Easy when you know how, the last minute is inspiring, cheers Robin!
@xiansams40692 ай бұрын
It makes me laugh how satisfyiing I find watching the way that beautiful axe slides through the wood and just shaves it! You've done such a great job with that design! Thank you!
@paulsaunders37002 жыл бұрын
I’ve just bought one of these axes it arrived today,I thought I might have to sharpen it before use so I watched this video first ,….. straight out of the box cuts paper like a razor blade wow ! I’m very impressed with it thank you Robin.
@TheRunereaper7 жыл бұрын
That spoon blank preparation and in particular the hollowing out operation was simply stunning. It's one thing to watch it being done, quite another to do it yourself. Hats off to you sir!
@douglas96073 жыл бұрын
That was very good. Thank you from the future. This was quite a while ago. Greetings from the lowlands of Maryland.
@suecollins32462 жыл бұрын
This looks sensible and straightforward.
@bigpopasmurf5 жыл бұрын
great tip on the honing, i always struggle to find bits of leather wider than a belt, just tried it but with red jewellers honing compound and has worked like a treat. now i have no excuses guess ill go back to making turning blanks
@danaharlan126 жыл бұрын
Thanks Robin, Simple and clear inexpensive materials too. I've just received one of your excellent carving axes. It's great! And it came with edge well protected from UK to Pennsylvania. I've axed out three spoon blanks with more ease than with my heavier axe and now I like the one from you the most.
@anonymous42015 күн бұрын
This guy is a legend!!
@Ashley-uk4ld3 жыл бұрын
Many thanks, Robin! Clear, straightforward instructions! 👍
@Zedoutdoors9 жыл бұрын
A great and informative tutorial Robin, many thanks for sharing ~Peace~
@hasdrubal1219 жыл бұрын
Great vid Robin, thanks for sharing. You make it all look so easy, sign of a true craftsman.
@sean69487 жыл бұрын
I'm very happy with my Robin Wood axe, cheers
@206coconutz9 жыл бұрын
Again, really well demonstrated. And nice to see an expert reduction for a spoon with the axe!
@hydra20192 ай бұрын
Leaving a comment so I can find this again
@gregnelson52957 жыл бұрын
Great video! I went back and worked my HK on a 600 grit, and wow, what a difference! It's like brand new. Thanks for the pointers. Love your work.
@mickwall12865 жыл бұрын
I find with edged tools, especially if I'm a bit uncertain that day, that colouring the edge with a black felt tip will tell me how I'm doing for angle and coverage.
@gilnockie83479 жыл бұрын
Love my axe from you, novice sharpener, this is definitely something I'm going to be trying soon! Hope I can get it as sharp as you :)!
@jasef67932 жыл бұрын
Awesome video mate, many thanks.
@brettnbeckvalleyvan2 ай бұрын
Great video thank you very much 🙏🏻❤️
@Mike-fn4ls9 жыл бұрын
Hey Robin, greetings from Iraq! Great video, wonderful new series of videos that you have produced. With all the research that you have done for your book, which is great by the way, i wonder if you realise that you are, through these videos, laying down the history of our craft as we understand it now that will hopefully be referenced in years to come. Thanks for taking the time to share these skills with the rest of us. Mike PS not sure if Sandra has sent my axe to you yet but i am really looking forward to getting some time with it when i get home.
@chilepepperman9 жыл бұрын
Robin, this is another fabulous video! You make it look so easy and having tried it, so did we ... after a few attempts. We haven't used the water stones since. We couldn't find the self-adhesive wet and dry, but a little PVA works fine with the standard 'Motosave' sheets :-D Time to do the drawknife (do you fancy doing a drawknife sharpening video?). Thanks again.
@TarHeelBrit9 жыл бұрын
Dammit man you make roughing out look so easy! Anyway great informative video I've just ordered one of your axes so knowing how to keep it sharp would be a good idea.
@johnduffy654611 ай бұрын
Nice edge!
@jtmag36385 жыл бұрын
I love the axe! I will eventually get me one
@michelegrand392115 күн бұрын
Comment peut-on se procurer du papier émeri au grain si fin ?
@roubenssonrw5862 Жыл бұрын
What's the angle on an axe? I heard that it's often 20 degrees, 20 separately on both sides or 10 degrees that end up producing a 20 degree angle?
@deanoboland Жыл бұрын
Hi Robin I am a total newbie,just brought a bundle on eBay your axe and spoon gouge, 3 rolls of grit paper. When you use the broom pole for your knifes and last board shown in this video with the polish cream do they have leather stuck on? Thanks
@anonymous42015 күн бұрын
Hey Deano, can you please share the link for this so I can check it out? Appreciate you posted this a year ago. Thanks
I didn't quite get what kind of sanding paper you're using. is it the same kind of sanding paper you use for wood? thanks!
@Rhythm24inch7 күн бұрын
It's wet and dry fine paper, for metal really
@fabcraft53666 ай бұрын
C'est un bord scandinave ?
@79chop957 жыл бұрын
Shiny magazine paper ! on a board like the grit paper you used try it for your final polish the paper has the mineral white kaolin clay that is found in some toothpaste
@thatguyonabicycleofconsurv39086 жыл бұрын
Love this video
@KochenmitKarl9 ай бұрын
Why do you just use mdf with compound for stropping and not a leather strop?
