Lath Hammer Tool Restoration

This shingle hammer was another one of my grandfather's tools that I found and wanted to restore. The handle was actually still attached when I found it, but it still needed a new one because it had a couple nails hammered in next to the metal wedge as a bandaid fix. I lost the footage of drilling out the old handle, so this video begins with the handle already loose/removed.
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[@anthonycaster9319]

Great ending. Trial and error thanks for showing the road is not always paved smooth but has some bumps and potholes.

[@mookystank]

The fact that you were willing to show your mistakes and admit them is great. At that point, I'm pretty sure most of us would also have got store bought stuff if we're honest with ourselves. Lol.

[@jocefh]

Great job in not quitting…we all have to live and learn…

[@Mr.Fahrenheit825]

I actually really liked this video bc you showed how you messed up, when most other channels would just edit it out. Good Job 👍

[@erics.629]

Yes, I certainly agree with that appreciate the honesty. Nicely done!

[@peterspoon265]

Probably because they kinda get imbarisd

[@Nunya_Bidnez]

I agree. It puts the human element back in to the process.

[@chakathewolf]

Reminds me of my grandpa's tools. He was a house painter, and all of his tools were covered in paint. I miss him. He was a good man.

[@legion18x37]

Thank you for being honest, you did a great job.

[@garrettwight1027]

I'm glad you kept going with the project after encountering those setbacks. Your perseverance paid off, and we got a video out of it! Everybody wins 😁

[@kittymischief1449]

I haven’t seen many restoration channels that work with wood, tbh I would watch this guy make a chair, or something else made out of wood, cause the most I’ve ever done with wood is sand down a piece of a maybe 1 inch thick piece of wood from a tree branch, wax it and polish it and that was during a summer camp. Like this is really good wood work.

[@jakeblanton6853]

FINALLY someone who uses a sand/bead blaster to remove rust instead of playing with chemical cocktails for *days*...

[@markharris5771]

A really good video, it’s good to see someone admit it wasn’t all plain sailing. You also got some fantastic camera angles and the rest of the production was very impressive. Very well done indeed!

[@FantaZ4U]

`Finally! A KZbin DYI I can do easy! Had my roof replaced and Next time I cut the grass low, I found one of these exactly Like this on. Better yet, I have that same Keg I need to restore to a 6 Pack ! Thanks for posting them!

[@kellor874]

I also like this restoration very much too. At least you are not afraid to show us that mistakes are made. A great job

[@loucozade]

Nice job. Kudos for your honesty by showing the failed attempts..

[@theropesofrenovation9352]

I like the video. I'm happy you think of your grandfather's tools. I have a shed full of my grandfather's tools and it has been weighing on my mind how they are rusting away. He was a great man. Your grandfather would be proud of you. I don't know if he's still living. Kudos to you my friend!

[@mikerobbins5049]

Nice job. I like the bluing on the head.

[@johnwilson230]

Great restore another tool back to life brillant work.

[@Multantechinfo]

good work

[@zlee11]

Very nice. My favorite part is when you sandblast. There is something so satisfying about it.

[@silvanildoaraujo7659]

Wolker ...excelent 😊👍👏👏

[@markschwegler1100]

Great job! Glad to see some perseverance in the face of failure! Came out beautiful by the end!

[@faithfullyrestored]

Well done.

[@amille223]

Great video!! Loved your honesty and your willingness to share your mistakes and how you went about correcting them. As humans, we all make mistakes, but it’s how we handle them that sets us about from others. Correcting our mistakes is how we learn and get better. WELL DONE!!!!

[@AntonioPerez-hv1lp]

😁AWESOME WORK😁

[@erics.629]

Beautiful! Really appreciated the honesty of the problems. Was thinking about it while watching and glad you got the store bought metal shim. Haha..Keep up the great work and videos! Thank you!

[@dennisleblanc7933]

Great video, gun bluing was great idea. Making mistakes and correcting it like you did- makes it real. Great restoration, thanks !

