Rusty Battle Axe Restoration and Modification.

[@reedpiersons177]

Man! Another fine axe brother! Love the handle. The etching turned out great. Great job buddy, glad I found your channel.

[@BMSculptures]

haha Thank you Reed!

[@talegunner115]

I watched the other axe restoration. I love this handle more, much more but both are outstanding. The detail in this etching is fantastic. I would be scared to use it just for all that detail. Great Job

[@BMSculptures]

Thank you so much! They are meant more for art than use.

[@sallyebsworth2531]

I really like how you take an every day working object and turn it into an amazing piece of art..way to go 😀

[@BMSculptures]

Thank you so much!

[@stokerboiler]

Gotta like the composite handle. Beauty of wood with the strength of steel.

[@BMSculptures]

Thank you!

[@theidlehandsworkshop3884]

That turned out really nice, loving your approach to handles !!!

[@ishadowpeople6577]

Really loving the full Tang on both axe videos. Awesome stuff man love the laser designs too can't wait to see what type of axe you make next

[@BMSculptures]

Thank you! I like my full Tangs

[@meatmadmick]

Very cool restoration of a felling ax!

[@DerekFromMalden]

How do you not have a million subs?? I am going to change that!!!

[@VenomsDelight]

Thank for the Great Video, nothing like a good BM at the end of the day!

[@BMSculptures]

hahaha you bet!

[@polymerclay7930]

And another awesome job. It amazes me how you do this. And a craft you love doing . ❤😊

[@douglaswages702]

Cool Battle axe! Good job

[@BMSculptures]

Thank you!

[@christhomas969]

Sweet job on the display case too!

[@cheekon1814]

Salt is a great conductant. it was my high school science project. I had a battery with open ended wires leading into a plastic container. Then put 2 more open ended wires that were connected to a light bulb on the other side of the plastic container. Filled it with water, connected wires to the battery, and slowly sprinkled salt into the water. It was so cool to see how the light bulb slowly started to flicker as more salt poured in, then turned on completely. I can tell you got this down pretty well now. So how do you have 2 colors of hickory? I live in southern Cali and it is so darn hard to find. None of the lumberyards have it. I really liked the design on this one. Natives fighting invaders. Actually looks like a one-sided battle to me. Some natives are already celebrating and that conquistador is about to get shanked. Anyways nice job. If I can finally get all the materials I can try my own.

[@elkobsession]

Beautiful work!

[@BMSculptures]

Thank you!

[@rollingstone3017]

You’re an artist! Beautiful axe.

[@BMSculptures]

Thank you so much!

[@johnmcallister2701]

Amazing craftsmanship!!!! At the moment I cannot find the words to describe how much I'm. Impressed with the level of Shere skill and care that was taken in this project. I do have one question what is the true timescale of undertaking such a project was it days, weeks

[@BMSculptures]

Thank you so much! I probably spent around 60 hours or so on this!

[@johnmcallister2701]

@@BMSculptures wow shows what a master can do i could spend years on that and have all the tools and money in the world and still not come up with something nearly as good

[@jimreille3155]

Really inspired, watched another axe restore of yours, brilliant. Axe police LOL...

[@BMSculptures]

Thank you!

[@ryangibson7979]

Great looking piece! If you see this, how did you do the transfer? Was it wax paper traced onto a vinyl sticker? Thanks for the info.

[@underfed412]

Amazing man please make more videos

[@BMSculptures]

Will do! Thank you

[@jguitarz1]

Turned out nice though several things done wrong in my opinion. Glued the head on along with small separate wedges and with the use of poly on the handle instead of Blo *Boiled Linseed Oil* or some form of oil.Oil will help expand the kerf of the handle inserted into the head and preserve the wood. By applying polyurethane you are not allowing the wood to breath and will become brittle in time.

