Thanks for watching!
@@TheRussianWoodworker It is my honor!
Заточка к чему такая? Колун, конечно же, интересный... Но как то все бессмысленно, необдуманно... А вот топорище класс.
Спасибо за просмотр!
Зачем делал отпуск ? Ты что его закаливал ?
Да
Что то не заметил !
These chopper 1&2 re great back savers best tool ever
Thanks for watching!
Nice restoration
Thanks for watching!
Выглядит красиво и необычно, а рубит хреново
Спасибо за просмотр. Я просто рубил довольно-таки сухие уже дрова
Разве обычный колун не лучше раскалывает?
@@LeXuS-xm7zf пожалуй да, колол дров в свое время много и разных сухих и крученых отлично колется только принаровиться нужно
Я не понял почему топор такой необычный. Как это работает?
Upd: Chopper axe1 это.
I seen one on the crazy Russian hacker UA-cam The springs are to spread the wood apart
That's what they're for yep!
Nice job 👍
Thanks for watching
I have that same one & I love it.
It’s definitely a cool axe!
Странный какой то топорик,нахрена такой наворот!?
Так как я понимаю он помогает водитель дерево Когда ты в него
@@TheRussianWoodworker you really from Russia?))))
@@tatar6311 угарнул)))
@@tatar6311 I am from Russia!
Есть у меня похожий, только с роликами, та ещё погремушка, бесполезная, обычный больше нравиться
Спасибо за просмотр
muy buen trabajo.. te felicito
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Slow motion to see how the contraption works would have been awesome, good job looks and works great!.
Unfortunately I don’t have a good slow motion camera. Maybe sometime in the future I can revisit it.
They are still made today, its a splitting maul.
Yes they are the company has been around since the 70s
BallReports the way you said that makes you sound pretty egotistical, my guy
Maybe you are just waaay too sensitive @@PeachIceCreamy.
Gregory Heim sensitive? I’d only be sensitive if it bothered me.
You commented.
It bothered you @@PeachIceCreamy.
So yes, sensitive.
Видео можно было бы закончить на второй минуте. Ни о чём.
Хорошо.
Excelente restauro😊👍👏👏👏
Thank you for watching
Good job man
Thank you for watching! It was a fun one to clean up
Зачем точить колун? Поточил и тюкнул по земле. Автор дровами никогда не занимался.
А почему не заточить?
One of the coolest things I have ever used as a kid. Made to ton of noise when you connected with the wood. Holy hell it worked great though
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@@TheRussianWoodworker welcome.
Never seen one in Australia.
What have I miss.
Beautiful
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