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.

[@Angel-mo7jl]

Una chapuza

[@Angel-mo7jl]

Mucho trabajo para nad😂

[@mohanbakde6176]

After this work done you can keep it in showcase ☝️🤣😂😂😂😂🌐

[@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?

[@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

[@mefaceache4063]

@@philgray1023 could buy a complete good brand name hatchet in rip-off UK for under 15 USD. Irks me greatly that here replacement handles normally cost same or more than finished item - new wedges extra spend on top.

[@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.

[@danstrayer111]

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

[@diverdave4056]

Wait a minute ! You always use a Hatchet when you install cabinets and trim ! That’s why everyone calls you THE HATCHET MAN ! I have never seen you using an Axe on the job !

[@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 ...

[@alext8828]

Is that ax head upside down now?

[@DaveBayliss-i3s]

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 ....

[@dennish411]

O my golly using glue sticks won't do shat in cold. And grinding that way good way to get er wedged in the belt

[@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

[@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!!!

[@stephenwalker5253]

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

[@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.

[@jesusislukeskywalker4294]

👍 legend bro , great job

[@dlighted8861]

I honestly didn't think the handle could be repaired. Neat trick with the inner tube too.😊

[@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.

[@revolutionary5577]

Excellent work....

[@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!!!

[@Александр-г6и7у]

Ты хотел сказать, по вертикали, brazer

[@transistor-oblomannyenozki]

@@Александр-г6и7у 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.

[@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!

[@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 ?

[@regentbowes]

Belle job

[@patrickseynave]

Bravo !

[@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.

[@bernsarda]

Bravo et merci pour le partage

[@Moh--Ali0909]

Good time, teacher, your works are really beautiful 💖🤌👍🌹 and unique 💖💖

[@andrewgraeme8429]

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

[@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 😛

[@alexandrecourvoisier6033]

This is perfect! Thanks!

[@elsaint7657]

Beautiful❤

[@Yarcman6245]

Honestly, this is good craftsmanship

[@luorluor8020]

Si tus herramientas son muy buenas felicidades

[@CreationHub-e1s]

It's great that I discovered your channel

[@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.

[@Pk-kp7sn]

It's ok for light duty, not heavy splitting or felling. Beautiful cleanup job, lovely head. Toss the handle!

[@CreatorTips.007]

You gave me great ideas with it. Thanks

[@josemarcelomacielheredia4781]

Todo muy lindo y fácil, siempre que tengas esas costosas herramientas.

[@JoseMartinez-ou4ej]

Thank you Sensei. Fantastic!

[@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.

[@darrellbrown8547]

Very inspirational. I am going to do the same.

[@anitaknapp2978]

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

[@1110niki]

Thank you, very good ! 👏👏👏🍎

[@rolfquade8299]

all these comments "buy a new one, it´s cheaper" have no feeling for good manual work and sustainability. Chapeau for this guy and his skills

[@mariellamottberrospi9487]

Gracias 📝

[@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

[@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.

[@thevirginiabushcrafter8833]

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

[@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.

[@arenaheta9610]

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

[@wernervillacortamansilla6295]

Interesante video. Un fuerte abrazo.

[@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.

[@clevemangham2621]

Roger this, 100%

[@peterschneekluth2027]

Fascinating!!

[@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

[@dardourcacaww]

you do well in cutting woods

[@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.

[@CarlosChacón-m5u]

En un palo de Guayacán que lo pruebe haber si aguanta el silicón???😂😂😂

[@7jack7]

I am a carpenter who worked for over 45 years and was very good at it, and I want you to know everything. I cannot imagine a carpenter who would not want you to know something about the trade. It's not as if we are a secret guild from the Middle Ages. That's why home improvement shows are so popular. What a dumb title.

[@rohawaha]

I, I am just speechless .

[@fauziismail6142]

Good❤sir

[@GARY6661967]

I'd of just bought a new one😁

[@000mecki000]

Too dangerous! Buy a new handle!

[@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!!

[@shafqatkhan7110]

Great

[@Spiegelradtransformation]

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

[@twistedhillbilly6157]

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

[@briankleinschmidt3664]

A lot of negative comments, but you did put a wedge in. It doesn't appear any more dangerous than a new handle. Of course, you could save the glue and the effort and just get a new handle.

[@DanRavi]

Que tienen que ver acá los carpinteros ????

[@thewoodchucker-doug4303]

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

[@HarryPrimate]

I have an axe with a wooden handle and I keep a spare handle, same for the one shovel I have with a wooden handle. For me, it rates right up there with keeping a spare tire in my car.

[@javierdominguezvicente3196]

Historias para no dormir 😢😢😢😢

[@therealzilch]

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

[@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.

[@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

[@TheZoekie]

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

[@andreejochmann7511]

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

[@robertopablovizcarra3023]

Buenas tecnicas y pueden servir para otro trabajo.

[@steveeber2324]

With that funky fix you need to be very sure there is no one around to catch the head when it flies off.

[@miguelsoberon8663]

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

[@B60Duke]

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

[@PaulDekleva]

I started to watch this video until I realised that it went against the safest way to fix an axe handle - replace the old with a new one.

[@monichaparro980]

Hermoso trabajo como se llama el liquido que pega se venderá en Argentina

[@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

[@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.....

[@StephenEnd]

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.

[@ходжанасретдин-е6й]

Без всяких металлических клиньев собрал на камере молоток. Молотил от души, сдвинулся на мм!

[@alfonsoparra6347]

MUY BUENO. pERO DEJASTE EL ACHA AL REBES.

[@ВікторІванович-ы1ш]

the cost of glue and the cost of time for this toy became more expensive than buying a new wooden handle..

[@HartmutKuly]

Geiz ist geil.

[@johnduffy6546]

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

[@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! 😂

[@melvinrexwinkle1510]

Wow, a toothpick maker!

[@thomasshepard6030]

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

[@colinwood387]

I was taught to put the slot in from front to back split with a saw and put glue in slot bang wedge in and dress off

[@Al-Fiallos]

A really nice restoration of a beautiful axe head. The use of hot glue to fill in the gaps was genius. Thank you for posting.

[@ContraVsGigi]

It would only work for an exhibition axe. A real one you'd use needs proper work, a new handle or you might experience an awful accident with this one.

[@romedbucher2854]

@@ContraVsGigi exactly

[@heiko.h8263]

The use of hot glue to fill the gaps between axehead and handle is something, that only an idiot would do. Sorry for this harsh words, but it's the truth

[@romedbucher2854]

true @@heiko.h8263

[@R.Stridstrom]

Epoxy. Might do the trick.

[@wontbelongnow5567]

Easy fix just buy new handle for axe .

[@viflag]

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

[@plipertyplap4899]

A video on how to break floor tiles

[@TylerRed-yv9ix]

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

[@LeonKrijnen]

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

[@morningthunder]

Now he just has to fix that tile he broke 😂

[@DaryooshF.Sh.P-vq6mu]

Have you ever heard about the heat treatment and how to ruin it the fastest way?

[@enelidomostrenco7142]

Hola disculpas pero el Acha se encaba desde atrás del Cabo, tronando la medida del ojo del Acha se pillando los laterales de toda la extensión del cavo previa medida del ojo del Acha desde el cabo propiamente, y luego encabar colocando el ojo del Acha desde el Cabo dando golpes hasta que llegue al tope sin tener que poner cuñas, luego redondear el filo en las puntas para que no rebote y darle filo plano Espero les sirva este consejo Alberto achero de argentina 🇦🇷