[@BMSculptures]

This is very useful information. I am very new to woodworking and really do not know much about it. I will now know better for the next time! Thank you

[@jguitarz1]

@@BMSculptures We all learn as we go. Didn't mean to come off to blunt. Try soaking your handles in oil,wipe,oil every week for a month,than once a month for a few months. You want the head to have a little struggle going on so it will seat well even if not being used to prevent future accidents. =)

[@BMSculptures]

@@jguitarz1 Will do! Thanks for the tips

[@alessandromn79]

Grandissimo lavoro! Complimeti!

[@BMSculptures]

Thank you

[@questionableguy8815]

I've been trying to get started with working with metal and wood, and I'd really appreciate any tips or advice someone like you could give me.

[@BMSculptures]

I learned everything off youtube videos to tell you the truth. Watch woodworking videos and metal working videos. then go out there and try it!

[@joshbennett376]

Just do it.

[@valeofshadows0118]

You are to incredible and talented, are you sure you weren't sent down to earth by the Norse gods?

[@egyptlover2276]

This is art very nice work

[@BMSculptures]

thank you!

[@cannistershot2277]

Great work! Love these axes for the art aspect. I'd never use the axe again once it was this beautiful...but definitely rescued and given a new/different life! TIP: You might already know this, but you can purchase sheets of carbon paper for tracing your designs (vs. scrubbing the pencil). They can be reused several times before the carbon wheres out.

[@BMSculptures]

Thank you for the tip... Do you know if there is a carbon paper that I can print on via printer, then trace easily? now THAT would save me some time!

[@cannistershot2277]

@@BMSculptures Not that I know of. The fastest would be one of those vinyl cutters that will print/cut your designs all in one step. Something like the 'Silhouette Cameo' (see Amazon). No transfer required...

[@BMSculptures]

@@cannistershot2277 I will definitely have to look into this!

[@wolfiba7378]

Thank you for sharing this video. It was a great inspiration to restore some of the old rusty axe-heads which I have found in my father's legacy. And that's much better than throwing it away. My lessons learned: high quality of the sticker and good cleaning of the surface is very important. How many volts does your battery have?

[@boiboi3272]

Awesome builds

[@minigardenalice3854]

was top grade 10 ... Congratulations for the creativity

[@BMSculptures]

Thank you!

[@ericromano4028]

So here you did a salt water etching, and in your first axe video you did an acid etching. Which did you prefer? I imagine the salt water would be easier for most people to do, but if it were simply better no one would do it the other way?

[@otavianomurici]

Que adesivo branco você usou pra transferir o desenho pro machado????

[@michaelbartley9572]

Wow very nice. I do leather work and a sheath on some of your axes would be killer. Look into making 1. I could give you the info on how so you wouldn't have to spend hours upon hours watching vids. It took me weeks before I was ready to make a holster and still didn't do it correctly so after a few years of daily practice I've become pretty good at tooling and producing wallets,holsters,sheath,etc

[@BMSculptures]

That would be really cool. I should try and start some leather working

[@BigCountry13]

Cool vid and nice craftsmanship but it's not a battle axe. It's a double bit felling axe

[@biguprochester]

TomTech13 There’s a scene of a battle on it. I think you missed the point.

[@forrestschmoker6317]

@@biguprochester Nah, i think his point is valid.

[@biguprochester]

Forrest Schmoker why’d Leo call it the Mona Lisa ? Was Lisa moaning or something? I don’t think arts open for interpretation

[@danawrigleywalkingstickand5677]

@@biguprochester Leo didn't call it that, a mid-16th century da Vinci biographer did. It was known as La Gioconda because the subject is Lisa del Giocondo.

[@valeofshadows0118]

But he certainly turned it into a battle axe

[@forestmorris2996]

Question: After the etching, how did you prepare the blade for the bluing? Did you just wash the blade off with water and dry it, or did you do something else before bluing? Thanks in advance! Great video!

[@BMSculptures]

I lightly washed/scrubbed it in regular water. Thats it!

[@forestmorris2996]

@@BMSculptures Ok. Thanks!

