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We got an axe, we tried to dull it so we could sharpen it. And the axe was stronger than the harbor freight anvil. We finally found it's match. Then we show you the proper way to sharpen an axe. Then a surprise return at the hardware store. This has got to be the best way to sharpen my axe.
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[@timramich]

An automatic whetstone! Too funny. Not enough licking happening lately.

[@radriarthenerdking2259]

Tim Ramich thirty five likes and no comments? I must end this

[@RolandtheThompsonGunner]

Definitely not enough licking happening lately.

[@1019wc1019]

Shouldve committed to the return. One time at home depot this lady checked me out and only scanned 2 of 4 of the same item. Bogo for me!

[@somethingsomething2100]

He probably got some sort of disease from licking one of the grimy items and has sworn off jt

[@bloodwolf2609]

Purchased yesterday Already blunt ahahaha

[@MrMydyn]

"How is a rock harder than an anvil?" You guys cut an anvil with rocks.

[@TheAntiSaint]

Metal is rock or is rock metal

[@eaminyashed7799]

To be scientific diamonds are the hardest metal

[@eaminyashed7799]

But you must admit that diamonds are the most expensive metal if by mass alone

[@MrMydyn]

@@eaminyashed7799 Again, diamond isn't a metal, it's a mineral, and there are much more expensive metals and minerals by mass

[@alexralph6024]

It's all about particle size, the smaller the particles the easier you can force something between them

[@OGBeefStew]

Next you should sharpen water with a 60,000 psi axe

[@UPsideDOWNworld321]

boy your a smart one

[@nowayomanwhatisthis9492]

*bookworm adventure is terrible*

[@zanderboy]

i lolled hard at this comment

[@jeromej1234]

Actually a genius idea!

[@vapecatt]

You could also sharpen your Bookworm Adventures Deluxe skills with a water jet.

[@bobbypatton4903]

"how do we dull this axe?" (While standing on concrete slab)

[@dannykyle7950]

In case someone hasn't said it already, Harbor Freight sells cast iron anvils, not steel anvils. They are extremely soft compared to the hardened steel of the ax.

[@theswampus670]

The anvils aren't Cast Iron, they are Mild Steel.

[@2MeterLP]

makes sense. Hard also means brittle. So a really hard anvil might shatter when hit with a hammer, which you is what you do with anvils.

[@LtJerryRigg]

@@theswampus670 they are not mild steel, its definitely cast iron. That is why there are cast defects filled with bondo in their anvil cutting video

[@jamesiverson6742]

Riesenfriese they’re supposed to be very very hard and yes they can be brittle. That’s why you never hit hardened steel with hardened steel. You can break off chips that fly incredibly flat and are insanely sharp

[@theswampus670]

@@LtJerryRigg You can cast Mild Steel, Cast Iron is very Brittle and has a higher carbon content than most Steels.

[@forestswayngim8290]

So, the axe head is hardened steel and the anvil is not. The reason you don't harden the anvil is so a hammer hitting it won't send flakes of metal everywhere.

[@forestswayngim8290]

@Roderick storey thanks for a polite correction (not sarcastic). The best way to get the right answer on the internet is to give a wrong one and wait for someone to set you straight ;)

[@isaacb2016]

Also a Harbor freight anvil is cast iron not steel

[@ZeronayLarane]

Thank you. I actually learned something today

[@themadsmith857]

My anvil from 1815 wouldn't be phased by an axe blow, harbor freight anvils are cheap junk cast iron so they're easy to damage

[@species5022]

@@isaacb2016 Actually its made of cheese

[@bradbechlyb9273]

The best part is , the store was actually going to give you your money back, or exchange it for a new one

[@OceanicJones]

@@WaterjetChannel you heard it here first, only aborted for the comments. Nah I kid, good on ya

[@pinky2502]

too late, reported

[@kirkjohnson9353]

@@WaterjetChannel So your DID take it back later

[@collinsullivan2000]

Waterjet Channel I used to work at Lowe’s, they’ll take literally anything back

[@sshep86]

Large companies like Lowes tend to have something called a nil return policy with their suppliers. Basically it would cost a shit tonne to keep returning everything back to the suppliers, so it does tend to get thrown away once returned to retail outlet. Sometimes they will send someone out to audit the returns, so you have to store them for a while before throwing away, but this costs money too, so more often than not it just goes straight in the bin/skip. Atleast, this is how it happens in the UK.

[@badopinionsrighthere]

You guys are too good-natured to be rascals. The "automatic "wet" stone" was a nice touch though

[@Carnifexx141]

@Baylon frisbee *whetstones

[@a.b.5372]

@@Carnifexx141 lol grammer and spelling nazi LOL

[@Carnifexx141]

@@a.b.5372 just spelling lol

[@Sl4yerkid]

"the manufacturer might throw it away" LOL had me laughing hard.

