I recently found an axe stuck in a live tree. Looks like a good quality axe head from what I can see. I've owned the property almost twenty years so it's been there longer than that. The tree has grown around it. It's really cool, just don't know what I’m going to do with it.

lol

that’s what i told my wife, it works

I learned something today. Been working as a garbage man in SoCal but I’m from Texas originally. My tool collection is mostly axe heads, vises, hand tools, and other stuff. Thank you for the tips and advice. Keep up the great content sir.

Spend all my time oiling handles and I won’t get shit done.

It's pinned, but what are you going to do when that shitass handle breaks?

Awesome channel! Lots of information. Thank you for sharing. Do you keep all of your finds, or do you have a platform that you sell on? Thanks again for sharing your knowledge. 🤙🏽💯🔥🪓🙏🫡🫡🫡

Look I'm not a lumber jack by any means but out of all the wood I have split I have never hit the handle once and I have never had one with a lose head.

How not to sharpen an axe. It's for cutting wood not paper, it needs a convex edge not a scandi

Never be afraid to make a mistake, it’s all in learning something new. Buy two handles for your first axe. After you do 5 axes you’ll start making the handles yourself and learning how to read the boards before buying them.

A hand pressed the button to make it

Once a year from the start is plenty enough

Thats how getting married works. Once a day, turns into once a week, once a month. Etc lol

Could I make a straight handle or would it not be as good

Everything is a hammer indeed you are correct unless it's a screwdriver then it's a chisel

Are you a plumber?

Good lesson. Fuck the haters

Trick. Blue tape on the eye. Black marker rubbed around the eye. Cut the tape out. You now have a perfect sticker

I should call her

Said no Grandfather ever.

whats that jig called and can you buy it somewhere ??

Thats cool

I’m offended triggered and disliking because I must admit I have a couple tools like this 😂😂😭😭

Fuck the linseed oils😂😂

Is it made out of Bodark wood ?

That's for the ones that miss alot

I don't consider 'grain runout', in and of itself to be a particular problem, the main decider for me is what I have always known as 'short grain'. If you were to cut a handle in slices along the growth rings it becomes easier to appreciate the difference. Broadly speaking the handles ability to stay intact, is related to the surface area of each of the slices [and that will vary quite a bit along a curved handle] and to where in the handle, these small surface areas or 'short grain' occur. Where you draw the line between runout and short grain is a matter of judgement a handle maker has to take for each handle.

15:17 great video man, but we use the metrics in Norway as well:;) cheers

Hey buddy. Great video. I friggin love that thing. I pound wedges and split with it. Use it all the time. Buckin Billy Ray has a good video about wrapping like a para cord for over strikes. Not my cup of tea but he has a method for keeping it on pretty tight

Excellent! Thank you for using common workshop tools without having to use expensive professional grinders and gadgets. Perfect! The end justifies the means and this has a very happy ending!

Keep up what you’re doing. I really enjoyed it.

No offence bro but thats so unnecessary

For sledge handles I choose one that has perpendicular grain. Heads are generally heavier than most axes, but are straight along the length. It's my view that the 'completely wrong' grain orientation transmits less shock through to the users hands, provided of course that the grain is parallel along the handle's length. sledges tend to get a lot more of a of a hammering than axes. Can I prove all that ? Nope - it is just my own observation. A bit of runout on an axe does not generally bother me too much, but 'short grain' absolutely does. Got a 4" scar to remind me ... that one came from a short grain break.

Absolutely agree. Having smooth ground bevels and cheeks up to the depth they are likely to be sunk, makes a big difference to efficiency in use. Makes no sense to me to grind out every last pit and crater in this area, just keeping the main top surface smooth is plenty good enough. Back in the day, I reckon the only time the complete axe would ever be polished would be for a retirement present. These days, they seem to be for wall hangers in macho man caves As for wedges, the main reason for them bouncing is there is a tendency for folks to not sharpen them to a fine enough angle. Given the rough nature of their use, they will suffer wear and tear and it takes time to maintain the edge and keep the cheeks smooth. With careful use of a fine flap disc and/or a belt sander, this extra work takes very little time. I bought a new wedge last year that had an included angle of 60 degrees at the tip, about the same as a cold chisel ! Most casual users buying them, simply don't know that the edge has to be significantly corrected for it to work, they just assume they are meant to be like this.

ehh i don’t know about that , things don’t usually fall into perfect human ranks like that , probably works tho

13:10 hahahaha calling out the PROhO… I saw that pin job.

3:26 nice pointer!

Gotta have a lube maintenance schedule just for my axe handle

Thanks for the details of the oil you’re using.

Love the yesterday workmanship. thank you so much for sharing... Saving up for a gransford double bit.. Money well spent or not?????? New to this trade. .

I kinda want to get a closer look at the eye of the axe from what I saw it looks tiny and that the handle would snap off easily I might be mistaken but I kinda just want a real close look at it

Das Bürobeil für Arbeitsamtangestellte ,nach dem Messerverbot ..

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Lies! You totally stole this from Elion!

Sounds gay

Then once a millenium

My handle is 84 years old and has never had a drop of oil on it and still splits wood fine.