Bushcraft Sisyphus

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@gator83261 3 күн бұрын

I’ve got one coming that is in even worse shape, this video is very helpful to get me thinking about steps to take.

@MelvinQuiram 4 күн бұрын

Have 2 trail bosses, love them, trusted, dependable. Always sharpen to shaving edge , nev had a edge issue like yours. Have the equivalent to the Fiskers in Gerber. Great splitter, not so good chopping, and yes handle is a little uncomfortable. Love them both but would grab the trail boss first.

@carykingiv9569 4 күн бұрын

Wonderful intro you answer so much

@sergemaubec9865 8 күн бұрын

Make more videos! Please! I've watched everything and i love it! You're something else mate

@morgantodd3748 8 күн бұрын

Extra reinforcement attaching the head to the shaft. Metal covering the eye. Kinda dull edge. That's a poleaxe head. That's not for wood, that's for flesh and bone and armor.

@Filosoinsta 9 күн бұрын

maaan, you like to talk...

@benbou 15 күн бұрын

I really love this film. Is someone know the release/creation date of this? I would like to add it to TMDB, but so far the only info I was able to find is "circa. 1940".

@MountainMenAxes 23 күн бұрын

As a Mountain man axe lover I love this channel. The axe community is very small. I only have 450 subscribers and I'm constantly posting axe content.

@Northman1963 24 күн бұрын

The ash borers killed off our ash groves and gave us a nearly endless supply of firewood and axe handles. I cut a three foot log and quarter it with a maul, then hew one of them down into shape with a sharp hatchet. After much hewing, rasping and sanding the handles are beautiful. When burned with a propane torch the grain comes out wonderfully. Then the linseed oil browns it all to a glorious finish. Tried ash wedges but they split tho they worked, so switched to red oak wedges and was very satisfied with their solidity. Used what we had on our property, no store bought wood. As far as longevity goes, regularly oiling the handle will preserve it indefinitely

@Whichbindoesthisgoin 26 күн бұрын

Those guys up at killer height working on the trunk with a single rope slung round the tree right next to the cut 🫣 I’d need either a second rope or better life insurance 😂

@GiantPinhead Ай бұрын

Lovely trip down memory. Just as fun and useful lo these many years later.

@DerekBlais Ай бұрын

I make my own handles and use what’s available locally (northern NB 🇨🇦). Sugar maple is pretty good against humidity but can shatter. White birch is good all around and readily available. I think this is what they traditionally used in Sweden and Finland. Black ash is available here too, but I haven’t used it long term nor in harsh conditions. I’ve made some really nice hammer and hatchet handles with it though. It has reasonable flex and is lightweight. I’ve never tried yellow birch, but I think its squiggly grain patterns could produce interesting results.

@joshsimp1995 Ай бұрын

Need to have more axes

@calebdoner 2 ай бұрын

I just bought an x15 on Amazon and was a little surprised by the weight to length ratio. Seems a little heavy for how long the handle is. It is a great campfire wood/ kindling splitter, but for hardcore chopping tasks, the handle is a little short and the cutting edge is a little short. I'm thinking about getting the trail boss for a longer handle, lighter head, and longer cutting edge.

@jamesbrooks5442 2 ай бұрын

Steel pipe only weld on the end where the wedge goes ive had one for over 30 years never came off always by the wood pile outside you need gloves when its cold or plastic dip

@trayewillis7321 2 ай бұрын

Videos are great and very helpful! Is there a way to shop with Sun Valley Ski Tools without selling wholesome

@trayewillis7321 2 ай бұрын

Meant wholesale 😅

@davidcurry9292 2 ай бұрын

I bought a norlund Hudson Bay at yard sale 3-4 years ago.headed it onto a old broken dbl. bit axe ,it rides in back of my truck bed now.best $10 investment I made lol

@MDR-hn2yz 2 ай бұрын

I kept thinking about the movie Snatch. “Ze Germans”. 😂

@axeman6003 3 ай бұрын

Hello. Can you please tell me the dimensions of the Basque 2 kg axe head? The length of the head and the length of the cutting edge? Thank you...