[@clement5420]

Wonderful job mate! Got yourself a new sub!

[@BMSculptures]

Appreciate it!

[@bennycook4238]

Are you sale in them

[@tomblonk8453]

Why do you have only 275 subs😱? You deserve more than a million subs. you’re artwork is amazing! I really like you vids❤️, keep up the good work👏🏼👏🏼

[@BMSculptures]

haha thank you! I am brand new to youtube. Hoping to gain a little traction but who knows!?

[@smartassjeff1]

What is the fabric material you used in the back of the shadow box?

[@bethbennett8092]

beautiful!

[@BMSculptures]

Thank you!

[@Tripsolo65]

If you wouldn't mind saying, what is the white masking material you are using?

[@BMSculptures]

It is a Vinyl sticker

[@mrnobodyinvr9762]

How long did you etch it for? Did you like the depth of the etching when it was done? Would you have gone longer if you did it again? I'm recovering my fathers old axe, and want to etch it with the same method, and just wondered how long you had it in the bath. Looks great, super cool project, yours looks amazing! Thanks!

[@BMSculptures]

I continuously check the etching around every 10 minutes... Remember that every battery charger is different so you cannot go off of my times, but I think total etching time was around 25 minutes.

[@hassan.mehmet4]

Hi m new on ur channel i was watching bobby duke's videos and saw you on recommendation. And i love your work.

[@BMSculptures]

Thank you so much! Bobby Dukes is the man!

[@hassan.mehmet4]

@@BMSculptures I saw you in your previous video. You were acting like Bobby.

[@francismcknight724]

This axe looks amazing. How long did you have in the salt water for etching?

[@BMSculptures]

If I remember correctly, around 25 min or so

[@mattikraay2981]

Woww im going too watch all your video s... U need more views(and subs!!) amazing work!!!

[@BMSculptures]

Thank you so much!

[@russsherwood5978]

jist found yer channel and watched the 2 videos on yer axes,, subbed after the first one,, nice werk on them,,do ya sell them as werks of art? thank ya fer the videos

[@BMSculptures]

Thank you! I am still not sure if I want to sell these or keep them. I suppose if I got an offer I couldn't refuse I would

[@russsherwood5978]

@@BMSculptures i would,nt even know what ta offer ya without offendin ya,, they are still beautiful and i would hang them on my walls any day

[@johnvernalls7609]

AWESOME!!!!!!

[@javlnk7381]

Will you sell or collect this? Plesae show your collect

[@BMSculptures]

Both my axes are already sold... I do take commissions though... You can email me directly through my website if interested. Link in my description. Thanks!

[@javlnk7381]

@@BMSculptures ok thanks a lot 🙏

[@walterhill4506]

How do you keep finding axes for exactly $5 at the flea market?

[@BMSculptures]

Good Bargaining

[@KarlsLabReport]

What are you using for that adhesive paper you are doing the stenciling with?

[@BMSculptures]

viynal

[@manslayer38]

What's the name of the etching paper that you used in this video? I'd love to know what it is so I can buy some myself. Thank you and awesome work. Subscribed and hit the Bell.

[@BMSculptures]

Thank you! It is a simple vinyl sticker. Picked it up at local michaels store for around 8 bucks

[@manslayer38]

@@BMSculptures thanks for letting me know, keep up the amazing work 😀👍

[@randallsummers6551]

I like this job. Looks very nice. It would just have to hang on the wall! LOL! Take care n God bless.

[@BMSculptures]

Thank you... It is currently hanging on my wall haha. Thanks again

[@rkindblom]

You are so creative! Love it! Have you tried manipulating tires with heat? (you will need a respirator) //New Sub

[@BMSculptures]

Thank you! No I do not use heat because of the toxic smoke.

[@johnnyvoodoo666]

How durable is that style of handle?

[@BMSculptures]

I have a full 1/8" steel tang running throughout the entire handle. So I would imagine it is even stronger than a solid wood handle. I did not test this axe, however I did test the previous one i built the same way and it held up fantastic. You can check out the other video on my page.