[@meta_username]

Any retail worker saying it's the weirdest transaction they've ever had... Dude.

[@bluhouse48]

Right that was pretty ordinary her job must be boring

[@OrionFyre]

"How is a rock hard than an anvil?", that's not an anvil, that a chunk of chinesium imported by Harbor Freight in an anvil shape.

[@tony2800]

I get the joke but If your curious they sell cast iron anvils.

[@Epic_747]

An australium anvil would serve much better

[@future_phonk]

A log being stronger than a harbor freight anvil is not surprising at all.

[@CyraxCZ]

I facepalmed so hard when he asked how could rock be stronger than the anvil

[@JustinTopp]

I don’t think you can even call them anvils

[@Shuggahbear]

I remember my old boss would buy harbor freight tools for our shop stay away from the harbor freight specials thier stuff is cheap for a reason

[@matthiasngo]

Shouldn't he lick it to see if it's sharp?

[@snowy7976]

Not if he wants to ever use his tongue ever again

[@matthiasngo]

@@snowy7976 so its not lick test approved...

[@RolandtheThompsonGunner]

@@snowy7976 that's not true, there are people out there that have had their tongue split in half surgically, for what ever reason they thought that it would be a good life decision but now they can move both sides and still lick things.

[@MGSLurmey]

You can also perfectly safely lick a sharp thing by just licking from the flat side of the head towards the edge and coming off, never licking along the length of the blade.

[@mrbrian1969]

No he should not!

[@EdsEnemy]

Really like the in-depth financial cost/benefit analysis of this. Always worth it to run the numbers.

[@DrakkarCalethiel]

I hear Alec Steele crying in distance :D

[@DrakkarCalethiel]

Waterjet Channel 🤣🤣🤣

[@austinmcdermott8859]

Alec Steele is the Man

[@daffhead4975]

Alec Steele isn't a man, he looks like a 15 year old boy. Why would he need commercials for shaveing stuff?

[@Anonarchist]

"automatic whetstone" i gotta hand it to em, that is one hell of an awesome return policy.

[@lorenlange4866]

Harbor Freight anvils are just cast iron, no steel. They are anvil shaped objects.

[@benjaminmarks8765]

ASOs lol

[@kodysimpson1]

The lowes counter is a perfect place to rest a gut. The more you know.

[@baporapo5016]

kody simpson her gut or his gut?

[@kuribo1]

Yes that was actually pretty gross indeed.....

[@SirWuffleton]

Bless that gal at Lowes, she didn't quite know what to do in the face of this chaos but good on you guys for just doing the bit but not actually returning it. Still great 5 years later.

[@nobodyatall9946]

the interaction with the return counter lady was hilarious. 10/10 will watch just for that part again

[@justanotherperson5653]

That last part, absolutely brilliant, love this channel

[@decab8292]

Watching you trying to swing that axe is painful to watch. 😂

[@nick.100]

Out of context that return would sound like he’s like the biggest coward ever lol

[@MayneMan8509]

It’s really awesome you guys have resources to do this. Thank you for the watch.

[@KentHenry8]

Should probably cut that axe-flattening rock with the waterjet to see whats inside

[@jcarry5214]

Who knows what’s lying around over there, they’ve got a damn snow cat. Probably adamantium.

[@RNCHFND]

Yeah but where will they find a waterjet?

[@chuckbrow66]

Make an axe out of that rock

[@LephroBeast]

this is great free advertisement for the axe company, this blade is durable af and tough

[@Kelmorcellus]

"it might be a manufacturer defect..." xDDD

[@garthor]

8:00 XD "Manufacturer Defect" lolololololol OMG, I can't stop laughing! >_< How did she buy that?!?!

[@X4Alpha4X]

imagine being the manufacturer getting this axe back as a return.

[@JeffreyHeesch]

When the lady at Lowe's asked when you bought it, Mitchell should have licked the axe and said "Yeah, it was yesterday."

[@Dollaz11221]

Why was her stomach on the counter top though😭😭😭🤣🤣🤣

[@backwoodsjunkie08]

Lol!!

[@peaceforgaelandscot]

Vom.

[@randomcanadian6298]

People seem to think that when you use an anvil, you're working with cold and hardened steel. If you're doing that or hitting an anvil with nothing on it, you're doing something horribly wrong already.

[@jeffcutlipjr4588]

Automatic wet stone. Best description of a water jet ever.

