So glad to see young men still doing things the old fashioned way and actually restoring things instead of throwing them away! Enjoyable and gratifying to watch!
I saw someone restore an axe it had similar rust corrosion he welded the pot marks then grinded it he also heated it up before putting the handle on but he was a blacksmith so he had the gear to do it , you done an excellent job. I've been watching all your videos just amazing work you and your dad do .
This was my first video from you I watched and have not regretted subbing and anxiously waiting for your build projects. Honestly my favorite things are when you use the jointer cause it's just so satisfying.
Very well done I am not a fan of Epoxy use makes it hard to replace handles if need be. I restore this type of tool a have several. Glad you decided to cut back on time lapses.
I'd suggest in the future that you use rust converter instead of paint, you'll get a nice dark color and it'll make it look ancient. I'd also suggest using something like swel-lock instead of epoxy, that way if you the handle breaks you won't have to chip out the old epoxy. All in all I'd say you did a great job and didn't overcomplicate it. Also, are you choking up on the ax during the upswing? If not then you're wasting a lot of energy on the upswing. Keep up your can do attitude, and remember to work smart not hard and you'll get through life just fine.
A few things I would have done differently, I would have put linseed oil on the axe and not painted it as the paint will wear off and I wouldn’t have put epoxy around the eye mainly because if the handle breaks but the epoxy if still strong that’s gonna be a bastard to clear out but at the end of the day you took some rusty old axe head and turned it into a useful tool good job mate
Для расклинивания топорища лучше использовать 5 клиньев( центральный клин и 4 боковых). Для подгонки топорища удобнее использовать рашпиль по дереву,нежели рубанок. В ролике топорище слишком свободно входит в проушину топора, при такой посадке топор начнёт слетать с топорища.
The axe head certainly has a beautiful design. A job well-done, although I would have thought buffing or oxidizing the area you painted black would have been preferable. In day-to-day use I would think the primer and base metal would show through quickly.
Watch Wranglerstar video on how to properly hang an axe (install a handle). What you did is kind of unsafe, and someone might get hurt! Just a suggestion. Love your channel.
Not only does it make it harder to re-haft in the event of the handle breaking, few modern adhesives available wholesale are able to withstand the shock of heavy use (like with an axe) for very long, unless they are purpose-designed.
Well, that was different, I assume you just decided to go against the usual way and do it in your own style....well done, but if you actually use this axe please be aware that epoxy is quite brittle and may crack when subject to shock and since you didn't put any steel wedges in, it may fly off and hit you on the bonce.
Fun fact: The type of the axe is called Dane Axe and it was introduced to the region by nordsmen. Some call them Vikings but that is a wrong concept. Quite astonishing the type of axe head is still widely used daily.
That is most likely a German or Austrian axe judging by the shape of the eye. You wont find that handle in any U.S. hardware store. You did a good job. I have an Ox head axe and hope I never break the handle.
What´s the problem ? If you break it my mechanics V will make you a new one:-) But seriously where is the problem with carving an axe handle yourself? By the way -you have the best axe handle materials available on this planet in the US : Black locust, hickory, orange osage. The more expensive Ochsenkof handles are made of hickory, the regular one from european ash (the excelsior variety).
FINALLY ANOTHER UA-camR WHO USES EVAPO-RUST!!!!!! But you realize from grinding the axe you're losing the temper, hence it's safer to use a file so that kinda thing doesn't happen, hope this helps for next time 😉
Hmm... very unlikely the temper would be affected with an angle grinder, unless it was getting excessively hot. Hence why axe makers grind the finished bevel and edge after hardening and tempering.
I happen to be the 'aluminum handle freak', and am somewhat hurt by this comment. However, I have to admit that it really does look a bit shite now, especially as I had to use it on a rather chunky carcass recently which left it badly stained.. Coincidentally my fat pig of a wife was 'up on blocks' the week I made the video (ie she 'had the painters in', or 'was in a 'blobstrop'), and was nagging at me non-stop to the point where I lost it and dealt with her, then threw her in the cellar. Judging by the unpleasant atmosphere seeping up into the kitchen from down there, and the serious fly infestation as well, the warm weather is having an unfortunate effect on her.
