CARPENTERS DON'T WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT! The secret method of securing the axe

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[@vanhuet]

A lot of work that will never get the same strength and integrity.

[@therealzilch]

Yep.

[@joecallahan3379]

Yep, won't hold up.

[@stevel6895]

A new hande would only cost $10, and have more integrity than the repaired one.

[@philgray1023]

Well Steve, in our country a very average handle starts at about $26, if you're lucky and a serviceable axe starts at around $60. The economics of spending any longer than 25 minutes fitting a new one don't add up. Very sad to be throwing old heads in the scrap metal bin.

[@AaronBennett-mi9uf]

You have the equipment. You just need a piece of wood. It would have taken you less time to cut and carve a new handle out of a scrap of wood.@@philgray1023

[@stephanmenzel9457]

I'm an professionel lumberjack, and if you want restore a cleaver for your daughter, please, - why not. Have you ever heard anything about of the topside and downside of an axe-head or correct wooden handles in safe ??? Don't try to fool us ...

[@danstrayer111]

I'm a carpenter. I have never withheld knowledge from anyone....especially regarding an axe.

[@Jaujau933]

Buy a new wooden handle much cheaper than useing all the glue!! And safer. 👍🏼🙂

[@felixmadison5736]

So true.

[@edwindsouza8701]

Very true

[@reynaldoquirozquiroga5900]

Mucho show para poner un mango a una hacha la punta del mango ya estaba debilitada con el rebaje el uso seria peligroso para este trabajo se emplea un nuevo mango de madera dura.

[@bigoldgrizzly]

having seen what he did here, I would not trust him to properly fit a new handle

[@russtaylor2122]

Buy a new handle that isn't split, use new wedges and NEVER glue the head on. You're welcome.

[@huejanus5505]

A piece of inner tube and hot melt glue seems pretty underwhelming when it comes to holding an axe head on. No new wooden wedge for the top, crazy glue and sawdust which did not fill the cracks all the way, a piece of inner tube as a filler, and hot melt glue (known for it’s temporary properties) and no wooden wedge. This is a ridiculous fix for a high impact tool. I just hope you don’t injure or kill someone when, not if, the head flies off.

[@Gisimaru]

@huejanus5505 - 🤣👍👏

[@karlheinzhellmann8634]

In Germany they call something like this PFUSCH!!! It's laughable to publish something like that!!!

[@user-it6gj1vw3z]

Carpenters don't want you to know this trick because it is DANGEROUS

[@bigoldgrizzly]

Never before seen such a catalog of errors - I honestly thought the video was a piss take - but it seems he was serious ....

[@GetMeThere1]

Here's a counter-intuitive "secret" that most don't know: The proper way to insert an ax handle into an ax is to suspend the ax (with handle partially inserted) upside down and tap on the BOTTOM of the handle. Doing so "drives" the wooden handle into the heavy (high inertia) ax head. Do NOT place the ax on a surface -- hold it suspended in the air. NOBODY would assume that would be a useful way to do it, but old timers know it's the only practical way, and it works amazingly well. Try it sometime, lol. (I'll never forget my own awe when an old-timer showed me that trick -- because it's so counter-intuitive).

[@kzimm59]

The best insight I have as a carpenter. Always tap on the steal. (Physically, this is the principle of inertia. The same principle can be observed when shoveling sand with a scoop)

[@kzimm59]

Die beste Erkenntnis,die auch jeder Schreiner weiss: Immer auf das Stielende klopfen. (physikalisch handelt es sich um das Trägheitsprinzip. Dasselbe Prinzip ist zu beobachten beim Schaufeln von Sand mit einer Schüppe)

[@GetMeThere1]

@@kzimm59 It is a truism that sometimes older "wisdom" can become lost, and people can "forget a fact" which was once widely known and understood. I say this with confidence because I also watch physics videos on youtube, and one happened to professionally discuss this actual phenomenon. And indeed, the claim is that THIS actually involves the principle of inertia: trying to force something "light" into something "heavy" works well, simple BECAUSE the light thing moves more easily into the heavy thing. I can only suggest to you that you try it yourself. Get an ACTUAL wooden handle and an actual steel ax head, and try it both ways. You will easily see that hitting the base of the handle makes for easy insertion into the head while doing it the other way feels VERY inefficient. It seems like magic, but anyone who tries it can see it EASILY. You will be amazed and surprised.