[@babysnakes1433]

Uugghh! Gut-wrenching heart-ache!! After all that work! Still, it turned out nice. Well done.

[@gupspad401]

Beautiful restoration of a great old tool!

[@jjvanrensburg]

Well done Mate! I like the honesty of the restore vid.

[@liverpoolandmanchesterrailway]

The like is for doing the saw, not the mess you made of this ;-)

[@ralphreinhardt6020]

If at first you don't succeed. Try,try again. You did a nice job saving that old hammer/hatchet. Oh and that sand blaster/bead blaster is the bomb!!👍👍😃

[@robnic52]

I started this comment wanting to ask how you ever imagined that holding the axe head in a vise and driving the wedge into the shaft would from above would be more advisable than supporting the shaft then driving in the wedge. It was one of those excruciating shout at your mobile phone moments. :) On sober reflection it was brilliant stuff, refreshingly brave and honest not to edit out the silly mistakes that in truth everybody makes first time we attempt something. Third time it worked perfectly. Top content well done. :)

[@RestorationStation]

I appreciate you spinning my incompetence/learning moment in such a positive light, haha

[@Wolf-un3lb]

Nice recovery after the mess up. Good learning experience! Well done.

[@carrestore]

Beautiful

[@edmcwv]

The before and after is a nice.

[@jurandirlima1067]

Belíssimo trabalho feito com muita dedicação e paciência! O mais importante é ter mostrado o momento que errou e depois corrigiu o problema de maneira mais eficiente. Parabéns!

[@adityamuley87]

You have to remove the shoulder of the handle on which the bottom of axe head rests. There should be a smooth transition where axe head does not rest on a shoulder.

[@defender_of_wonder]

Brilliant and genuine craftsmanship! Great job!👍🏻❤️😊

[@user-tg5ng4bz2u]

Не ошибается только тот , кто не чего не делает. Хороший топорик получился👏🏻

[@mantaship]

I normally prefer the absolutely, over the top, chromed out look of a highly polished axe head, but I think the bluing works on this one. Bully for not throwing the whole thing on a pile for 6-months to get over the first two failed attempts. I would have had to walk away for a while. Fine job, my friend.

[@pqworks9019]

You’ve got one of the best cameras for your videos!

[@chha6439]

Great job nice to see you hung in there, keep up the great work!

[@f16doogie]

Good restoration, the reason you failed on the first handle wasn't the wedges fault but you softened the first with the oil, that's what caused it to break.

[@RestorationStation]

I've seen people use that method successfully (on axe handles). It's supposed to help lubricate the wedge and then when it cures it's supposed to help secure it in place. You could be right, though

[@314Tazo]

@@RestorationStation Many KZbinrs try to show us how to hang a handle on a hatchet. Glueing the wedge with very good wood glue was shown on one video. Linseed oil was put just on the handle.

[@user-cq1wh4jz9s]

У большинства рестовраторов проблема по работе с металлом. Они либо красят его глянцевой краской либо полируют до состояния "зеркала". И то и другое выглядит максимально вульгарно. Вот как должен выглядеть отреставрированный предмет. Покажите это остальным рестовраторам. Лайк

[@christinebauer3489]

I appreciate that you used gun bluing instead of giving it a high polish chrome-like finish. :)

[@txgunguy2766]

Looked more like color-case hardening than blueing.

[@user-vd8gu3uy6t]

Nice 😊

[@gwanelobo1498]

Really dig the sand blaster cam. you should try the potato puller in the basement some time!

[@gordonmckay4780]

I've always had success with handles by soaking the end in water for 30 minutes, then glueing it in with a polyurethane glue. Wedge as well. You have to let it cure overnight, but the moisture and glue combination makes the end swell up and it cures that way.

[@galabiri]

Very nice restoration, but I've noticed that a large crack appeared on the new handle, after you had installed the metal wedge. Wouldn't the crack pose a threat / problem when working with this Hammer / Axe tool?

