Axe Restoration and Customization | Dr Restoration

In this video I restore customize an antique hewing axe. I start by removing the handle and then dipping the axe head into an electrolysis bath to remove the rust. Next I sandblast the axe head. I found the shape to be a bit boring so I decided to shape the axe head into a small battle axe shape with a spike on the back. Once the axe head was complete i carved a handle out of purple heart and then craft a matching sheath.
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[@davidmorris4353]

Somewhere in heaven, the old blacksmith that made that old hewing axe BACK IN THE 1850'S, is smiling from ear to ear! When I forge an axe I always hope that it will be used, appreciated and cared for, for decades if not centuries! GREAT JOB SIR!😁

[@ManSurRoMan]

"Good Work, Doc!"

[@lameesahmad9166]

Stunning. The shape may have changed but that as you have called her Old Girl is once again ready to be used to undertake many an excellent job. Thanks for sharing this with us. Awesome

[@ivanstiles7030]

Very nice! The sheath compliments the purple heart handle nicely. Great job bringing that old axe back to life.

[@DrRestoration]

Thank you

[@RestorationVideo]

You did a great job!! .So beautiful! It's great to bring that old ax back to life. Thank you. Be safe👍 😊

[@DrRestoration]

Thank you :)

[@GT_Racer347]

I did NOT see that coming!!! Way cool 👍 😍

[@deighve8311]

Tis a fine axe! Turned out absolutely lovely! Nice work 👏

[@dejavu666wampas9]

Very nice attention to detail on both the axe and the sheath. Also, awesome videography. Thanks for sharing.👏👏👏👏

[@joaofilho9968]

Verdadeira obra de arte,perfeito!Amor no que faz o resultado excelente!

[@janetwarfield4709]

I absolutely love watching your videos!! If you lived close by I would bring something extremely awesome for restoration I found during my metal detecting!!

[@bubbarox1071]

Didn't expect THAT lol so many hacks out there. Beautiful job !

[@johnshell6572]

That is an axe of beauty.

[@geraldstamour1312]

Axe & sheath both lookin' hella dope, @DrRestoration!

[@luisarmandopaz2724]

Maestro quedo de lujo el acha.volvio a vivir y esta en su mejor momento .felicitaciones 💯👍👏👏👏🇦🇷

[@jananderson9546]

That's just gorgeous! ❤

[@DrRestoration]

Thank you!

[@Austeration]

Incredibly work 👍 such a transformation from what it was. I love the design and the shape of the handle. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@DrRestoration]

Thank you!

[@user-nh7es8wy6y]

Wow! you did an excellent job.

[@genehead9380]

WOW! When you started with it I was wondering why you would have gotten it in such a shape but after you were complete I was amazed. Very Nice indeed. I am impressed. Thank you. Watching this has given me a creative mind for a few projects.

[@DrRestoration]

Thank you!

[@mathuraprasadkumauni7542]

2zeeeEz​@@DrRestoration

[@jabrielyazzie4379]

The blade shape is awesome

[@bradroehl7]

Great job!! Taking a candidate for the soup can factory and making a piece of art. Your chisel got a workout on the handle. Thanks. Be safe

[@DrRestoration]

Thanks 👍

[@mjgholfza]

Absolutely stunning!

[@DrRestoration]

Thank you so much!

[@LuisCisnerosAguila]

Excepcional restauracion.👍

[@nickjanssens]

That was a really good watch, which it’s what it’s all about.

[@sethyo66]

Sad to see it reshaped but thank you for saving it

[@vasily4748]

The freak destroyed the axe.

[@LittleRestorers]

Great job bring it back to life and cool new shape. Love the sheath 👍

[@DrRestoration]

Thank you friend!

[@johnvetere]

Great job

[@DrRestoration]

Thanks mate!

[@malaquiasbuble]

Opa galera do Brasil 🇧🇷✌️

[@lindsaythompson726]

The sheath is beautiful

[@DrRestoration]

Thank you so much

[@signorsiluro145]

Good job

[@djevo3441]

Amazing and detailing job my friend congratulations 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@DrRestoration]

Thanks 👍

[@pauldockins9635]

Beautiful ❤

[@JASantiago5]

Beautiful work! Some cracks are still visible at the end!

[@patrickmorrissey2271]

Very nice. Great job. Camp Crystal Lake.... Heh heh heh!!!! So sick.... I love it... Feels a little funny that you had $60 worth of wood in the handle of a $10 axe head, but hey, whatever...... The finished product was very nice....

[@ellismusser4326]

Awesome work !! 👍

[@wesleyguseman1468]

Nice, i have my grandpa's hueing ax. It's 13 in from tip to tip. I've kept it oiled but having trouble finding a new handle mine is offset but cracked. Thank you for your hard work.

[@EverydayInUa]

Viking would love it! Very cool work!

[@DrRestoration]

Thanks! 🪓

[@Jroctpl]

With all those cracks id be afraid to swing it but it looks fantastic mate.

[@chadking3922]

You need some refresher courses in welding technique my friend.