[@johnnyvoodoo666]

I watched the other, thats how i got here first. It seems like its good idea. Might have to test the theory on a hammer handle or something. Thanks man. Good work

[@BMSculptures]

@@johnnyvoodoo666 test it out! The only part that I would imagine being weaker is the wood inlay pieces that do not have a rivet in them. But then again, epoxy is pretty damn strong so I think it just needs to really be put to the test... maybe my next axe that I don't care about as much I will beat to smithereens.

[@kevinkelly4570]

Why not give instructions or advice during the video on how to do things like this?

[@marcuspetty9240]

I like it a looks vary good

[@tgrsparrow]

Man, this makes me want to get back into wood carving weapons. Have you ever used the remnants of a Christmas tree to make something? P.s. awesome work. :)

[@BMSculptures]

I have not thought about that... however that is a fantastic idea!

[@EpicAngell]

There´s no audio

[@thomasschulze5167]

Like it!!!

[@BMSculptures]

Thank You

[@virginiarichards6872]

👍👍👍

[@MrDavidelliottjr]

Wow

[@Alessis1309]

439 subs?! Omg 😳 i feel big bum after bobby posted your video ;P

[@BMSculptures]

What platform did he post my video on?

[@Alessis1309]

BM Sculptures on youtube. That why i seen your amazing job. You deserved a little bit his attention ^^ lets check his channel. Its still visible and you should read his words ;P

[@BMSculptures]

@@Alessis1309 Saw it... Thank you for showing. What a guy, totally awesome of him.

[@ianwoods2152]

How is it a battle axe??

[@lukemix6463]

It has a battle scene etched into the axe

[@ListenWell]

871 like.

[@josephkennedy4144]

I will be CONTACT, ING you soon I HAVE over 15 AX HEAD I want DONE

[@BMSculptures]

haha send them my way

[@josephkennedy4144]

COOL COOL

[@josephkennedy4144]

Is there a ADDRESS I can send YA 1 to start and how much BROTHER

[@josephkennedy4144]

Here is my email address WE CAN START THERE AND we can exchange CELL NUMBER so I can send you pictures of the axe HEADS. [e-mail] HOPE 2 HERE from you soon

[@adrhianna]

Will you marry me? 😂

[@mikeokeefe2014]

Shame its art not the tool it was Kent to be...

[@BMSculptures]

Haha thank you!

[@TylerSnyder305]

" Battle axe " ? Do you not know what a double bit felling axe is ? More specifically this would be a Humboldt pattern that was originally bred for use on California's giant Sequoia trees, this is a pre 1960's example. If it was broken and had to be welded back together that's one thing but this was still a good axe that many people I know would have put back in service processing wood. Your workmanship is good, but maybe you should leave old axes alone because there are some desirable and valuable ones that you might unknowingly destroy. Harbor freight and home Depot axes are pretty cheap and you won't have as much sanding to go through with one of these brand new axes. What better axe to make into a decorative piece than something that's worthless as an actual tool anyways.

[@marcuspetty9240]

I love the old axe videos the most

[@Kroogg]

Bro just because your an axe snob doesn't mean everyone else is. The guy has talent. Enjoy the talent and back off being a douche. If you don't like like what he's doing stop watching.

[@TylerSnyder305]

@@Kroogg No I'm not an axe snob. I just get annoyed when people turn good working tools into art for no good reason, sure it looks cool but why not start with a modern cheap import axe.

[@Kroogg]

@@TylerSnyder305 I guess this is one of those we can agree to disagree. The old axe was clearly not being used, and most people aren't going to pay for a restored axe. If this guy didn't buy it and make it an art piece, it would probably be in a scrap heap.

[@ericsmith7508]

One in every crowd, smh Probably commenting from grandma’s basement

[@riethacrafford7730]

We need to know what you are doing, please talk to us instead of the loud music🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