Extrerame Cheap axe mods!

This is a bit of a follow on from a vid i did a year ago where i experimented with heat treats on a very cheap axe,
• Modified $5 axe vs Gra...
This time i try and pay more atention to the rest of the axe as well as the metalurgical side!
If you did feel like helping me fund a new MEGA WORKSHOP then my patreon is up and running but i'm afraid i'm not too active on there www.patreon.co...
thank you so much to my current patrons, you rock!

[@chudsgotsteez4816]

Love your videos man. Your extremely underrated in this community.

[@turboconqueringmegaeagle9006]

Thanks man

[@rickjames7391]

Not getting tired of the leatherwork!

[@turboconqueringmegaeagle9006]

Ok, noted thank you! I'm still making very ameteurish mistakes and this would have been the sixth leather video in a row!! I garuntee you will see a lot more of it in the future as I'm loving working with it at the moment.

[@rickjames7391]

I'm thinking every knife in the drawer is gonna have a sheath before too long lmao.

[@xDrDeath78x]

Who can dislike your videos bro. Great vid as always

[@turboconqueringmegaeagle9006]

Cheers buddy! There are some strange folk out there man

[@mrfenris4416]

Loved the stuff you did when the power was out makes me want to try making a handle myself from some downed gum tree I have in the yard.

[@turboconqueringmegaeagle9006]

What is gum tree like to work with? Don't get much over here! If you find my mate Vinnie's channel (Vinnies day off) he does the whole thing with a Swiss army knife, makes a lovely job of it too

[@mrfenris4416]

@@turboconqueringmegaeagle9006 not to sure really wood working is normally my dads part of ship I normally work with steel. I know it can be a pain to put nails through. A normal timber we use for axe handles is spotted gum and the trees I have are ghost gums both very good hard wood. I'll have to check out your mates channel thanks for the heads up.

[@turboconqueringmegaeagle9006]

I had no idea there was such variety, if my uncle hadn't got me listening to John Williamson as a youngster, I'd probably not even know they exist! It's always been my understanding that the more difficult it is to split a timber, the better handle it'll make, like ash and hickory have a cross linked grain, but certainly ash is light and springy too so I might be chatting coblers.

[@alexonder1545]

I like all of your videos Turbo Man and your very entertaining too Keep em coming..

[@turboconqueringmegaeagle9006]

Will do Alex my friend!

[@chalksplace6813]

Nice video buddy, I like the quality of your workmanship........screw the haters 😂 still loving the leather work too, don't be shy too include, even the failures are educational for someone. 👍👍👍

[@turboconqueringmegaeagle9006]

There isn't space on KZbin for all of my messed up projects! You'll definitely see more leather, I'm obsessed at the moment. Thanks mate.

[@Everythings_Adjustable]

Great work Turbo 👍

[@turboconqueringmegaeagle9006]

Thanks sparky mate

[@pradolover]

Another excellent video thanks mate.

[@turboconqueringmegaeagle9006]

Always a pleasure Stuart

[@jimbarbwe1985]

Good stuff mate. I enjoyed the voice over vide style. Keep up the good work.

[@turboconqueringmegaeagle9006]

Excellent, thanks for the feedback mate, I'm not going to do it every video but stuff like this I can hopefully get what I'm trying to achieve across a lot better.

[@jimbarbwe1985]

@@turboconqueringmegaeagle9006 spot on. I hope it makes the process of filming and editing a bit easier not having to play presenter whilst also playing fabricator.

[@turboconqueringmegaeagle9006]

@@jimbarbwe1985 filming and fabricating are easier, but editing is more complicated as my pikey free software doesn't let you voice over so I have to record it separately and overlay which in theory is fine but the audio always grows so in between recording for 10 minutes and transferring files it'll end up being 10min 30 sec and subsequently completely out of sync. Any suggestions or constructive criticism always well received and appreciated, I just got my first paycheck from the ads so feel like I should up my game a bit

[@jimbarbwe1985]

@@turboconqueringmegaeagle9006 got an email address to contact you on? might be able to help a little bit with voice over and editing.

[@turboconqueringmegaeagle9006]

Fk yeah! [e-mail] appreciate any help.

[@jonathangarcie7121]

Man your vids are great I love the work you do. Keep at it man I'll have to do some of those modifications myself. A good axe is hard to come by these days so Modifying a cheaper one would save a lot of money.

[@turboconqueringmegaeagle9006]

Even if you can justify spending big money on a gransfors, getting a big bit of steel red hot and throwing it in water is good for the soul! Thanks for watching buddy.