[@garyjones7198]

Nice job... Ready for another 20 yrs of service...

[@johntraxler2505]

I love seeing old tools put into new use again!

[@micho-videos4673]

I still have 2 of this lath hammers with me.

[@user-dx6pt9oo6h]

Very good restoration bro 👍👍👍👍👍

[@grahampickering1560]

Definitely make the saw restoration video number 13! 🙂

[@TylerSnyder305]

This is actually a lathe hatchet for doing lathe and plaster walls ( long gone ). A shingle hatchet has holes used as a guide.

[@RestorationStation]

Quick Google search seems to confirm, but most of the lath hatchets I'm seeing have much longer hatchet blades. Thanks for the info. Always appreciate a comment that teaches me something new

[@thealicemonster9217]

I agree, I do like that you showed us the mistakes. Also I'd like to see the saw restore, you said a like would get the restore how about a like/sub/bell? Cause you got that from me 😊😊😊 Keep up the good work.

[@robertrichard9460]

OOOPS! Beautiful restoration! I have one lost this on a wall in my man cave, but has a notch on the side for pulling nails I think.

[@georgelequin5070]

Great work man!

[@gfrank8058]

Awesome job. Thanks for sharing. GF1

[@jzrgrmm]

Nicely done. I would have sanded flat that waffle head, though... They tend to leave stronger marks on wood, also that one is in bad shape.

[@sergeylavtakov8485]

Косяка есть у всех! Но! Молодец то, кто в этом может признаться!

[@wheelsintimediecast6446]

Nice work! What kind of grinding pad were you using two minutes in at the beginning of the video?

[@lightning4871]

Good Job!

[@MissLady-pq4hc]

Really nice work.

[@andrzejporeda7281]

Super jest ta siekiero młotko do bicia kotletów schabowych pozdrawiam odrestaurowane pozdrawiam serdecznie 👍👍👍👍

[@erinmccauley]

#stunning before and after shots at the end. excellent use of subtitles. one improvement could be to add a joke here or there. Best part of the video was for sure 14:25-14:37. Will #def be on the lookout for more vidz.

[@ludvigtande1236]

I use large horseshoe nails for metal wedges. Never had a problem with them.

[@mantaship]

Restore the saw!

[@BennyCFD]

The metal wedge was over kill and redundant, but otherwise a terrific restoration.

[@jimbugs12]

that scrap steel looks like a section from a pair of pole climbers

[@theropesofrenovation9352]

What's with the Debbie downers hitting the dislike button.. Apparently they have no idea how hard some of this is.

[@tootall5559]

yeah I agree, good to know others mess up too. I do quite often, usually 'cause I take it just a bit too far. On this one, it is clear to me that you understand metal, but not wood. First off, if you get a nice fit on the handle to begin with, you don't need but a thin wedge to keep the handle on. Apply your linseed oil after you've driven in the wedge and have the head on tight. If you do it before, the wood swells, but also softens so when you drive the wedge in, you can just bust things up. I don't think you have to ask how I know this. let's just say experience is a good teacher if not the nicest one. I actually don't care for the metal wedges all that much, and certainly not those thick ones. A good fit to begin with, then a thin wood or metal wedge is all that's needed, everybody tries to overdo it, yes me too until I learned better the hard way. Also I would have liked a beefier handle with more flare at the end, with a lanyard hole. If you're up on a roof putting on shakes, you don't want to drop it and have it fall, even if there's no damage it's a pain to go back down the ladder to retrieve it. Of course, I imagine this tool doesn't actually get used for that these days Nobody uses cedar shakes anymore.

[@ot9180]

This metal wedge thing always ends up weakening the joint. The wooden wedge is enough! Turned out beautiful.

[@user-ls8wx3ow8w]

Wow super👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@American_Jeeper]

Love the video, but I do have a question....how come you didn't restore the ridges on the hammer side?

[@jasonford8226]

Waffle!

