plumb Permabond AXE Restoration

Dialing in a Plumb Permabond axe on a beautiful spring day. Enjoy. Dave Whipple

[@KevinsDisobedience]

Not sure how how I missed this when it came out. Nice axe and nice chopping. Good to see someone with a big following who actually knows how to remove chips. So many beaver a tree a-part.

[@stephensgate1]

Great job Dave. You gotta love bringing something back to life. Thanks for sharing. -Stephen, Ohio

[@Bushradical]

absolutely! Thanks Stephen.

[@terrybest8973]

Good axe old buddy

[@mickbellinger7560]

Great job , love watching you !!!

[@Bushradical]

Good Morning Mick! how you guys doing!

[@QuantumPyrite_88.9]

What a beautiful axe and Plumb is a favorite . I admire your grinder a lot . Not too fast RPMs . Still have a peddle grinder my great uncle gave me before he passed away . I would love to do a Rockwell hardness test on that axe . You know what you are doing and your videos are much appreciated .

[@Bushradical]

Thanks MT. I appreciate that. If you watch my cabin building videos you'll see my background...Brooke and I lived for 10 years with no running water or indoor plumbing in interior Alaska....So When I started doing youtube I had a lot of stuff i wanted to cover that I didn't think had been covered before.

[@Bushradical]

PS>>I have another old plumb I want to restore but I haven't got to it yet...But its a beauty.

[@QuantumPyrite_88.9]

I have a home west of Tok AK - New Mexico - KS and live in Kent UK part of the year .

[@Bushradical]

West of Tok? Moon lake area?

[@bradstone9834]

That axe turned out great Dave!! Thanks to you and your videos I have refinished some old axes. I took three of my dad's old axes that were a total mess and I redid them, I'm very proud of how they turned out. Thanks my brother!!

[@Bushradical]

Thats awesome. What kind of axes were they?

[@bradstone9834]

There is a hatchet that only reads "Made in Czechoslovakia. There is a camp axe from Collins Axe company, it's a legitimus. And then a full size axe doesn't have any words on it at all. I watched your video on the different styles of axes, but I'm not sure what style of a axes they are. My dad never took really good care of his tools, they were in pretty bad shape. I'm very proud of how they turned out. Thanks again Dave!!

[@Bushradical]

Thanks Brad.

[@timpoe1015]

Beautiful!!

[@Bushradical]

Thanks

[@MTwoodsrunner]

Came out real nice David...thanks for sharing...woods

[@Bushradical]

Thanks woods! Just killing time and filming it!

[@Erik1970Viking]

Great Video, and good sharpening. Very enjoyable Video, Buddy. Thanks!!

[@Bushradical]

Thanks

[@cosmicbilly]

That's a friggin beautiful axe... i would love and cherish it if i ever had that axe.

[@Bushradical]

Its up in the UP at camp. Great axe

[@loishope6605]

I had a Plumb hatchet when I was a Scout. Barry Hope.

[@vl_hantverk]

I bet thats a great user Dave, thanks for bringing us along the process. Have a great day/ cheers from sweden

[@Bushradical]

Thanks Victor! Its a nice axe for sure

[@richardcranium6554]

What a sweet old water wheel! Very nice. I've come across dozens of axes ruined by goofs with grinders, too. Almost as many kitchen table gunsmiths... sigh ;)

[@willythomas584]

Some day I would love to run into you guys. God Bless

[@KillingerUSA]

Turned out very nice!

[@Bushradical]

Thanks Killinger! I didn't really have to do much to it, and really, I didn't want to change it too much either. It was an easy resto. Thanks for watching.

[@KillingerUSA]

Bushradical best kind right there!

[@LarsRibe]

Fine axe! Came out really nice. And seems to work great :-)

[@Bushradical]

Yeah it turned out good.

[@terrybest8973]

My kind of feller lol lol lol get it lol

[@Woodenarrows]

The bit looks a LOT better. Good showing. There at the start it looked like the previous sharpening had been done with a rasp :-)...

[@Bushradical]

It was a bit rough......so many of them are is the problem! I think for 50 years it was nearly impossible for an axe to avoid getting the "bench grinder treatment" . When I'm down in Mi in the winter I've tried to buy some old axes off of Amish folks , but all their axes have been bench ground and ruined. You would think the Amish would know better but they don't. LOL. There has been so much new interest in the tool in the last 10-15 years that the idea of bench grinding an axe is a pretty well known "no-no" anymore.

[@backwoods_barbarian4134]

She’s a beaut!

[@Bushradical]

Yeah, its a nice old axe for sure!

[@Jesusiskingamen7]

Man plumb makes just as good of axes and true temper some actually better

[@VintageWoodWorkshop]

excellent, enjoyed the video bud, subscribed!

[@Bushradical]

Thanks!

[@pacificbushcraftandfirecra6358]

About time you showed us how to do some sharpening. Bet you could see an axe for sale from a thousand yards...lol. Great video man, TFS!

[@Bushradical]

Hey TSP!!! Yeah , when I go to a garage sale I always check the corners of the room first...and if there is a barrel full of wooden handles .....my heart skips a beat!

[@pacificbushcraftandfirecra6358]

I do the same, but my vice is fishing poles.

[@Bushradical]

Really! Fly, salt, spinning etc? what do you look for the most?

[@pacificbushcraftandfirecra6358]

I try not to go crazy, but there nothing like finding an old lamiglas, or older fenwick rod for $3.00 in the corner of the garage sale. I have a couple great rods for about every situation, but I am gonna need to get a good boat rod for those big boys in SE. Can't wait...