[@stephencresswell4760]

Yay! Axe vid. And you have an advert too before your vid. Cool. 👍

[@turboconqueringmegaeagle9006]

Very cool, just got my first paycheck off Google too which is even cooler!

[@mathuparrish6798]

Turned out great Turbo! I don't get why people would dislike the videos I think your videos are excellent, enjoy your holiday

[@turboconqueringmegaeagle9006]

Thank you very much my friend!

[@vigilante004]

Nicest Axe handle I have seen yet. Very enjoyable watching you make it with such skill using basic hand made tools. Gives me great inspiration as usual. I will share this video so as to bring my fellow Americans outside to try and make something with me as well. Thanks again buddy. Have fun going camping. Watch out for those werewolves. By the way, do you have a P.O. Box so that I could send something to you?

[@turboconqueringmegaeagle9006]

Cheers mate, how are you getting on with your belt grinder? If it's anthrax you want to send me, can you wrap it up nice and tight because the postman didn't do nufin!

[@vigilante004]

No, I'm afraid to even mention An*%/4@x on this side of the pond. Besides, I only know how to cook pinto beans, butter beans, navy beans and black beans. I have been making Micarta lately and would be willing to send you some if think that you might want to try to use it for some scale material for some of your prototype parangs or other stuff. Just let me know if interested.

[@turboconqueringmegaeagle9006]

I am incredibly interested, never done anything with micarta so you'll have to give me some guidance on how to work with it, I'll send my ady over Facebook if you are still on there

[@vigilante004]

Yeah, I think I am on the FB still. Fuckerberg kicked me off for a bit for hurting the feelings of some islamic gentlemen. I guess I took it too hard when they were cutting the pumpkins off of some Westerners or something. I suppose you can messenger me over there.

[@Traderjoe]

Man, that ash was a beautiful piece! That handle came out fantastic! Excellent stuff. A have a few draw knives that Ive gotten off eBay and they come in handy and one day Id like to make a carving horse for pieces like that, because handles are always so awkward to clamp and the horse will come in so handy.

[@turboconqueringmegaeagle9006]

I'm still feeling guilty about only using a 3" chunk out of the center of the board.... I'd had a half arsed attempt at a horse a while ago but got my angles wrong, I'm jelouse about your eBay draw knives, stuff like that is starting to fetch good money over here now.

[@Sean--]

Banger can't wait to watch have a good night!

[@reculvertowers]

When your sailing down the river in a boat of bamboo...get a red stripe😁😁

[@mealex303]

Make a mega eagle draw knife.

[@turboconqueringmegaeagle9006]

I like this idea a lot, what style tho? Or do I just make a matching set?

[@mealex303]

@@turboconqueringmegaeagle9006 Chunky but elegant useable with last forever aluminium handles? Maybe but that ash is nice to your choices .

[@sammysandbags1170]

Still love the channel

[@vinniesdayoff3968]

Very interesting Turbo. I've been watching Ben Scott (check him out. A proper axe man) and I am hankering to get a good felling axe. I might try something like this. Did you temper it ? Hard to fathom dislikes on your channel. I get a few too. Hard to fathom that too 😈 You shall get a like from me. Guaranteed! 👍

[@turboconqueringmegaeagle9006]

I didn't temper separately, I pulled it out of the quench while there was still a lot of heat in the back of the axe so it kinda tempered itself... It feels nice, the file marks the surface but won't cut. If you manage to get a feeling axe red hot with peat you'll be my hero... More so than you already are.

[@vinniesdayoff3968]

Rodger that. In the old days in Ireland you would have been referred to as a "qualified man". A vague term that means you are a master at your craft.

[@jak4004]

Why didn't you use a plane?

[@turboconqueringmegaeagle9006]

A plane is only really good at getting things flat, Ideally I'd have a shave horse to grip it, then a draw knife to rough it out and a spokeshave (which is pretty similar to a plane) to finish up. Ben orford has a channel by the same name and does some beutiful work using traditional techniques if you wanted to see these tools in action. Thanks for watching my friend.

[@benspeedschannel888]

Who the hell is disliking your videos? What's not to like ffs 😡

[@turboconqueringmegaeagle9006]

Get them Ben!!! Was one of my anti tank crossbow vids, it got a million views but a huge number of people unhappy at the lack of a tank, I could see the channel views are almost entirely linked to the like-dislike ratio so it ended up affecting everything......

[@johncooper751]

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