[@LostSoulsParadoxicalDoctrine]

"How is a rock harder than an anvil?" ...and the stone age man smiles with a wink and a nod.

[@davepingel7447]

Darwin award goes to this guy chopping a rock with absolutely no eye protection.

[@hagenoft]

It's so funny when you return stuff! MORE PLEASE! lol

[@theunprofessionals5065]

Seriously the ending was funny AF🤣🤣

[@erikhendrych190]

I thought they would fix the axe perfectly vertical and tilt the jet. You can check for vertical orientation with plumb bob. If you check that both edges are alligned with the plumb bob it should be very accurate.

[@sfsasdg129]

You guys are genius because this is fast sharpening without it heating up the metal so it retains its edge retention and stays dense. Heating it up causes the weakening in the metal

[@mr.techaky7655]

As a logger, this hurts on a spiritual level.

[@backwoodsjunkie08]

Lol same here!!

[@masonlea7870]

I log to this is sad he dont even know how to swing an axe properly

[@masonlea7870]

Who liked my comment?

[@mr.techaky7655]

@@masonlea7870 I did... and I agree. His "technique" is absolutely TERRIBLE!

[@jasepoag8930]

I used to work at Lowe's. It's amazing the kind of stuff people took returns on. I worked in plumbing, and received more than one 'soiled' drain fitting back.

[@mbainrot]

hahahahaa you nearly got a return for it hahahahahahha good on you for not following through :) though would have loved to see the manufacturers face when they saw "an automatic whetstone?! what kind of???? whatt the????? ummm whaaaaaaaat???!!!"

[@kindpotato]

To answer the question "how is a rock harder than an anvil?" because it is. Rocks are hard but don't have a lot of tensile strength. They are also more brittle than an anvil. An anvil can just deform when the axe hits it.

[@Tmac-rv9wq]

The anvil is “soft” because sometimes if you miss what you are working on and you hit the anvil and if it is to hard or brittle it can shoot a metal chip at you and it can stick into your leg

[@kikook222]

Two things from the video. Anvils are not tempered or heat treated. Axes are both. An axe is going to be slightly harder than an anvil, which is why it wasn't really warping the blade. Rocks are used to sharpen weapons, implying rocks are harder.

[@tatakainokaizen7140]

so glad you guys taped that return attempt

[@kristopher6031]

😂 the ending was hilarious

[@thedoomofred5174]

Now shoot it out of the air cannon

[@guygaric940]

I love how the lady at the end held it together the whole time and then lost it when you were done

[@johnathandamron3162]

Finally someone stepping up to manufacturers throwing away flawed products.

[@electronicsNmore]

Always highly amusing to watch. :-)

[@metamorphicorder]

That ax maker just got a lot of free advertising.

[@dougiefresh7475]

Funniest part ever is when they try to return things. Like the chainsaw

[@AgentRikuOfficial]

Awe, Lowe's. Can't wait to work almost anywhere else xD

[@ronniebrummett4995]

I don’t know who else saw the “manscaped trimmer ad” at the beginning. But my god that was a fantastic commercial 😂😂😂

[@mxdwnfrcemdia]

1:57 When you're playing Rust and you think that you can gather materials from every rock you see.

[@SentinalSlice]

Where did the clock with the time that it took to waterjet something go?

[@crimsonhalo13]

You're not a true Viking until you've shaved with your axe.

[@2Stepzupp]

Anvils are made to be soft so that they deform when hit by a hammer, if they were hardened they'd splinter and send shrapnel flying

[@title1091]

So I know this is an old video, but. To swing anything like an axe or sledge, you let the tool do the work. One hand at the bottom of the axe, the other about middle. As you swing the axe from above your head, the hand in the middle slides towards the other. This creates a fulcrum type deal, making it easier on you and creating more force on the axe. The anvils didn't work because it's made of a softer steel. It's softer so that it does chip when being used; potentially sending a small metal piece flying who knows where. That also applies to a forging hammer.

[@tony2800]

just letting you know their anvils are made from cast iron for some dumb reason (also wasn't trying to be a dick or anything sorry if it came out that way)

[@hinz1]

What, no lick test to see wether it's sharp? The end was hilarious, btw. Manufacturing defect, muhaha

[@bjb202]

Returning it at the ended made this video a water jet classic. Great job!

[@marvinecksteincool]

I've never seen anybody testing the sharpnes of an axe with an anvil. I wouldn't even think anybody did that before you guys

[@chadillac3006]

waterjet channel making employees who have no idea what they are even selling just question what they are even doing.

[@Joshua79C]

Seems you posted this same comment 4 times.

