Rural Woodworking Tool Restoration | Hand Forged From File

Quick and easy restoration of a real nice, hand made, woodworking tool I found at a flea market. Being in such bad shape I was able to buy this one for just 1€. So this was a real happy find for me! I love to bring back to like and to use this kind of stuff and it's the perfect opportunity for some more wood lathe work to make new handles.
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Index of operation and materials:
0:42 Remove rust with steel wire wheel on my big bench grinder • 1950s Italian Bench Gr...
1:10 Here you can see it is forged out of a file or a rasp
1:20 Straighten the tang, very easy with just a bit of heat for such a small mass
1:30 The small and tall anvil is always super handy • Small Anvil Restoratio...
1:50 Re grind bevels on 2x72 belt grinder
2:35 Hand sand up to 1200 grit sandpaper
3:13 Buff with cotton wheel and fine polishing coumpound
3:40 Cut piece of random wood for the handles
4:13 Turning the handles with the wood lathe • New To Me, 1912 Wood L...
5:10 I decided to try out the homemade ball turner that came with the lathe, works well but I need to set it up more perpendicular to the work if I want to make real balls and not eggs!
6:42 Seal the wood with ca glue, repeat three times
7:27 Press brass ferrule, pleased with the fit, very snug!
7:50 Drill tang hole with Rosa drill press • ROSA Drill Press Resto...
8:28 Grind tangs to shape, cross section matches the hole, with the top part a bit wider for a good press fit. I have this kind of fit on other similar tools and never came loose
9:30 A bit of boiled linseed oil for protection and finish
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[@matthewweaver6551]

I have a World War 2 era bayonet if you would be interested

[@c.rob2323]

I wonder, is it curved on purpose?

[@filippo5855]

sbaglio o sei italiano?

[@Lukincki]

Отличная работа👍🤔!

[@jonmoreno9703]

You tube came late in life for me.i have thousands of projects like this that I have done over the last 42 years .I must say I don't intend to have my own Black beard channel, but the projects you posted have inspired me to continue having a great time at it.for all of you out there posting videos be thankful platforms like this exist as we viewers are thankful that you do.thank you much Mr Black beard.

[@BlackBeardProjects]

Thank you Jon. A good time to share now!

[@corbinconklin1152]

The end when he made a pointy stick was a hard throwback to boy scouts days

[@Paturnus1]

Yeah, but that point was good enough for using as a weapon, or as the "business" end of an animal trap. If it was pointing straight up I wouldn't want to step on it.

[@tomhickey1266]

Handles are beautiful

[@markphillips6154]

I like that you didn’t go all crazy and polish that thing up like stainless steel. Just clean the rust shine at a little bit and let it go it looks nice

[@RedBeardOps]

This is excellent! Those handles look beautiful! I love your restorations... Makes me want to go find some old tools to restore!

[@lancemillward1912]

A beautifully sympathetic restoration

[@aaronbeatty1153]

Very nice lathe work on the handles

[@jerryjohnsonii4181]

Very Cool Draw carving knife restoration !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@elfowl6873]

You are a very talented Craftsman, everything you do turns out beautiful!!!, I've watched your Videos for a long time now and they are all done with expertise, GREAT JOB!!!!!.

[@vanceguerena8889]

Super job Great old tool find Your restoration honored the original tool very well

[@Bl0ckfett]

Those knifes are one of the best tools in my shop... got an old, too. Perfect!

[@garcia678]

Gracias por el aporte y vídeo,como siempre excelente trabajo.....

[@johnjacobs8568]

Top job young man. Super top job!

[@leonardsmith1637]

A great restoration of the Draw Knife. What I love about your videos is seeing you use tools and equipment you have restored.

[@peter-fuppe-fuchs]

I'll just love your woodworking skills... WOW

[@AnnaEmert]

I have some of these. Old tools past down in the family. Nice to see it restored.

[@rlm98253]

Another beautifully done restoration. I was particularly pleased that you did not grind away the original file and forging marks as an homage to its origins.

[@robertmanley7556]

Really great job!! Love those handles what once was a block of wood........now to handles !! Really works good !! Keep up the great work ! Love your videos

[@ASCarvings]

Excellent work sir

[@paulrward]

About 150 years ago, someone who didn't have much money took an old, worn out mill file to a local blacksmith, and had him re- forge it into a draw-shave. He made some simple handles for it, and had a useful tool. Now, you found it, old and neglected, and have given it it's third life - and again, it can serve as both a useful tool as well as a symbol of how resourceful people can be when they have very little, but can still create and accomplish great things.

[@forestsprojects6019]

Really good job mr BB☺️

[@xman6717]

Two thoughts. ...nice restore on the handles. And nice vampire wooden stake!!!

[@PapaGleb]

Another great video. Watching all of your restoration videos, I can't help but wonder what will the next generation have to restore as tools nowadays are all made to be disposable.

[@yeagerxp]

Excellent work👍👍👍. Thanks for sharing

[@TheClblflame79]

Beautiful craftsmanship sir! Awesome woodworking skills!

