I’m not that bothered by the shape of the handle on the Calabria. But of course I prefer a more oval shape. Thibaud Morteliere(his channel is called Theud Bald) offers a modified version of the Calabria on his webshop, made by another forge. It has a better eyeshape. His webshop: la-frontiere.fr/?srsltid=AfmBOor3mrZs31x_I9f_FcOnyakCsCiWh1Oh5FDE_Ykp7eDibG_WIfMb And if you want to see more of my axe related content, you may be interrested in my other channel: youtube.com/@myoutdoorways?si=rOs8kfMUgEfY4PWF

@@myableways thank you for advice :)

No problem!

Glad you found me. You may be interrested in my other channel aswell: youtube.com/@myoutdoorways?si=rOs8kfMUgEfY4PWF

Thanks. That’s the way I like it!

Great, glad you found it beneficial!

Yes, that’s not the best way to notch. But I do some trial-and-error on purpose, to see the difference.

I started separating my content onto 2 channels shortly after this video, so if you’re interrested in more axe- and outdoorsrelated stuff, head over to my new channel aswell: youtube.com/@myoutdoorways?si=EJflZ3P75Z9Qv318

Yeah, it’s sort of similar to a medieval or viking axe. But hung in a totally different way, of course.

@@myableways think a linseed & beeswax blend is a good handle protection?

Sure. But I just use linseed oil myself.

No, I think Jonas bought a kit for that. Also made of oak, so it will match pretty good. We only milled the lumber for the staircase ourselves.

Not health and safety-approved perhaps … but it worked.

Thanks, I’m glad you enjoyed my content. For more outdoors axe related stuff, you should check out my new channel though. I’m turning this one into a woodworking channel, and all outdoors stuff will be posted on this one now: youtube.com/@myoutdoorways?si=1MnRTVtJEcaZxKSu

@@myableways Subbed there to! Thank you my friend! I'm always grateful for opportunities to learn... :)

Thanks, that’s great to hear. I hope you’ll find some useful tips in my videos.

Worked pretty well, I think!

That first stroll up the stairs was a bit sketchy, I have to say … but Jonas secured it at the bottom at least. I guess it’s a kind of white oak. But I don’t think we call it that in Sweden. I once saw the name Forest Oak, but I’m not sure what that really means … unfortunatley I don’t know the latin name for it. Jonas felled it on his land 4 years ago.

Jag har sett att vissa förordar att jobba från toppen tidigare. Ska testa det och se hur mycket skillnad det blir. Men vill du se mer sånt här så rekommenderar jag dig att titta på min andra kanal, My Outdoor Ways. Det är där jag publicerar sånt här numera. Här är en länk: youtube.com/@myoutdoorways?si=E1im7imy7DyQmzA3

Thanks, glad you liked it.

Thanks dude!

Yes, they’re 100 years old!

Glad you noticed the T-shirt!

Thanks. Now when it’s up, I’m having second thoughts about the ASMR qualities of the noises from powertools and machines … but I’ll stick to the no talking-plan for this series anyway.

Thanks! But follow my other channel for more axerelated videos, I’ve separated that sort of content from this channel. youtube.com/@myoutdoorways?si=nPLy_bhNZxch9ZMF

I know you don’t like them, but they’re pretty common in Sweden now. And what about the blue saw my neighbour has, it probably speaks mandarin or kantonese.

Ok, how to you mean?

Thanks!

Absolutely. And the edge geometry is totally useless on this one aswell. I’ve learned a lot about axes since I made this Shorts video.

I like it too, apart from the eye dictating a somewhat uncomfortable handle shape.

Yes, it’s pretty small. Now that I had it for a while and made a new, shorter handle for it, I like it for smaller stuff. Maybe up to 4”, preferrably smaller.

@@myableways I have the 700g version. I had to reshape the uncomfortable handle. Now I’m eager to try it out.

It’s the eyeshape that dictates the shape of the handle. Unless you fit it with a ”normal” handle. I was very unhappy with the handle that came with the axe, but after making my own it’s okay. Still very thin in the front though.

It’s a Birch mallet. I’m pretty sure it’s from Finland, since I bought it from a retired woodshop teacher together with some Finnish hewing axes. He was from Finland himself, and had been involved in house building with those axes over there when he was younger. The traditional wood for axe handles in Finland is Birch, since all the forests are pretty much Pine and Spruce apart from that. So Birch is the best wood for axe handles there. I’m pretty sure they made mallets from the same type of trees. It’s actually holding up very good, I’ve been using it as my favourite mallet since I bought it, and that must be around 10 years ago now. I will, however, try to remember your recommendation to use Apple for mallets if I’ll make a new one.

Haven’t tried one. So far I like Rinaldis.

Yeah, me too. I’m getting restless …

It’s a traditional way to square logs before scribing the ends on them. The Calabria did ok, but actually the angle of the edge should be more parallell to the handle for the axe to work really well for this. Here’s where I got the inspiration, Olof Andersson preparing lumber for the reconstruction of a medieval church 2014. It was a great project, and Olof is a true master in his craft. kzbin.info/www/bejne/i2mndWiEhpZ_bcUsi=TcpDIexX41VP4aky

This is the entire playlist of the project if you’re interrested. They didn’t shoot everything, unfortunatly, but there are some good bits here. kzbin.info/aero/PLGXWopI5JuwmPVrUbeG8HfR4eKCp3cfbC&si=WImxtI2vT0pMZLgz

That’s an interresting idea. With that solution I would only have to make one tressel. Provided I don’t want to work in another spot than where the stump is. I also have some other ideas for tressels that would be difficult to get in a stump … but maybe I’ll try both. As soon as I’m on my feet, got hit by a nasty cold or flue two days ago … that’s why I haven’t posted anything new on the other channel during the weekend. I was very eager to go back to our firewood supplier’s forest and continue with the pines there, as in the photos I posted in the facebook group.