@tidybushcraft61456 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing 😁👍
@plywoodcarjohnson54123 жыл бұрын
Goos duff!
@trouts44446 жыл бұрын
Very nice.
@solvebring6 жыл бұрын
Great vid, but I wondrer, is that wet or dry paper?
@robohippy3 жыл бұрын
Don't know if you are still responding here, but I am guessing that to start off with an axe, you first grind on a wheel, leaving a convex bevel and then sharpen and hone after??? If there were Star Trek Transporters, I would come over for a play date....
@Rhythm24inch7 күн бұрын
It doesn't have to be a convex bevel for sharpness, this is a flat or Scandinavian bevel he's sharpening and you can see it's effectiveness
@plywoodcarjohnson54123 жыл бұрын
Could you do a 60cm chesspiece? That would be a great video. Do the king with an axe.
@domensterle7 жыл бұрын
hi! i just got an axe which is very dull and just by my personal opinion the angle for carving purpose is too wide. can you give me some tips on which angle ia the best for carving axe and with which grid of sanding paper to start to get there? thank you!
@WoodToolsSheffield7 жыл бұрын
altering the bevel is not so easy and requires much more metal removed than you will achieve with paper. The angle should be between 25 and 30 depending on the hardness of the steel in your axe and the hardness of the wood you are working. If you don't have a powered grindstone or linisher then a good new coarse file will do the job well.
@domensterle7 жыл бұрын
ty very much.i will go with file i do my best:)
@johnwaw63637 жыл бұрын
If you're worried about your fingers a wooden handle screwed to the back of your board would up the safety.
@mopopoeka63587 жыл бұрын
Can you make spoon carving video . I think i have seen all spoon carving videos on youtube but id like to see yours btw good video and i mayby buy ur axe some day it looks so nice :).
@WoodToolsSheffield7 жыл бұрын
I have made a series of 4 spoon carving videos, called front room spoon carving, quite old now but still got the basics
@mikemeister4582 жыл бұрын
Bad boy!
@Equinox051256 Жыл бұрын
Serious question. Must an axe blade be razor sharp for survival use?
@Rhythm24inch7 күн бұрын
Sharper is safer, but sharp enough to do the job, splitting logs not so much it's more of a wedge you need, for carving definitely more efficient and safer
@shanecogdill99334 жыл бұрын
Robin where do you get that type sandpaper?! I’m having a hard time finding the adhesive types in sheets.
@dermotmcgreevy52203 жыл бұрын
axminster tools as he stated in the video
@suecollins32462 жыл бұрын
If you can't get it, stick some double-sided tape to the back of the sandpaper.
@adammyers81432 жыл бұрын
@@suecollins3246 Much better to buy 3M spray adhesive and stick it on MDF or a hunk of glass, granite, or the like. Cheers
@jessicasouder84305 жыл бұрын
Was this a polishing video or a sharpening video?!
@ovlasburning66052 жыл бұрын
puoi usare della pasta abrasiva....
@johnmutton7993 жыл бұрын
Who makes the axes? And what steel are they?
@suecollins32462 жыл бұрын
Robin makes his own axes. Very famous English axe maker.
@col81794 жыл бұрын
Nice specs bud
@BeardedBushman718 жыл бұрын
This is basically the exact same method I use and the same polish,
@TheMercian017 жыл бұрын
So that how to do it an without the need to spend a fortune on japanes whetstones. Excellent video
@maurycyzych31298 жыл бұрын
How weight is this axe? 800 grams?
@JakeRaytheRounder7 жыл бұрын
Is it still possible to buy an axe from you?
@thatguyonabicycleofconsurv39086 жыл бұрын
Can you give us a link to who made your axe
@lucyquinton2765 жыл бұрын
THAT GUY ON A BICYCLE of consurvation He made it. It’s on his website to buy
@MrBryndog4 жыл бұрын
Do you clean the abrasive sheets off with anything to prolong their lives Robin? Ta.
@WoodToolsSheffield4 жыл бұрын
No. They last a surprisingly long time but when they stop cutting I peel it off and stick a new piece on.
@MrBryndog4 жыл бұрын
@@WoodToolsSheffield Thanks. Have ordered the papers today and will set to once they arrive. Many thanks.
@06dgooda9 жыл бұрын
lol cant belief ur called robin wood?? that's nearly like robin hood!!
@sylvana3936 жыл бұрын
or Throbin Wood...
@stopwhinging88776 жыл бұрын
Would have been better to see you sharpen an axe that needed sharpening and not one that was already razor sharp so we can see that your method works.
@zoehancock6 жыл бұрын
I doubt that Robin Wood has any blunt axes....
@suecollins32462 жыл бұрын
Stop whinging.
@zacharygrey5003 жыл бұрын
Tried it, not working!!!!
@manguydude905Ай бұрын
Works great, try again
@dsnyder6137 жыл бұрын
You shouldn't need to go through all the grits unless you have chipped the edge.
@lucyquinton2765 жыл бұрын
Darrin Snyder yeah you should definitely try to tell Robin he’s doing it wrong. LOL