[@thetinkerist]

I love your work, the way you capture the video, very satisfactory to watch, inspiring and informational! Thanks again for a great video!

[@ruancoetzee1259]

its great to see the tools from the previous videos in this video! Great Job!

[@northernwoodsman]

Its a draw knife. Put that in the title. Might help with views.

[@BlackBeardProjects]

I know! Thanks!

[@LeglessWonder]

It'll .... 😎 .... draw views

[@TheClblflame79]

I know that from Skyrim.

[@northernwoodsman]

@@TheClblflame79 the quest for the moth priest right?

[@tresmatthews1914]

Thanks! I've seen those but never knew what they were called.

[@timothynewkirk2654]

Well Done! ...Newk from Kentucky USA

[@ko-bak]

Nice handle 👍

[@thealicemonster9217]

Dude he fixed a tool and got ready to kill a vampire in the same video LMAO Loved the work on the handle there. They look really nice Black Beard!

[@Scubadog_]

I'm glad you kept the lines on it from when it was a file. Getting rid of those would make it shiny, but also remove all of the history that tool has in it.

[@madwilliamflint]

I love that radius turning jig for the lathe. :)

[@efs830]

I love that you didnt sand/grind the hole blade. Perfect patina.

[@ronniehyde6649]

I like your tool for rounding the ends of the handles.

[@ScrapwoodCity]

I really liked the handles you made! :)

[@mariomagana130]

Excellent job.

[@Kukijiro]

I love that round over tool for the lathe.

[@КошмарКошмар-й2б]

Hi bro 👋👋👋 very good restoration rural woodworking tool 👍👍🔥💣

[@huli5384]

Nice restore black b !

[@dumankral8812]

best handles good job

[@faivrejean-michel8744]

Beautiful! I'm glad we are still here enjoying this kind of work, always amazed how ancient craftsmen customized as many forms as their needs, not like worldwide standard tools today. I made once nearly the same, among my thousands restaurations (in French), we call it "une plane", your one has a more curved angle. You baste super glue before sawing and varnish the 2 handles just in case wood fiber is not strong enough?

[@TheRedhawke]

Beautiful job on my all time favorite hand tool. I have a few but still looking for a bent drawknife like that one.

[@handatj5565]

What is the bend useful for?

[@teabandrsmith2480]

@@handatj5565 Someone else said they think it might have been used by a cooper, seems reasonable.

[@TheRedhawke]

It can be used for many purposes, hollowing chair bottoms, bow building, handle building, the list goes on and on. It just gives you another angle to approach the wood with a blade. Table legs come to mind but for myself bows mostly.

[@Everythings_Adjustable]

Nice work lovely looking tool 👍 👍

[@ronicmusicedm]

Black Beard a.k.a. The master of tools🙌🧡

[@JuanGarcia-1125]

Esa herramienta acá en México la conozco como 'descortezador'. Felicidades, te quedó espectacular la restauración; y qué decir del trabajo de torneado? Excelente! Qué tratamiento le diste al final a la madera amigo? Gracias por tu respuesta de antemano y saludos cordiales desde Reynosa Tamaulipas México!!!

[@tropifiori]

Lovely.i particularly like the turning.

[@hasbulla9248]

Honestly. Well done!

[@camilo100mais]

Sou brasileiro e gosto muito dos seus videos, parabéns pelo ótimo trabalho!

[@robertgrell486]

Mam podobny stróg do palików ,stary czterdziesto paro letni. Zainspirowałeś mnie żeby swój reaktywować.😉👌Robota pierwsza klasa 👍🛠️ Osobiście nie posiadam tokarki ale dam sobie radę ręcznie .

[@bobjoncas2814]

..GREAT RESTO...

[@billfear1]

Awesome bench grinder!! :)😉😉

[@johnnyregs2378]

Brilliant work on the handles. Never seen cyanoacrylate used as a wood sealant before. Turned out nice.

[@herrdeutschmann4602]

Any Time good what you Do ! Mr. B .B .. Thump Up!

[@PJTForging]

It's a draw knife. Very useful tool. Good find. :)

[@MedSou]

*I like the handles* 👍👍👍👍👍

[@hugomwidau6452]

Nice video :)

[@lightning4871]

As always, great work!

[@larrybair8074]

Love the handles.

[@FredMcIntyre]

Awesome work! 😃👍🏻👊🏻

[@barthanes1]

Just a guess, but I think a cooper made that draw knife. I think the gentle curve in the blade is for hollowing out the inside of a barrel stave.

[@alldeb57]

Ross Russell : I am sure you’ll find that all such knives have a curved blade as this has ! Coopers & wheelwright’s main tool

[@hamikord1079]

دمتگرم داداش واقعا الی بودی 🤗😵🙋✌

[@rayflowers9097]

Need to sharpen that circular saw blade haha.

[@malleusmaleficarum9248]

11:40 Aspen stake for vampires

[@gayle525]

Thank you. Due to your repair I now know how to sharpen my draw knife. It’s not as curved as yours but I will still know how.