Well, that was one of my first videos … I have learned a thing or two since I made it.

Thanks. Yes, a lot of views doesn’t guarantee a lot of response … and maybe not that many watch all the way to the end either.

I made a new handle for it recently. The handle that came with it was way too thin. And I had to put a double crosswedge on it to stop the head from slipping off.

@@myableways thank you for your time , the 900 s head Is a killer i should have purchased It alone and spare some 15 euros for and handle that sold separately goes for3 eus.

Well, you kind of expect the handle that comes with it to fit … but you never stop learning, I suppose.

It’s a riveting anvil an old friend made a long time ago. But any small anvil or steel block will do. You could also stand the door upright and hold a heavier hammer on the nailhead while clinching the nail from the other side.

I can almost certainly say that I will!

I see your point. I guess you look at wood in all kinds of different ways depending on what you’re into.

Glad to see you liked it. There will be more days like that in spring and summer. But I’ll post those videos on my new channel, so I hope you’ll be watching that as well.

Shooting a fishing trip would be nice.

Great!

Sounds good!

Great! Thanks.

I’ll probably use axes a bit in the woodworking shop too, I have some ideas of hewing planks for a carpentry project.

If you get the hang of it, sharpen the axe in the right way and don’t go for unnecessatily large trees, the axe is absolutely relevant even in the age of powertools.

Thanks, I hope it will fly!

kzbin.info/www/bejne/h3qvmKCknK-MY8U

Thanks! Yes, I’ve been thinking about the Cordwood Challenge. But I have not decided yet.

@@myableways no pressure! I noticed I forgot the link so here it is: Axe Cordwood Challenge 2023 round-up and wrap-up! kzbin.info/www/bejne/h3qvmKCknK-MY8U

I actually started watching that video a few nights ago … maybe I should finish it tonight then. I’m thinking about getting a new axe soon. That could be a reason for me to participate in this year’s challenge.

Always a good thing to improve on the accuracy … but those axes they use in timbersports are quite a bit heavier than mine. I rely on the momentum to get power in the hits. But I’ve seen how Ben Scott chops, and for one thing at least I’ve started trying to come down with the arms more straight. That seems to be benefitial. But in the end I think there’s a lot of old habits to get past in order to learn new techniques …

@@myableways in my case, I started to modify my swing when splitting with a 6lb maul, and continued because it was less strain on my back and shoulders. To be honest, I can't chop the way you do at my age, due to having both shoulder joints replaced and having degenerative disc problems and curvature of my lumbar spine (not related to anything axe-related).

With those issues I guess you’re happy with whatever kind of chopping you can manage. Doesn’t sound like much fun. I’m not in the same situation yet, actually one reason I want to work more with axes is to get some excercise to hopefully stay fit enough to work with my body as I get older. My back isn’t that strong unfortunatly, that’s why I tend to use lighter axes.

Yes, that would be fun. But it probably won’t happen anytime soon.

A couple of reasons for using axes instead of a chainsaw: *Independence from dealers of fuel and parts. *An axe is a lot cheaper than a chainsaw. *Peace and quiet in the forest. *Good excercise. *A sense of self reliance being able to do the work with axes alone. *Axes can actually hold their own against chainsaws if you work with smaller size trees(although the tree in the video isn’t that small). With all that being said, I sometimes use my chainsaw to fell trees and make firewood. But only if I think the tree is too big for my axe skills. Or if it is a dead tree, since an axe cuts well into green wood, but not so well into dry wood.

I think I worked somewhere between 2 and 3 hours on this tree. Including filming, which takes a bit of extra time.

Funny guy.

Alwa-... Sometimes! 😁

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@@myableways haha, good banter lads, men der er også lidt sjovt at i snakker engelsk, to svenskere imellem ,D @Johan i do understand you and I agree to some extent. If i was felling in a grand scale, i too would look beyond the axe. However if you are just felling for your own firewood and cabin, there is something special about using the old methods. Try it out and see, maybe you''ll end up doing the same as @myableways :)

My neighbour is actually from the Netherlands, that’s why we speak English, and not for the video … I do all of my usual firewood work with axes, both the felling and the splitting. But in the winter when the video was shot, the electrical prices was racing and we used up all of our firewood as we did all the cooking on the woodburning stove and didn’t start the electric stove once during the entire winter. And close to the house, there were these big, dead Spruce trees … normally I wouldn’t fell trees of that size for firewood, but this was ready to be burned straight away. And we needed a lot, and fast. So there was no real alternative to chainsaws as I see it. If you want to see more of my outdoors content, mainly axe related, head over to my other channel, as I post all of that stuff over there now: youtube.com/@myoutdoorways?si=oaFGue1C2cN_y1fI

Thanks, glad to hear that!

Agreed!

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Thanks! I’ve seen a few of your videos, great that you put a comment down.