I don't mind the aluminum handle video. I recall the guy stated it was not intended to be used for actual work. It is for decoration and a novelty item. The question is where the hell do you put it?
Where I'm from (Ontario) lots of 'ol timers would paint their axe heads red. This, obviously, protects the metal, but more importantly, is super obvious where you've dropped the axe while you're getting wood in the winter.
Nice video, all excellent work. Bet you don't notice you typically put the French side of the label of products out. Huile de Lin is pretty easy to translate. Nice job, love that style of axe.
I always see these and they do a chemical rust removal and then use a wire wheel or sandblast. What purpose does the chemical rust removal do on a simple object like the axe head? I understand on a more complex object because the chemical rust removal gets in the nooks and crannies facilitating taking it apart, but can't figure out why the do it on these items. I usually just hit it with a power washer to knock the loose stuff off then put it on the wire wheel. Comments please!?
Well ! It's your axe, but you turned a nice antique axe head into something that just came out of the Gamme Vert store, at least you have saved it for future use, I found exactly the same in the bonfire site here in the Lot, a quick soak in Phosphoric acid and it was rust free but still looked good, You cant win them all!
@@immasurvivor they way I look at it is because it takes longer it leaves it more flexible then the quick drying epoxies. And it will also fill any gap or crevice as it has more time making a better bond
Well, He is an experienced craftsman with a good Workshop. I would love to do this, but I cannot even hammer a nail straight into the wall! I have Lots of old Aces and Hammers in my shed but it will remain an unfulfilled dream to redo them
The only way to learn is to try. Pick one you don't love and get to work on it. You can do it with hand tools just takes longer. The old saying "The master has failed more times than the student has tried" applies.
Why, why did you cut it flush with the axe head?"!?" Aways leave 3-4 mm extra, it creates a mushroom shape that is more save, becouse it 100% locks it in.
I'm starting to do that when i re handle my hatchets and axes, especially after looking at the beauty that is the gransfors bruks axes. Now when I look at other axes, it almost cheapens them to have it flush.
Nice video! I scrolled through the comments and noticed everyone is an axe restoration expert. It was your axe and your restoration who cares what people say! Its all about what YOU like. People were freaking out cause you painted it! I painted a old woodings verona axe and I love the way it looks now all beat up! Nice job man! Check my woodings verona axe resto video on my page and see what you think!
0:52 на этом можно было бы остановиться и приделать ручку от чайника)) Зачем жидкость от ржавчины, если работаете с простой деталью... Потом еще щеткой... 6:30 автор - один из ЕДИНИЦ, кто поступает практично и мудро! Купил новую ручку!
Great video, great editing, terrible craftsmanship. That chunk of wood at the end should have taken you about 5 good swings....You forgot to "RESTORE" the most important part....THE CUTTING EDGE!!!
I love to see old tools restored. Imagine how many stories they tell. My grandad made a lot of his own tools.
So glad to see young men still doing things the old fashioned way and actually restoring things instead of throwing them away! Enjoyable and gratifying to watch!
I saw someone restore an axe it had similar rust corrosion he welded the pot marks then grinded it he also heated it up before putting the handle on but he was a blacksmith so he had the gear to do it , you done an excellent job. I've been watching all your videos just amazing work you and your dad do .
I love everything you all do wow integrity at every corner!
This was my first video from you I watched and have not regretted subbing and anxiously waiting for your build projects. Honestly my favorite things are when you use the jointer cause it's just so satisfying.
Nice to see how old things are given new life instead of dumping them in the garbage
Sitting here in front of the fire, I understand you completely. Marvellous.
Perfect clean up on the old axe! Nice improvement.
Very well done I am not a fan of Epoxy use makes it hard to replace handles if need be.
I restore this type of tool a have several. Glad you decided to cut back on time lapses.
Nice restoration but it looks heavy to work with all day. 🤘🤘👌👌👍👍🇧🇪Greetings from Belgium
Nice work..... always nice to see older blade designs brought back to life. In the middle of one myself.
good luck!
Your work is very nice.Very useful video.
Enjoy your axe. I probably would have done numerous things different, but if you are happy with the finished product, then good for you.