[@UKOnation]

@@GetMeThere1 A nice discussion, but (nearly) useless. If the wooden part is crafted well, it doesn´t matter which side you slapp to get the handle inside the axe´s head, Somehow you will get it, fix it with a wedge and that´s it. Take a look at the first seconds here: The handle is badly harmed by working with the axe. This leads to dissapear the wood piece by piece. I am a very good wood-cutter and if I want to, I meet the target with the axe. But you know, not every time - and if the axes cut meets behind the edge of the wood, the handle may touch the wood. THIS is the main cause to break your handle piece by piece. I lost some handles this way too, this is just the way it goes during time. But you can help it and fix the problem: Get a strap of stainless iron-sheet and wrap it arround the top of your handle just below the axe´s head and fix it with some screws. Soften the edges of the metal for safety action. you can believe me: This will protect your handle for years and the only thing to do with this axe is to cut wood and sharpen it. But the handle is in place unharmed for a very long time. (sorry for my not perfect writing). I saw this by meeting a friend (with his axe) and since I did like he, I never changed an axe´s handle again.

[@GetMeThere1]

@@UKOnation LOL. I stopped reading after "it doesn't matter which side you slapp." As someone who isn't merely TALKING, but who has in fact "SLAPPED in both directions," I know that it matters VASTLY, LOL. What a nice example you give of the importance of SCIENCE -- where experiment ALWAYS trumps theory and reasoning. PLEASE, go buy an ax handle and an ax head, and TRY IT both ways -- then you will have learned something! LOLOLOL.

[@michaelcatherwood4088]

This could be a contender for this years Darwin Award

[@bigoldgrizzly]

got my vote for a medal position

[@stephenwalker5253]

Me Carpenter 50years, i would have replaced the handle, that in my opinion is really unprofessional.

[@konradcomrade4845]

before grinding the blade, You could hammer it like a blacksmith (cold forming and hardening the steel) and then grind the final sharpness to the blade. Additionally, give the blade a finishing polish on a stone!

[@davidt8438]

I’ve talked to thousands of carpenters and they all say they don’t mind anyone knowing this. One said he was bothered at first but then said “oh, I guess it won’t hurt if they know”.

[@GrumpaGladstone1809]

😅

[@Shastavalleyoutdoorsman]

Carpenter here. Do not give two shits.

[@petermitchell5814]

I can't find one to do some work for me and you know thousands there is no justice...

[@philgray1023]

​@@ShastavalleyoutdoorsmanOr even one. Typical bullshit click bait video title. Let's add up how much money carpenters have ever made fixing axe heads on handles. Wow all of that much.

[@fransmith8992]

@@petermitchell5814 no. there just aren't enough carpenter's for the amount of work that is needed. the new generations do not want to learn trades or do physical work.

[@andrewgraeme8429]

I'll just buy a new handle for about $10.

[@lamarclark2169]

Not any longer, unless you are lucky.

[@andrewgraeme8429]

eBay?@@lamarclark2169

[@markbaker1843]

@@lamarclark2169 yeah any ten buck ax handle these days is going to be made in you know where out of Bamboo 😛

[@000mecki000]

Too dangerous! Buy a new handle!

[@adamholloway5605]

To permanently fix a loose handle simply submerse the head of the tool in antifreeze. Antifreeze swells the wood handle and will never evaporate.

[@R.Stridstrom]

Very interesting.

[@wichywoo]

the proper method is to put the axe head on the proper way around narrow eye 1st and then use wedges in the wide end to lock it assuming its a tapered axe head ?

[@jacobdewizard]

No, no, no. Do not do if you do not want axe head flying off. The timber of the axe handle has lost its integrity. Buy a new handle and wedges, they are very cheap. Fix axe head onto handle small end first and then hammer in the wedges to fully expand the handle into the wide end of the axe head. Glues will not survive the impact vibrations of an axe in use.

[@testdriver3146]

You mean he should not risk the wrath of the secretive carpenters when he can easily fix it for twenty bucks?

[@jacobdewizard]

@@testdriver3146 No, not at all. It is knowing the difference between something that is repairable and something that is beyond that. This repair may be useful if you are the only one using it and KNOW NOT to do heavy forceful work with it, but if someone else found it and decided to chop a tree down with it or did anything else that would put heavy force and strain onto the handle . . . they might be lucky and the axe head stays stuck in the tree and the handle just comes off and stays in your hand. Anyone who has ever done any heavy intensive axe work knows where I'm coming from - those things go through hell and need regular maintenance. But I suspect you're not really serious.

[@heinzzimmerer9086]

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[@heinzzimmerer9086]

😮🎉🎉😮😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@Steli320]

Φίλε μου,η κόλα στοιχίζει 3 ευρώ και το στυλιαρι 4 ευρω. Γιατί να το κάνει κάποιος και μάλιστα με αμφίβολα αποτελέσματα?