[@notsuperdave100]

You might consider doing a restoration on that dull rusty hand saw you were using to make the handle.

[@tootall5559]

I haven't seen one of these for a really long time. We used to use them on cedar shake roofs and siding, but due to fire danger nobody uses them now. I think they're illegal to use in most places now. Cedar shakes that is, not the hatchet/hammer

[@jessefrazier9263]

You did really well bud you just earned my subscription. Just one thing you make me very nervous when you use that band saw. Please be careful

[@saskscott26]

I think the axe blade should have a bit of a curve and not be completely flat. Good restoration though.

[@quandaliousdingle4183]

This channel makes no sense because it don’t have more subs than 10k it deserves 70000000000B

[@Phantasmagoricalll]

7B*

[@user-xo9uh7zm3q]

You polished the emblem

[@TheParkAttendant]

Be sure to remove the rust were the handle connects to the hammer. As it will continue to rust after the handle is installed.

[@thomaswillerton6598]

Yes, restore you own tools too.

[@bertmenden2645]

It's a lath hammer, not a shingle hammer, (they usually have a cleft or slot to pull nails when repairing cedar shake roofs). Lath hammers are traditionally single side bevel sharpened, so you get a flat cut on the end of the lath. Also the handle should be a certain length (on shingle hammers/some also have holes) to make measurements while laying shingles.....Really like that you made it BETTER than new. Some would argue you have lost old patina, but I believe this was a cast head, not forged, maybe why gun blue went on unevenly, and were originally rough textured. Any idea why handle failures?

[@womdlystreaming5862]

6:15 h yeahh would ne Nice. Already waiting the notification of that video. Good job man 👏🏻🙌🏻👏🏻

[@mykstreja8648]

Shouldn't the handle be shorter? More like a hammer than a tomahawk? Otherwise a great job and a fun video.

[@berniesherwood8922]

What was the first grinding disk that you used on the hammer?

[@TheBoppa23]

sharpen dat bad boy

[@eroomjennings]

took the old away!

[@thethe5475]

Love the choice to blue instead of chrome it's way cooler and a better design choice, the final handle was also nice. I think you need to do a better job of getting a straight blade edge though, if you're going to put it on KZbin don't be lazy and half ass it, finish the job and do it right, you did great everywhere else except there, and also with the wedging at the top, on this and the other axe you did you didn't measure the width you needed so the wedge is smaller than the handle and it doesn't look nice, I'd just recommend you pay more attention to details like that because it's those things that really make a project like this, it's those things that are the difference between an average and a beautiful piece. Other than that well done you've got good taste and skills ☺️

[@larrybair8074]

Liam Hoffman will soak his handles over night in finishing oil. It will stop splitting. Just a suggestion.

[@RestorationStation]

Interesting idea. Thanks

[@noobprogaming6587]

Definitely that saw needs restoration

[@LadyLeigh]

I’m glad you showed the “hick-ups’! A perfect restoration yet again. Brilliant!

[@willtheawesome]

So that's what thors storm breaker is supposed to be!

[@Road38910]

Yes, your saw is blunt and not set properly, you can tell by the note, but nice job on the hatchet. You could use a push stick with your band saw.....you made me cringe a little putting all that pressure on with your thumb and fingers. Good video, very interesting.

[@mohdkashif2774]

the top was too short thats why it broke down

[@CHIIWVTTZ]

This axe is just like me! Shingle 😔

[@LunaP1]

That saw definitely needs help.

[@klausreviewscraftrestore3152]

That's totally look different after its done

[@bryanmcwhirter9945]

Not a shingle hatchet, no screw depth stop, and they arnt sharpened to a knife edge, only used to split the shingle, its a lathe hatchet as a previous commenter noted.

[@RestorationStation]

Changed the title just for u bae ❤️

[@ahmetkuzu8939]

Her ağaçtan balta sapı olmaz,

[@mikedavalos-elwood4566]

If spark didint exist creating would be not painfull and hard