Wow, I've used a few other products but after seeing that evaporust stuff work, I'm gonna have to try it!
Once again, a great production.
Hi. Excellent project and beautiful restoration, I liked it
Always wide foot stance with axe... beautiful job.
I'd suggest in the future that you use rust converter instead of paint, you'll get a nice dark color and it'll make it look ancient. I'd also suggest using something like swel-lock instead of epoxy, that way if you the handle breaks you won't have to chip out the old epoxy. All in all I'd say you did a great job and didn't overcomplicate it. Also, are you choking up on the ax during the upswing? If not then you're wasting a lot of energy on the upswing. Keep up your can do attitude, and remember to work smart not hard and you'll get through life just fine.
Looks like a French design, but used all over Europe. Nicely done!
Ahh the good ol days when frontiersmen used to epoxy their tools together.
im sitting here like what in the hell is he doing
Epoxy did it for you? What about tools and chemicals for axe itself? Practical stuff here although title is a bit misleading.
Good luck to the next person that has to get that axe head off that handle
A few things I would have done differently, I would have put linseed oil on the axe and not painted it as the paint will wear off and I wouldn’t have put epoxy around the eye mainly because if the handle breaks but the epoxy if still strong that’s gonna be a bastard to clear out but at the end of the day you took some rusty old axe head and turned it into a useful tool good job mate
As we can see in this video, an axe doesn't have to be perfectly polished to work very well. This is a nice work possible to do at home !
I love how he just dropped it into the VapoRust like splooosh! 👍🤣
Good job done well. Liked you used store handle and made it fit.
Для расклинивания топорища лучше использовать 5 клиньев( центральный клин и 4 боковых). Для подгонки топорища удобнее использовать рашпиль по дереву,нежели рубанок.
В ролике топорище слишком свободно входит в проушину топора, при такой посадке топор начнёт слетать с топорища.
про это я вообще молчу, лет 50 назад не было клея двух компонентного, а ведь они старються высстанавливать аутентичность!
Great job and that's a nice axe.
The axe head certainly has a beautiful design. A job well-done, although I would have thought buffing or oxidizing the area you painted black would have been preferable. In day-to-day use I would think the primer and base metal would show through quickly.
Brilliant job!
Looks awesome, fair play! 👍
This was an incredible job you did. I wish all the luck to you in the futrure restos. You video was easy to watch and done very well. Thank you
thanks for saying so
If that is wet or dry sandpaper dip it into a soapy water solution to keep the sandpaper from getting clogged
great tip, thanks!
Ah the good old axe handle shop 👍
fantastic job
Watch Wranglerstar video on how to properly hang an axe (install a handle). What you did is kind of unsafe, and someone might get hurt! Just a suggestion. Love your channel.
Never-ever put glue inside the eye of an axe! You may apply some small ammount of glue to the wedge, but only to the wedge.
Why is that?
Not only does it make it harder to re-haft in the event of the handle breaking, few modern adhesives available wholesale are able to withstand the shock of heavy use (like with an axe) for very long, unless they are purpose-designed.
@@dontwerry The handle has to fit perfectly. That´s all.
Ony
Don T. Werry it could crack out and get loose and fly off
Nice job. I prefer boiled linseed oil to almost anything on wood handles.
Well, that was different, I assume you just decided to go against the usual way and do it in your own style....well done, but if you actually use this axe please be aware that epoxy is quite brittle and may crack when subject to shock and since you didn't put any steel wedges in, it may fly off and hit you on the bonce.
Look closely he did used a steel wedges.
@@thevikingoli8847 I saw only wooden wedge which can shrink.
Jeeze! This 2macs guy is a complete tosser, only done one axe replacement in his life, forty years ago, and now he's an expert..... bleedin knobber!
Hang on…. Was the handle to your grinder spinning with the wire brush?? 😮😮
You have golden hands!👍
Good job, just to see an axe resto vidieo without the whole head being polished to a mirror finish is soothing
Beautiful Axe
I take the axe head with me when choosing a new handle for it. This saves me lots of work, later, cutting it down to fit the head
Why do something to save work? I thought that was the whole point, ie. to work at it. If you are wanting to save work, just go buy a new ax.