[@DrRestoration]

I agree 😅🤣

[@davesmith5656]

@@DrRestoration --- I know it's a video, and it is entertaining, and there's careful and successful work in the customization/ transformation, and I imagine that a tempering oven is a relatively high cost item, not to mention the electric bill, but my guess is that the ax had so many cracks because it was never properly tempered. (I did not see that you tempered it after quenching. I don't do any of that kind of work, but I have seen demonstrations. As one commenter put it: don't use that ax for anything denser than a pumpkin. Brittle (untempered) steel can send a shard of metal into you, and of course you get a big chip in the edge easily.)

[@garycarraigeacha8794]

@@davesmith5656 it's not that it was improperly tempered. It's that it wasn't properly forge welded to begin with. It is made with one big piece of mild steel folded over on itself to form the handle eye and then a piece of carbon steel forge welded into the bit so it has a tougher edge retention. That wasn't done properly. I can tell by the heat stains between his heat treats that there was a lot more going on that wasn't in the video.

[@jrand2631]

Dang it turned out great, considering it was on it's last leg, and then some! 👍😊

[@DrRestoration]

Thanks!

[@rosellabill]

I actually wasn't gona coment on your post. But nice work and more importantly. Tnks for the grit chart. I have never seen anyone else do this. But to be fair. Most people that watch a resteration are already knowlegeable about all that and more.

[@odedmeerovich1088]

Very cool

[@dethiouxjean-pierre1818]

Well done the axe looks absolutely stunning

[@DrRestoration]

Thank you

[@vasily4748]

​@@DrRestoration The freak destroyed the axe.

[@DrRestoration]

@@vasily4748 I’m not a freak…. Just freaky

[@DrRestoration]

@@vasily4748 stick around for the hatchet restoration

[@serialkiller7354]

Coool ❤😮

[@roycampos3195]

That is beautiful😮

[@rikmoore622]

Wow!

[@rafaelfres8745]

Good job!!!❤

[@Bi-polar_Iz_Good]

That look so cool 💛🙌

[@jodydille8612]

I always wondered about using purple heat for an axe handle, I would love to know how it holds up. I'm curious about your wedge wood choice. It looks like pine. I figured a hard wood would have been best? excellent video.

[@dewaynesmith1718]

I agree. Should have used a piece from the other part of the purple heart

[@jamescook5738]

OMG!!!!!! You Destroyed that axe. Now it’s Worthless.

[@CrazyMooseManor]

Awesome work.

[@DrRestoration]

Thank you!

[@rons.971]

I have a hatchet similar to that axe. Handed down from my grandfather. I used it for years to remove heads of chickens. Worked great. Handing down to my children.

[@terryrogers1025]

When you first showed that axe, I was thinking “seriously, you’re going to restore that”, at the end I am thinking”sweet, beautiful job”. Enjoyed watching the process, the axe handle is impressive,thanks for sharing.

[@DrRestoration]

Thank you :)

[@youssefmalaeb]

Beautiful

[@DrRestoration]

Thank you

[@tipuarif7155]

Waooo what a finishing

[@shaunkolly7113]

The olden days of battles blacksmiths weapons

[@nthabisenglouw5809]

This is beautiful I like it

[@pietrorosato4852]

What a worker

[@danielbarrett1368]

Nice job

[@Miricrafts]

Nice work 👍

[@MASI_forging]

Brilliant 😘😘 You did a great work, such a beautiful restoration 😊😊

[@DrRestoration]

Thank you!

[@vasily4748]

The freak destroyed the axe.

[@willmartin-]

That handle color is incredible

[@juliamason8393]

Hello from Lakeland Florida USA

[@DrRestoration]

Hi there neighbor 😊

[@user-gp2px8kr5d]

From nothing to something pretty cool. Excellent results. Well done Sir 👏

[@thesquirrelchroniclesakare7808]

Nice job 👍🏻

[@DrRestoration]

Thank you!

[@norman9076]

Hey, from Canada. Never heard of purplr heart wood but have to say its very beautiful. Will try to find some at the shops here. Great video. Fantastic job.

[@freedomfighter3405]

You ever heard of purple fart

[@garrychang3022]

Bravo🎉🎉🎉👍👏❤️👍👏

[@richardweilandt3315]

Nice transition from a work hatchet to a battle axe

[@DrRestoration]

Thank you

[@JoeBlow-el8wu]

He turned it into my exwife?

[@richardweilandt3315]

@@JoeBlow-el8wu 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👍

[@stanleycarlock5624]

Peter Peter pumpkin slicer...this axe and sheath couldn't be nicer!

[@scottwilcox4400]

very nice forge

[@vasily4748]

The freak destroyed the axe.

[@user-if6tx3iy1p]

Very good! I ' m from Americana SP - Brasil.

[@DrRestoration]

Greetings!

[@rvsbladesnthangs]

Love that anvil, what brand is it? Edit... I love a lot of your tools, especially all of the different angle grinder attachments. Would you consider doing a video on all of the tools that you use?