[@transistor-oblomannyenozki]

I was taught to drive a wedge diagonally. The stress is distributed to the vertical and side walls. Now the ax can be hung on the carpet above the bed as a decoration. Cleaned up nicely!

[@wiliamkirkpatrick1532]

10,000 worth of tools to restore an axe!!!

[@user-lv1so1rk5i]

Ты хотел сказать, по вертикали, brazer

[@transistor-oblomannyenozki]

@@user-lv1so1rk5i Only diagonally, только по диагонали. Тогда распирать древесину топорища будет во всех направлениях. А еще, клин пропиливается ножовкой на 2/3 посередине и края, каждой пропиленной половины, затачиваются в разные стороны. Тогда, при забивании клина, края расходятся винтом в древесине, что затрудняет его выпадение.

[@mannihh5274]

Sorry, that's only a dangerous and short-lived fix - neither the innertube liner nor the hot glue offer a strong and secure hanging. With that massive crack in the handle it's only good for firewood and needs to be replaced.

[@highball1415]

Neet, and clever, not a heavy-duty axe so it should do. One problem is that on a hot day in the sun, the hotmelt glue softens considerably.

[@JoseMartinez-ou4ej]

Thank you Sensei. Fantastic!

[@robertopablovizcarra3023]

Buenas tecnicas y pueden servir para otro trabajo.

[@kaden-qd3xv]

This is not any sort of a proper way to fix a axe, you really need to just buy a new handle or make one. This fix would not last very long. And the glue would not last the vibration or impact of cutting wood.

[@JorgePetraglia2009]

First time in my entire long life that I seen so much modern equipment and expensive materials to fix a handle that is beyond repair, let alone that a new one might cost a fraction of all the stuff this dude put in there. Oh, I almost forgot the safety considerations when gluing an ax handle, but you guys know what I'm talking about. I guess this is a nice activity for someone with extra inventory and a lot of time in his hands. Greetings from Toronto.

[@carylayman6245]

Honestly, this is good craftsmanship

[@peterschneekluth2027]

Fascinating!!

[@romedbucher2854]

hmm..... the hot glue is supposed to hold that? I'd like to see that axe after 6 months. Quite elaborate, lots of expensive glue, and no guarantee it'll hold. You could just fit a new handle.

[@nebojsamarjanovic5141]

Браво!Не може боље од овога!

[@redpost2380]

You have patched up the cracks as if it was a dent on a car panel. This fix requires FORMIDABLE structural strength which your repair has not provided. You have hidden the structural flaws of the handles with a cosmetic cover up. Now you have a seriously defective axe which should be on a mantelpiece NOT used in the field. Thanks for posting

[@anitaknapp2978]

Great job.look,s great.it will outlast us.

[@rotzmollezaziki223]

So etwas macht man nicht! Der Stiel ist gerissen! Schade um das ganze Material!!!! - 10 Sterne! Grüße vom Schreiner!

[@kawasaki5459]

Ich kann mir nicht vorstellen das diese Bastelei hält.

[@JaimeGarcia-jgn62]

El hacha se mete al contrario . Por el otro extremo y se va desbaratando hasta llegar al extremo de fijación, para evitar que cuando esté en uso se salga y ocurra un accidente. Saludos desde Colombia

[@JaimeGarcia-jgn62]

Se va desvastando hasta llegar al punto de fijación. Chao

[@merlynb2118]

Nice work. But i couldn't help noticing the axe head was remounted upside down. Easy mistake. I've done it myself a couple of times.

[@B60Duke]

A new handle is much cheaper than all the glue and labour lol

[@miguelsoberon8663]

Mí padre me lo enseñó cuando yo era .muy chico y lo acompañaba cuando iba alcerro

[@mariellamottberrospi9487]

Gracias 📝

[@darrellbrown8547]

Very inspirational. I am going to do the same.

[@testdriver3146]

I guess if you work hard at not buying a new axe handle, this could come in useful. Plenty of effort to do something that is rather easy. Also, will the carpenters punish you now when you have let out the secret?

[@therealzilch]

Indeed. What a pathetic click bait title. And then flying ax heads when the glue shatters. Cheers.

[@pinballrobbie]

We will, when he least expects it.....

[@arenaheta9610]

He put the head back to front. The heal goes to the back and toe to the front

[@rogerlevy57]

Use epoxy resin in the crack and use it with filler for the broken areas. Make a wedge of hardwood, secure with stainsteel screws. Use inner tube at the end to pretect the handle

[@richardhullah2974]

Surely much easier to just buy a new handle!!

[@wernervillacortamansilla6295]

Interesante video. Un fuerte abrazo.