Hache Canadienne, origine française ? Spécial ! Superbe restoration ! Very nice project!
Fun fact: The type of the axe is called Dane Axe and it was introduced to the region by nordsmen. Some call them Vikings but that is a wrong concept. Quite astonishing the type of axe head is still widely used daily.
Nice work! Good to see a new video! Loved seeing you work on the barn/shop we have very different buildings here in the USA.
Thank you sir
Nice to see the video is back. So I can see it. ;)
Haha yep, had a slight problem with the audio first time round :/
Nice job!
Perfect job
nice job young fella
I’M the huntsman!!
I CHOP with axe!
That is most likely a German or Austrian axe judging by the shape of the eye. You wont find that handle in any U.S. hardware store. You did a good job. I have an Ox head axe and hope I never break the handle.
What´s the problem ? If you break it my mechanics V will make you a new one:-) But seriously where is the problem with carving an axe handle yourself? By the way -you have the best axe handle materials available on this planet in the US : Black locust, hickory, orange osage. The more expensive Ochsenkof handles are made of hickory, the regular one from european ash (the excelsior variety).
Nice work
Whatever you start with on UA-cam, it always ends up being about an axe. It's just the way it is.
Btw Wranglerstar would go nuts if he saw this
How much time did you spend restoring it?
FINALLY ANOTHER UA-camR WHO USES EVAPO-RUST!!!!!! But you realize from grinding the axe you're losing the temper, hence it's safer to use a file so that kinda thing doesn't happen, hope this helps for next time 😉
Great advice - thanks!
But it is possible to temper it again right
Hmm... very unlikely the temper would be affected with an angle grinder, unless it was getting excessively hot. Hence why axe makers grind the finished bevel and edge after hardening and tempering.
Probably did not get hot enough lose temper. Can grind axe with angle grinder fine if not get too hot.
@@Jinjameson17189 You are correct sir.
Great job I'm glad you're not the aluminum handle freak
Dan Huff yes I don’t like the aluminum handle ether.
LOL this comment made my day 😂
who
I happen to be the 'aluminum handle freak', and am somewhat hurt by this comment. However, I have to admit that it really does look a bit shite now, especially as I had to use it on a rather chunky carcass recently which left it badly stained..
Coincidentally my fat pig of a wife was 'up on blocks' the week I made the video (ie she 'had the painters in', or 'was in a 'blobstrop'), and was nagging at me non-stop to the point where I lost it and dealt with her, then threw her in the cellar. Judging by the unpleasant atmosphere seeping up into the kitchen from down there, and the serious fly infestation as well, the warm weather is having an unfortunate effect on her.
I don't mind the aluminum handle video. I recall the guy stated it was not intended to be used for actual work. It is for decoration and a novelty item. The question is where the hell do you put it?
Noo why would you paint it
From a quick look I would say this axe is about as old as my youngest kid.
Because not everyone wants or has the time to take care of an axe that gets rusty every week
Koen Giesen literally put oil on it
Where I'm from (Ontario) lots of 'ol timers would paint their axe heads red. This, obviously, protects the metal, but more importantly, is super obvious where you've dropped the axe while you're getting wood in the winter.
@@scotty5340 : that's odd, you don't sound that old :)))
Nice video, all excellent work. Bet you don't notice you typically put the French side of the label of products out. Huile de Lin is pretty easy to translate. Nice job, love that style of axe.
This certainly could have been done 'differently'.
But you've restored something, so thank you for sharing
Simples e bonito👏👏👏
Will like to know more info about that axe head, the Cold Steel Trail Boss looks like a child of this one.
Very nice 👍🏽
Cool that you didn't make it all shiny like a mirror, like everybody else does.
Nice job
IMHO cut off too much of the head of the handle. Should have slimmed it down and kept the swell.
Totally agree!
@@carlroge Yeah was that a pick axe handle?,anyway good job.