[@danwilder7945]

Good cutting axe. It's getting a little warmer and you don't need so much wood for heating. How about some hatchet or camp axe videos. You could call me hatchet Dan. I have a Gransfors Bruk belt hatchet and hand axe I carry instead or a large knife in the outdoors but my favorite is my Estwing hatchet with the leather stacked handle that matches my hunting knife that my kids gave me 20 years ago. Would love an American hatchet or medium handle axe to add to my rotation. I'm in El Paso now and can't find a tree worth using an axe thought I'm planning a trip to Fairbanks to see some old friends this summer. I was told as a young outdoorsmen than a hatchet was the one tool if you had nothing else to carry in the woods. I turned 61 yesterday and am never out without one.

[@Bushradical]

I actually have a very old hatchet I'm gonna do a restoration video on real soon, Its not really a camp hatchet per se' but I think its pretty cool . maybe i'll see you in Fairbanks this summer!

[@gerardhiggins1]

If an axe handle broke my dad would chuck the axe into the wood stove. Once the remnants of the old handle had burned out of the axe head the old man would throw the axe outside to cool. Then he would attach a new axe handle to the axe head and wedge it tight.

[@jodtalingchan7359]

I am new to the axe world and this video is reallly great. What do you call this specific grinder? Thank you

[@edwarddykstra1]

Awesome video, Dave. Love any old Plumb, specially with phantom bevels. Pretty cool wet grinder, did you buy it or put it together yourself?

[@Bushradical]

Thanks ! As for the grinder , I have 2 of them. One in Michigan and one in Alaska. The one in the video was bought in AK and is now in michigan , where we have spent the last few winters....I paid $10 for it just as you see it!! It was an awesome estate sale find...buried in tons of utter junk! My other one is older and is all gears and no pulls......it needs to be restored before I run it...I will absolutely shoot a video when I get to the restoration.

[@victorcastle1840]

Bushradical, Lucky you. Maybe they were more popular up there in Pine country. But I have only seen one and the reduction gear box has been busted and it really wasn't a wet grinder. *** Is your grinder actually running in reverse ( turning so the wheel comes up from the bottom ) ?? I have a old treadle grinder and a hand crank one with drip can. Most of the stones have been cracked, from setting outside for years. I still pickup the stone wheels and tote home, when they are real cheap.

[@TonyGeneseo]

Damn u got me watching stuff I really know nothing about and I bet that’s why I’m watching. Lol. Don’t know that I’ve ever sharpened an axe. Sharpened several knives and my chainsaw a bagiliion times by hand. Had I not seen this video I would’ve probably done it with a grinder. Guessing tempered steel is what makes it a no no ? Please educate me Dave. Thanks

[@Bushradical]

You got it. A grinder heats the metal up way too fast. ruining the temper

[@cillaloves2fish688]

Nice restoration! Now it has more useful days! I found an axe head at a yard sale n picked it up... it needs a handle and a good sharpening, maybe I can get to that this wknd, wud be a nice project! Thx for posting this!

[@Bushradical]

Send me a pic when you get done with it, and good luck!

[@reberlin]

Dave, I recently found one of those 10 inch wet grinders but I need to get a motor. Do you remember what size motor you have on yours?

[@Bushradical]

I don't know the size , but most anything should work.

[@anaya51]

Roger Eberlin It all depends on the those reduction pulleys... Is it the same setup as he has going in he video? His looks to be a 3/4 horse to 1 horse power Dayton motor, which if hooked up directly to the grinding wheel would be waaaay to much power...but because of those two reduction pulleys it slows it way down. Hope this helped.

[@Theo_Platz]

I have to say that i use very often bench grinder for axe restoration and if you know how to use it, it replace an angle grinder and such more than better ; )

[@Bushradical]

some people aren't very careful with a bench grinder

[@Theo_Platz]

@@Bushradical you got that point !

[@chaliemihm6072]

I have a Fayette R Plumb I'm working on. It's a carpenter hatchet. Would be interested in age. Thanks.

[@Bushradical]

right on.

[@adamwest5097]

Nice technique and great result. It looks like you ended up with nice thin cheeks and a smooth transition from edge to cheeks. Just wait until you try a 1x30 belt sander! It will blow your mind how much time it will save. It's easy not to ruin the temper with a bit of practice.

[@Bushradical]

I had a 2" x48" belt grinder. It was pretty cool.It was home made and heavy duty! I used it making a couple knives.

[@corydzbinski]

Seems like you don't know what you have there... That's actually a very collectible axe. It's a Plumb Jet Wing... highly sought after in original great condition. Look at the stamp on the Permabond. J = Jet Wing D = Dayton 4 = Weight C = Curved Handle 36 = handle length. Nice all original Plumb there!

[@Bushradical]

Thanks Cory. Its a nice axe but I didn't assume there was much real value in Plumb permabond axes.

[@axemaster8891]

@@Bushradical Most collectors want the Jet Wing sticker on it and the Jersey is a little more desirable but cool that you have one in great shape and still has the letters stamped on top. Probably go for like $80-$100 on eBay. Great user too!

[@Bushradical]

Thanks Axe master. I'm kind of surprised there is much interest in my axe. Its been a while since I posted this video and it still gets comments. I thought those Plumb Perma bonds weren't that collectable.

[@BratGuy]

nice. I just picked up an old plumb at a flea market for $5. Has a newer, pretty nice feeling handle, but not quite hung properly. The metal wedge was way too wide.

[@Bushradical]

Gotta love old Plumbs!

[@regalbowman3143]

I was camping with a guy several years ago,, he had a very dull axe,, We could have cut a tree down faster holding a beaver by the tail and hind leg.

[@Bushradical]

I think you need to have two axes if you have the choice. A sharp one for felling and a dull one for splitting ( if you have a saw for bucking blocks) A dull axe SUCKS for any chopping work and a sharp axe is sooner or later gonna send you to the doctor if you split much with it. IMO.

[@TxDan100]

Thanks Dave