[@therealzilch]

Glue, unlike wood, will shatter with time. Make a new handle. Or risk flying ax heads. Not fun.

[@thomasshepard6030]

Just buy a new handle a couple of dollars plus axe head is upside down

[@twistedhillbilly6157]

can anyone name a single carpenter who cares if I know this??

[@wontbelongnow5567]

Easy fix just buy new handle for axe .

[@johnduffy6546]

Just curious as to why you used hot melt glue instead of epoxy?

[@thevirginiabushcrafter8833]

Great for people who are mechanically inclined; for me, just buy another handle or another Axe. Thanks for Sharing.

[@gc1172]

Lots of work to make injury or kill someone near it in use. Dozens of ideas over the years may work for the casual user but don't chop like using it to cut down a tree.

[@TylerRed-yv9ix]

Je pense que c'est plus judicieux de refaire un nouveau manche... surtout vu le prix de la colle.

[@leonnape4157]

8 hrs x $20/hr = $160 + materials + fancy tools + dress shirt and gold watch + ceramic tiled shop floor + my 5 minutes to watch and comment = priceless! Nice axe tho!!

[@Wolfgang9484]

Hey guys look at me using equipment worth hundreds to fix a tool I could also replace for just a few bucks. In the background you can hear carpenters giggling.

[@cristianfigliomeni8649]

Pregunto , la cabeza del hacha esta al reves ? La punta con mas proporcion va hacia abajo y la inscripcion que tiene esta al reves.

[@1110niki]

Thank you, very good ! 👏👏👏🍎

[@gaetanomagliuolo]

GRANDE

[@shafqatkhan7110]

Great

[@johnbrowniv]

If I had all those tools, I would be a carpenter. Good tips though.

[@Guitarplayer724]

If he owns all those tools, he should be able to afford a new handle.

[@GARY6661967]

I'd of just bought a new one😁

[@StefanBauer-vc7fh]

Good ideas to mount the axe. But it is mounted up side down. The axe is mounted wrong. For that ist is very stable.

[@tedmiller2074]

Exactly. 7:24

[@TheZoekie]

So much work/time and cost for an axe you could replace with a new one for with 8 dollar

[@viflag]

Vu le travail autant refaire un mache avec du bois neuf qui aura toute son intégrité

[@allanwells4886]

You must have the patience of Job my friend. I love my Fiskars x27 splitting axe as I don't have to do what you just performed any more. I still use my old axes occasionally but the handle was always the "Achilles Heel" no matter whether it was old growth Hickory, Ash, Spotted Gum etc, etc. My old competition Gilpin and Plum still have hickory handles. Nice work though; thanks for posting.

[@tigerboy60]

Get a plastic handle from China.

[@masterQ20]

Thanks for sharing good experience and skills. 🙏

[@thewoodchucker-doug4303]

Putting lipstick on a pig, doesn’t change the fact that it is still a pig! Do it right, replace the handle.

[@Chris-yv2hi]

neuer Axtstiel wäre nicht günstiger, als so viel Sekundenkleber?

[@edwinthompson6510]

need a fully equipped carpentry shop here no a five minute job

[@Sport--willow]

Pretty for show! EXTREMELY DANGEROUS for use! Severe accident looking for a place to happen!

[@user-sg5bq9pt6j]

This is more a restorer's approach to an old axe rather than a sensible one for a poor man who needs a kindling axe. Judging by the kit on display in this video the author could easily and sensibly afford a new handle.

[@wadsworth30]

With inner tube and melting glue? For display item only.

[@javierdominguezvicente3196]

Historias para no dormir 😢😢😢😢

[@PeterKellman-gh4vn]

That is not a splitting axe. That head is for cutting. A splitting axe is wedged shaped and somewhat blunt. A cutting axe is sharp. So use it for what it is meant to be used for to see how well it works.

[@plipertyplap4899]

A video on how to break floor tiles

[@billmmckelvie5188]

⚠️WARNING ⚠️This is dangerous do not do at home! I am glad to see to see #jacobdewizard has highlighted the same issue The reason a Carpenter doesn't want you to know this as it highly dangerous and the axe head could fly off as the wood integrity has gone. The carpenters would use a fresh piece of timber and look for a harder wood for the handle. The highly hilarious part of this is you have a great workshop and tools to do a proper job and craft a create a superior handle so why don't you know show how to do it properly! 😂

[@michaelbears9155]

never once saw the axe being cooled off, wonder if it has any temper left? guess it makes a handy hatchet till it falls apart. what happens when you can afford a shop but are ignorant of any shop principals

[@andreejochmann7511]

This method is as good and solid as the chopping block used at the end.