Great job. Love it!
cheers mate
I always see these and they do a chemical rust removal and then use a wire wheel or sandblast. What purpose does the chemical rust removal do on a simple object like the axe head? I understand on a more complex object because the chemical rust removal gets in the nooks and crannies facilitating taking it apart, but can't figure out why the do it on these items. I usually just hit it with a power washer to knock the loose stuff off then put it on the wire wheel. Comments please!?
I also wonder why so many do that first step with electrolyse, vinegar or rust removal? Seems unnecessarily.
Well ! It's your axe, but you turned a nice antique axe head into something that just came out of the Gamme Vert store, at least you have saved it for future use, I found exactly the same in the bonfire site here in the Lot, a quick soak in Phosphoric acid and it was rust free but still looked good, You cant win them all!
Nice job.....
Oh man, from this cloud be so perfect Viking axe..not just "ordinary" one
Epoxy doesnt work for high-impact tools like axes, it will break.
respectfully, i disagree
In my experience it depends on what kind. I find the 5min ones break like glass but the longer it takes to dry the more resistant it is to breaking
I guess softer ones work better? Since the impact wont shatter it?
@@immasurvivor they way I look at it is because it takes longer it leaves it more flexible then the quick drying epoxies. And it will also fill any gap or crevice as it has more time making a better bond
Doesn't matter he has it wedged
Well, He is an experienced craftsman with a good Workshop. I would love to do this, but I cannot even hammer a nail straight into the wall! I have Lots of old Aces and Hammers in my shed but it will remain an unfulfilled dream to redo them
The only way to learn is to try. Pick one you don't love and get to work on it. You can do it with hand tools just takes longer. The old saying "The master has failed more times than the student has tried" applies.
Very impressive.
Good job!
thanks mate
Why, why did you cut it flush with the axe head?"!?" Aways leave 3-4 mm extra, it creates a mushroom shape that is more save, becouse it 100% locks it in.
I'm starting to do that when i re handle my hatchets and axes, especially after looking at the beauty that is the gransfors bruks axes. Now when I look at other axes, it almost cheapens them to have it flush.
Nice work!! Nice axe!!!
Why use rust remover before you wire brush and grind it?
Who was the original manufacture of the axe head??
Note:
Made my axe handle from old
growth ash as I could not locate
a pre-made handle that would
fit my prized Collins Axe Head
Hand Made USA !
Awesome informational educational video experience Y'alls
Nice job.👍
Fine video! To us, in Russia to study and learn to remove work as hands for blogs being silent. Hi from St. Petersburg!
That man cave though...
Good restoration. However you might consider playing loud gangsta rap in the background.
good luck rehanging if the old handle is glued on
Curiosity question, why didn't you make your own handle rather than buying one?
i ran out of time in the end! that would probably have taken another half day
On how many wars this axe was? ;)
Beau travail. Bonne hache de bois
The taper is awesome!
And the master bitch gnawed super!🤗 Super staircase!
У нас в путяге за такую насадку топора наставник бы руки оторвал!!! Самое главное что я понял паксипола по больше надо чтобы крепче сидел!!!!😆😆😆😆😆
А что за раствор, в который он топор кидает?
@@АлександрЗахарьин-з7с по ходу вода чтоб пыль не летела.
Nice video! I scrolled through the comments and noticed everyone is an axe restoration expert. It was your axe and your restoration who cares what people say! Its all about what YOU like. People were freaking out cause you painted it! I painted a old woodings verona axe and I love the way it looks now all beat up! Nice job man! Check my woodings verona axe resto video on my page and see what you think!
Stihl makes an awsome $190 cruise axe the 1926 or 1928 model. Check them all out. Plus LLBeen
Please suggest best rust removal liquid
My country is India
Room must always be well illuminated.
0:52 на этом можно было бы остановиться и приделать ручку от чайника))
Зачем жидкость от ржавчины, если работаете с простой деталью... Потом еще щеткой...
6:30 автор - один из ЕДИНИЦ, кто поступает практично и мудро! Купил новую ручку!
My poor heart when he hit the axe head in from the top
well done. you have made a good work. anyway you havent sharpened it enough
Great video, great editing, terrible craftsmanship. That chunk of wood at the end should have taken you about 5 good swings....You forgot to "RESTORE" the most important part....THE CUTTING EDGE!!!
Pas mal!!!