[@DrRestoration]

It’s honestly the Doyle one from harbor freight. I redressed the top and repainted it a different color. 😊

[@andrzejporeda7281]

Super jest ta siekiera odrestaurowana Pozdrawiam serdecznie 👍👍👍👍

[@gersonromano2612]

Profissional é outra coisa..

[@vasily4748]

The freak destroyed the axe.

[@Logan.62854]

Hi I'm 13 and I've been finding inspiration of watching these kind of videos and I have found a knife and I restored it I am just wondering for beginner what should I start on

[@user-kn7lw7ts7v]

Hello everyone frome Possja

[@207slowbro5]

Personally I would've gouged the cracks and made sure you wouldn't have any air pockets underneath before welding, it's time consuming but will give it better longevity and make it more sturdy. Try more heat on your welder and drag at a bit of an angle to help with the porosity and better penetration, it might work better for you. All in all decent work and the handle was gorgeous, I also enjoyed the overall design of the axe head

[@katarzynaurbanik3744]

Za dużo zachodu dla tak zniszczonego toporka, aczkolwiek dobra robota

[@666toysoldier]

Nice wallhanger. Just don't try chopping anything more substantial than a pumpkin.

[@vasily4748]

The freak destroyed the axe.

[@toumicarlos4037]

👍👍👍

[@ThomaskellySr.]

Everything looks great, but I’m really into Antiques and I have an appreciation for the original design, that being said I love the piece but I still think it would look better with the original design.

[@AlexandrVaganov-zk1lk]

Да, это не реставрация, это перековка во что то другое. Я не занимаюсь хейтом, любая работа это труд, просто не понятно зачем брать старый потресканный кусок железа если делаешь из него что то абсолютно другое, проще же взять нормальный "свежий" топор.

[@vasily4748]

The freak destroyed the axe.

[@amgadnagib7194]

It was much nicer befor

[@peteroth7511]

Since you were quenching anyhow, why not blue it via oil quench instead of cold blueing it? Far from an expert on metallurgy here so genuinely asking. Thanks and nice restoration.

[@DrRestoration]

Didn’t have any oil 😅

[@user-px4dm1ss7f]

Глазам не верю. Супер.

[@vasily4748]

Чушпан уничтожил старинный топор ручной работы.

[@SHOINOFF]

It looked like you wire feed may have been a bit slow at first cause of all the spatter going on.

[@DrRestoration]

Thanks for the tip

[@annettemalaski1967]

Dr. Restoration, water quenching is not used because it can cause brittleness. Why do you not use oil?

[@anycaliber9086]

Sir I love your Channel but you a very skilled craftsman can you please make a templete and fix your toolbox Brother the lettering on it is horrible please it looks terrible my friend. Great job on the axe by the way. keep the great videos coming.

[@DrRestoration]

Gives it character, check out Adam Savages lettering 😉

[@Anthony.409]

😮👏🏼

[@kimderrick7796]

Nice work but a little disappointed that you didn't keep the original shape. I see so many artists use the shape ypu use. Hopingfor more original ideas.

[@DrRestoration]

Thank you, maybe the next one I’ll keep it original shape so it’s an original idea 🙂

[@shenkker1]

❤

[@lindawallace6750]

LOOKS GOOD....But is it SAFE ??

[@DrRestoration]

As long as you’re not on the business end… but considering no one will use it but me.. only I should be concerned with the safeness 😂

[@user-rs5mw8yv5r]

Yeah, I’ve got my Dad’s original old hammer. It’s only had two new heads and three new handles!!!!😂

[@jensw.8205]

Very perfekt

[@DrRestoration]

Thank you

[@AlwaysBolttheBird]

So I know that to hew means to shape but what is this axe used for. Like to shape what mainly

[@DrRestoration]

The original design has one flat edge so it was used to square up planks and smooth beams

[@AlwaysBolttheBird]

@@DrRestoration ahh thanks

[@garycarraigeacha8794]

@@AlwaysBolttheBird they were for cutting logs into squared beams before the saw mill was invented.

[@tonywalker8030]

Nice !!! Thought about restoring your tools ?

[@DrRestoration]

😂 maybe I’ll get to it one day

[@Michael-ul8bv]

Hey what kind of wood did u use for the handle on the axe? Was it red heart?

[@DrRestoration]

Purple Heart

[@amasolero3973]

Internamente ese hacha no está bien forjada y tiene grietas por todos los sitios

[@blazeatrex1121]

You will have less perocity in your welds if you keep your tip closer to the weld.

[@rodneymcdermott5303]

I’m actually kinda wondering how much of the porosity was from impurities where the metal was delaminating.

[@bernardoperez1098]

Ruined should have been a Great Wall hanger

[@DrRestoration]

Hung on my wall for 5 years, there’s plenty out there :)

[@hippiemiller]

Invest in a gas mig welder

[@theabsentmindedprofessor8357]

What was in the bottle, I am assuming salt.

[@DrRestoration]

You are correct 👍

[@theabsentmindedprofessor8357]

@@DrRestoration Thank you Very much for the reply! As a former metal Smith for the navy, I truly enjoyed your video, in fact I have the vert same ax I was looking at just tonight putting together a plan for refurbishment. Thank you!