[@alfonsoparra6347]

MUY BUENO. pERO DEJASTE EL ACHA AL REBES.

[@felixmadison5736]

Carpenters could care less. For less than $20, I got a new handle from Home Depot, and was back on the job while this guy was still working on his axe. BTW, I could make a handle out of a two by four faster than this! LOL!!!

[@LeonKrijnen]

Let’s all hope this axe is not going to kill a neighbour when the blade comes off - it will.

[@amariliscabello7594]

Thanks You. It could be difficult to find they piece of metal to complete they work.

[@marcoberardi2135]

Bravo complimenti solo che mi sembra visti gli ultimi aumenti di prezzo di energia facevi meglio a comprare un 'ascia nuova

[@douglas9607]

I had my doubts but who knows, that could last a long time and it looks good. I'd say success. Thanks with a sub/likie

[@MultiMarty100]

A new handle costs about 9€🤷🏻‍♂️

[@jerrydonquixote5927]

Oh I hate seeing somebody take the temper out of a cutting tool with a grinding instrument. 😩

[@rolandnicolai2718]

Sie haben es sehr gut gezeigt wie man es nicht machen sollte danke für das Video 👋

[@axelkuster6349]

Yepp, ich hatte nicht gedacht das so ein Müll soviel Zuspruch findet.

[@Leroydelore]

I'll do this to one of my axes with the 1000s of pounds worth of tools I haven't got

[@jlk63]

What is the make and model of your belt sander?

[@Spiegelradtransformation]

Nimm das Ding und wirf es so weit du kannst. Für die Arbeit findet man weit besseres.

[@bixby9797]

Scorch the handle with a torch. I'd consider cold bluing the head to prevent rust. I've used Elmer's glue and sawdust to fill wood voids but not Crazy Glue. Great idea. Excellent job on that

[@noslohcinkin]

Yes, it's a little-known fact that to enter the Guild of Master Carpenters you have to swear not to divulge this secret technique.

[@williamjames9515]

Buy a new handle!

[@chupacabrasjeje]

Críticas: *El palo puesto del revés es mas en el ergonómico y bueno para la salud de la espalda y potencia la fuerza. Ya que se baja menos con el hombro y el brazo *Demasiado esmeril o rebarbadora, NO hace falta pulir el metal ni quitarle el barniz pintura anterior(contamina con polvos)va a estar en contacto con la leña húmeda y el agua y se volverá a oxidar. Mucho gasto de electricidad. *Mejor un palo más largo. Ha sido útil lo de fundir la silicona aunque dicen que no permanecerá. *Mi consejo es usar un taladro, abrir un Huecco en el lateral del metal y poner un o 2 tornillo bien apretado. Gracias😊

[@nelsonal75]

Buen video, pero con lo que gastaste en la gotita, me compro un mango nuevo. Saludos

[@fauziismail6142]

Good❤sir

[@henrileclerc1678]

Bonjour à tous ,moi,je préconise simplement l emmanchement à l envers,ma hache de charpente est comme ça ,faut juste surveiller qu il reste un peu de longueur de bois ,le manche doit être parfaitement adapté à la lumière de tête de l outil .ça marche pour d autres outils...pioche ovale ,merlin,marteau de charpente ,coffreur...bon,j ai un peu de bouteille...68 balais...faites gaffe,choisissez bien le manche ,...le bois...si vous le faites vous même ...le fil du bois doit être bien droit,serré,et solide!bon courage!bye!

[@monoped8437]

i'd like to know, WHY exactly, carpenters wouldn't enjoy us knowing this 'secret method'? call a carpenter and ask them to come out and give you a quote to reattach your head. they'd gladly share this, and save themselves an unnecessary trip.

[@ha-dieg_b_e_8227]

Gummi zwischelage mit Reifenmontierpaste einschmieren, gleitet super trocknet nach 15 Min. 😅

[@jdj.solba.correo]

Buenas, quedó mejor que si fura nueva!

[@martinsoria514]

Nunca le tendrías q haber puesto goma aunque vos no creas eso amortigua la fuerza del golpe....el metal el acero del Acha tiene q ir directamente sobre la madera y la cuña para q abra la madera y no se escape el acero....nada más q eso lo de la goma no está bien eso....y si la parte del cabo está dañada se corta y se usa una parte sana y si no hay q poner otro cabo nuevo...el Acha es muy peligrosa si se vuelve a quebrar por donde estaba dañado y salta la parte del acero si le pegas a una persona le vas hacer un daño muy muy grande

[@kozdavekoz]

All that work to avoid making a new handle that would last for decades?