[@joveskore4924]

С каждым видео , учусь у тебя ! Спасибо тебе большое!

[@RapidaMe]

не надо

[@Venge94]

Fantastic resto! just a tip when it comes to finishing anything on the lathe is when it comes to sanding, make the final sand with the machine off and with the grain.

[@SteveC38]

That came out real nice Brother!

[@edmay1166]

Nice stake for a Vampire

[@cnrart.claudiorodriguez9978]

exelente recuperacion , saludos

[@WallHaxxx]

Ha! I guess there's a long tradition of making things out of old files.

[@BlackBeardProjects]

I've heard some guys even collects those specifically!

[@WallHaxxx]

@@BlackBeardProjects Good tool steel is good tool steel. Waste not, want not, as they say.

[@sperber-knives]

Looks greate dude !!

[@ScrapMetalTherapy]

Great as always! Keep it up, mate!

[@brethenia]

I really like the look of the handles

[@bronchiosaurus2766]

This looks like it was a file in its life before!

[@S_A_M_6251]

Bro....did you even read the Title

[@teebu]

Good eye.

[@MrARodriguez1974]

Wow, dude that's cool

[@good0098-b1n]

Hi goog job

[@MimicOfSol]

Awesome work, handles look beautiful and the process of making them with this new tool is very satisfying to watch. But how come they won't come loose? It seems like they should, cuz with every cut you pull them in the direction that should loosen the fit. I trust your judgement if you say more tools with this fit works properly but Im pretty curious how come it doesn't fall off when there is nothing to really hold the tangs inside of the wood.

[@mred8002]

Agree with your assessment of his work. I have a pair of these ‘spoke shaves’, one concave and one convex, with identical handle affixing method. They haven’t pulled off in a hundred years for the one, and the other developed a crack and I replaced one handle. But not pretty as his. I think since they are not being subjected to impacts such as hammering they are not pulled off. More of a large pocketknife I suppose.

[@stormkhan4250]

Those handles would seem like they should pull off since they get tugged on when being used. At the same time they are jammed into wooden handles which tends to push back against the tangs a bit to form a tight grip and also the handles are angled apart so they have some side ways force being applied instead of straight back to pull them off. On the other hand, if you noticed at the beginning he hammered the 2 tangs straight, this was the original maker bending the ends around the back of the handles to prevent them being pulled off. Not sure whether I like BBP's approach better or not. I really like those new handles he put on but at the same time they have a higher chance of getting pulled off in use...oh well.

[@madcapmagician6018]

question BB I noticed that other draw knives you have done have a flatter or straight blade profile instead of curved like this one, what is the reason and is there a specific application for each thype of blade profile?

[@alfiversen7023]

madcap magician A straight blade, or one curved UP slightly is a very useful tool in certain wood working situations. Rough outlines of handles and such. I have never seen one with a downward curve- and can’t think of any practical applications. Certainly not with an edge like that.

[@paulrward]

@@alfiversen7023 How about hollowing out the seat portion of a wooden chair - in the United States, these are sometime referred to as a ' Chair Shave '. or 'In-Shave ' - new ones sell for $ 40 - $ 60 .

[@alfiversen7023]

@@paulrward fair point, and good example.

[@Ms.Nightshade]

That draw knife needs a gradual downward curve instead of a hard bend in the center of the blade. Think of the arch on a large bridge.

[@stuff6218]

Perfect for those deadfall traps you need to build.

[@macewen1]

I don't understand who would give you a thumbs down. Your stuff is always interesting and informative to watch.

[@KR-ef2er]

Nice love it

[@emilvafin436]

Man that antique tools should have been polished to mirror in my opinion

[@62forged]

Awesome

[@williamlee1429]

Love the handles but boy you sure made a lot of sawdust!

[@ستورياتوناسه-ت6م]

اول عراقي هنا ✌️

[@Heymrk]

Would be cool to see you make a wheelbarrow.

[@aleksionas]

Nice work as always... and so, with this tool in your possession, will Pinocchio finally get a little brother? :)

[@clinclin1240]

Fixed the thing that makes the thing that kills vampires.

[@madcapmagician6018]

hiya BB what is the super glue for on the handles ?

[@joebainter]

Dude, two thumbs up on the handles, well done!!

[@jonathanrandall4140]

Thanks for the volume warning

[@persioboni9373]

Muito bom.

[@mrcyde]

😁 Somebody may have already said this but... Now go hunt a vampire!

[@ch5512]

見た事ない道具だけど つい見てしまう

[@Somerandomguy2998]

Arent drawknives usually chisel ground?

[@satevari_forge]

"8 seconds ago, 1 view" - I'm lucky today :)

[@t.j.postal8309]

1 view means you're second.

[@aleksionas]

@@t.j.postal8309 First or second is all good, but if you were the last one - means you are a dad

[@satevari_forge]

@@t.j.postal8309 The first was Black Beard ))