I once repaired a Louisville Slugger baseball bat with a nasty crack similar to your handle. I packed it with wood glue, clamped it, and the crack disappeared.

A beautiful Azalea and a lovely memory, John. And its always fantastic to see vintage tools put back into service. I suppose as time moves on many types of tool will disappear into history completely so its worth putting a few aside for posterity - but whilst there's still use in them. . .

Fantastic restoration I'm looking forward to seeing you use it. Great video John

Lovely story to remember you Mum from her Azalea, it's a real beauty, and I agree with her, I like the natural shape ! Thanks for the detail on the brush axe, as I mentioned I have a couple of similar "hooks" to work on, very much users, so this will be an invaluable reference. Great to see that you didn't grind out the pits, not everything has to be polished metal, especially a user and the heft will help with that ! Looking forward to seeing it in use, we haven't been up-state for a while, I bet it's looking beautiful right now - I love it when the Birch slowly bursts into leaf, it's like someone cranks up the green "volume" a little more each day !

Fantastic work as usual!

Great job. It came out really nice. I wish I still had my Dad’s old brush hook. I remember it from when I was young and Dad used the brush hook, machete and mattock to clear the vegetation on the block of land our house was built on. Great memories.

I don't think I have ever seen an azalea with more flowers in my entire life and I come from the South were every third house has them.

User was the best choice. Looks great.

Looks great!

Fantastic job, I'm glad you decided to make it a user.

Excellent job John.. and couldn't agree more about plants and ones mother. I'm in a different country so no plants of hers but I have my mums jewellery box which still smells of her perfume and she has been gone for 16 years. Miss her and my dad every day. Certainly never take them for granted.

Collinsville, Conn was named because it was the home of the Collins Axe Co. The factory building still stands today and Collinsville is now a section of the town of Canton.

The axe turned out beautiful...can't wait to see it in action...and the screw driver show down on Monday...i have goosebumps...🖖

Very nicely done and would be good enough for a wall hanger as well as a user.

Wow that came out nice Johnny I love the color kido Perfect 👍🏼

Your moms shrub is beautiful. The brush axe turned out awesome. You are the man John.

That's beautiful! Now it's starting it's second life. I'm glad you saved it!

Beautiful work

Brush cutter User

Great job on the brush hook. I was so impressed with it when you first showed it, I had to go on EBay and order one for myself. It doesn't have a handle, so I hope that I can find an axe handle to fit. Looking forward to seeing you use yours. Thanks for the video

You did it justice. Very nice restoration. I really like the handle. I think this was crap that turned into ice cream. A very nice job, thank you

I own one a brush ax just like that one. The handle is broken. I may actually get around to repairing it. I'm not sure if I will ever use it, though. My favorite brush cutter is named STIHL😅.

Looks like you painted the cutting edge silver.

OUTSTANDING!

Man that’s beautiful enough to be a wall hanger too. Nice work John. Loved the azalea bush. Just gorgeous.

Nice job

Very nice. Thanks Scoutcrafter.

Wow 70 entries for the screwdriver challenge-I’m excited and impressed! I hope that doesn’t turn into too much of an editing nightmare for you SC. The brush hook came out awesome-that handle came out beautiful and magnificent!

Great item. I'd never seen one of those. Similar to medieval Billhook. Thanks very much. I've given up with TV. Prefer to choose what I view on KZbin.

I have a slip joint channel lock #460 pliers, they are great, I used them to remove fuel filter off ch-46 helicopters, Eck usmc

That brush axe looks amazing I never knew what they were used for until now good job

Absolutely outstanding! I thought I was going to be disappointed when you said you weren’t wire wrapping the handle but seeing how seamlessly you repaired it along with the beautiful stain and that red, just absolutely beautiful. I just wanna go clear a field with that thing right now!

Excellent work John!!!!! You gave a new life to an important tool and made it useful and beautiful!!! Your attention to detail is inspiring and you deserve all of the praise for your work!!! Well done sir!!! The Old Army Scout…

What a great job in bringing that tool back to life.

Awesome Job 👌 😮

This is what I love to see in your videos, John! Beautiful restoration. You are so talented and you inspire so many of us with videos like these!

WOW! Who would have thunk that would come out so great! Good show ol chap good show!!! 👍😁😎

Much impressed on how the brush hook came out, and that colour, so nice. 🐝

unbelievable resotoration, The handle looks new and that red color on the blade looks fabulous.

We were just at a greenhouse with my parents on Thursday and my mother bought us a lilac bush. I was thinking that we will always think of her when we see it. 🙏👍😁

That Collins *IS* a wall hanger, though! Did you consider cutting and re-drilling the original strap?

Looks amazing!! You did an awesome job! Well done John!

Absolutely Fantastic!

Such an amazing resto into a user! Every time you do a tool I don't have I have to search for one for myself. I'm a sucker for an old beat up axe of any type. I especially love the handle repair, I always try to salvage the original handle. The colors are awesome too. You did that old axe justice my friend!

I have used a number of those brush hooks for cutting line for surveying along with what is called a brush blade. A brush blade has a straight handle with a flat steel blade sharpened on both sides with a slight hook on the end. A brush blade was my go-to. If those things are sharp, a good whack at about a 45* angle to the trunk of a small tree (about 1 inch diameter) or brush will go through with one swipe. Those things are wicked being slung around. That one looks like it was in a bunch of leaves or other water-retaining stuff for a number of years.

I have the same brush axe you have. I am getting ready to redue mine

Great job on the Bush whacker! The handle came out fantastic! Excellent job!!

Beautiful work

Incredible job on the brush axe! I can't imagine a wall hanger coming out much better. The handle repair alone was great to watch. Can't wait to see all of the screwdriver entries.

brilliant restoration, as usual. enjoyed that one :)