@itllkeal 3 ай бұрын

I personally use a straight handle for my wedge bangers and curved for my wood splitters and multipurpose axes. I also lined up the bits on a double bit on Adirondack handle to swing like a bat on the back side, and it turned out to be my no 1 grabbed axe. Funny how I grab a 3½lb worn cheek flint edge over 6lb fireman axes or 4½lb Tanzanian patterns for splitting wood every time. Love your content

@Carboneye7 3 ай бұрын

Absolutely nailed this concept. Thanks a lot.

@jonathanroehm8241 3 ай бұрын

“I want to kill that wood!” :) me too! Thanks for this video it was super helpful

@szolanek 3 ай бұрын

Very educational. Thanks. As for the hip filing, if you doing it too much, your wife will f i l e divorce.😅

@mikesilvajr 3 ай бұрын

Amazing coaching and tips for sharpening an ax! Much better than anything I have seen previously.

@slowtaknow 4 ай бұрын

Counting hatchets, tomahawk, i have six or seven if you include a splitting maul. Is that enough to be called a axe man 🪓

@paulsprute329 4 ай бұрын

I would degrease the steel wool, just my 2cents

@dingo5208 4 ай бұрын

That hip method is a little close to the lads for me. Don't need to trim myself by accident.

@nealramsey4439 4 ай бұрын

Ooh where is the black locust?

@garry9296 4 ай бұрын

He broke the law alright. The law of human decency. Which this creature knows nothing about. He wanted to be in the spotlight and he didn’t care how inhumane it was.

@MountainMenAxes 4 ай бұрын

I'm such a frigging fan of this channel and content. Everything I do is in the shadow of this man. Who dug the trench for us.

@ti5866 4 ай бұрын

I bought some african ebony, 3300 Janka scale. Will it just shatter if I use it for an axe handle?

@sethwarner2540 5 ай бұрын

Please demonstrate the draw filing method. It seems simpler, safer than the push method, though Ive never used the draw filing method.

@sethwarner2540 5 ай бұрын

Ok, so if you decide 13 mm is what you want, then THAT determines your angle, yes? But if you want 25*, then THAT determines how far in from the edge your filing will go,yes? Where IM going with this, is ; I have a son-in-law that is a fumble-bum with sharpening,understanding cutting, woods-lore. So, it seems the first method would be safer for him, and it seems it will still produce the bevel that will get the blade sunk in deep in a log. But Ive never done the sweep method; its never occurred to me that it would even work! If I ever saw a kid doing that, I would stop him and show him the right way, the way you have been demonstrating in this video. MY great son-in-law, is a leader in TRAIL LIFE, and is sincere about making lore like this a real thing that is crucial to know! But he is struggling to be proficient in the prctical use!

@brockaiello1594 5 ай бұрын

That's great, I just went and got a couple of files and stones from my Grandfather's tool box and you just mentioned to go look ❤️. Your awsome 😂

@weirdmehoff 5 ай бұрын

2:14 - that was really g4y :o

@Bad.Pappy.Official 5 ай бұрын

Save the trees. 🌲

@JLSmith-nu7wm 5 ай бұрын

Do you flip it over and do the other side

@valeriofrego5817 5 ай бұрын

Cacchio sei bravissimo, non so come questo messaggio verrà tradotto, spero bene , comunque, hai fatto interventi che l hanno modificata parecchio a livello visivo ma volevo chiederti questo, l impugnatura in legno rispetto ad una impugnatura di fibra di vetro è migliore o può dirsi un suo equivalente? In particolare le vibrazioni che si ripercuotono sulle mani ? Se devi fare un lavoro di poche ore 2/3 come massimo , ti ringrazio ti auguro tante belle cose 👋👋

@ianking-jv4hg 5 ай бұрын

Watch "Artisans of Australia" Timbercraft NFSA Films See two men using their axes with passion and skill.

@arnettejohnson4426 6 ай бұрын

The obsessive use of "you know" spoils the good information. Language matters

@BrassCatcher365 6 ай бұрын

Thank you, thank you, thank you! This video was extremely educational for me. I just got a cheap hatched from harbor freight to do use as a beater and to learn sharpening with before I try and maintain my expensive stuff.