[@chadillac3006]

@@Joshua79C I see that don't know why my chrome is being very strange and won't allow me to delete them

[@Joshua79C]

You do know how to do that though right? Try using another browser. I use Chrome but currently viewing on Opera under this profile.

[@chadillac3006]

@@Joshua79C yes I know how to do it but for some reason my chrome when I reply it spams like 10 comments and it's only chrome. Have to go on my phone to delete the other ones as when on chrome I click to open up edit and delete and just won't open

[@chadillac3006]

@@WaterjetChannel thanks

[@EvelynH-tj1qt]

The reason the anvil is soft is because, you don't want a hard anvil. If you miss on a hardened anvil and hit the edge or corner, a needle shard piece of metal will fly off like a bullet and can embed itself in your leg or something.

[@TiimPettersson]

pretty funny that they were going to give you a new axe haha

[@HuslWusl]

That lady was so confused it's hilarious

[@brucek2946]

you should have cut it with the blade edge facing down @ a 15 deg tilt into the jet

[@brucek2946]

@@NuronAtren same here

[@WarmongerSmurfOnXbox]

30° angle.

[@WhyName]

@@WarmongerSmurfOnXbox you sharpen both sides, 15° per side.

[@dustycook86]

Those axe swings from 00:24 - 00:50 😂

[@flodgey]

Damn that was painful to watch

[@Kellanium]

You guys are dorks and make me laugh every time. thank you for being dorks on youtube

[@masonrichards9020]

harbor freight anvils are made out of soft steel that isn't high carbon. That axe is made from high carbon steel so it will be stronger than the mild steel, that's why it does more damage

[@susanwill3134]

I almost didn't watch the part at Lowe's. 😂🤣

[@killiniix2243]

Anvils are made softer then tool steel to prevent bounce back and sparking if you hit the anvil and not the piece you’re working with. I think I heard it somewhere on KZbin don’t hate me please

[@gustavgnoettgen]

Rock is generally harder but more brittle than steel. You could break a diamond plate relatively easily. You need tough materials for anvils that stick together if you strike it, the hardness is needed but secondary. That's why you never strike hardened steel with a hammer... It can loose shrapnel

[@ReflectionIndustries]

For anyone that doesn’t know anvils are soft steel for a reason (non hardened) because if a hammer hits an edge the edge would splinter and shoot off like a bullet if it was hardened

[@ARVash]

Today on waterjet channel. Rocks? They're harder than you think.

[@DonEBrooke32]

"that's suicide." "so is facing Thanos without that axe."

[@StabbyJoe135]

I don't know why, but I love this.

[@bensufengyang]

"that's a very hard rock" proceeds to crack rock in half..

[@roman.venica]

Best part when they try to return it 😂

[@PrimalRenegade17]

"Yeh I have this like automated wet stone....thats uh supposed tos sharpen it"

[@deonbeaumont8033]

They deadass would've let you return it, you saved that lady's job

[@deonbeaumont8033]

@@WaterjetChannel these people need better training. You MadLads can't keep getting away with this

[@geraldnaruto]

That rock you guys smashed into pieces is worth.... Well it was worth quiet a bit... Not anymore LMFAO. That's obsidian.

[@hanbill]

You guys made her day

[@jonserkspawn7776]

The end at Lowe's was great.

Rock is usually harder than metal. That's why you use diamond wheel to cut rock. Actually regular wheel for grinder is also kind of rock, just not that hard as diamond if you want to cut metal.

[@colnz1233]

Ahhh rocks, natures anvil.

[@nydrm90]

This time on the water jet, they learn that most stones are much harder than steel

[@dejuse1687]

"Hey jimy go get some choped wood"Garndpa comanded "Ok"Jimy says.Five minutes later he comes back with a cut anvil...:^/ Wut the heck

[@loganlutz5396]

Such good guys they ruined the blade and didn't want it to be wasted :)

[@Weather_Spotter27]

Now we know that Truper axes are almost indestructible

[@thebigbadraider2828]

A bit is typically a harder piece of metal insert in the edge of the axe during the forging process

[@Dr_Dumbass]

I legitimately died inside every time you hit that anvil and rock with the axe. This is horrific ax abuse and I won't stand for this

[@mrbrian1969]

Before you left you should have slip the cashier a note with written description on how to find this video and told her that would explain why that transaction was so weird

[@lubu4u312]

A smooth hard surface will do less damage to a blade than a rough hard surface. The blade is staying in tact because the tension is spread out across the edge. Asphalts jagged rocks make it easier since its uneven and provides contact points.

[@frankie9259]

It was nice to see you didn't cheat Lowe's with that return

[@tylerlhotta7317]

Imagine if it got sent back to the manufacturer and they're all gathering around trying to figure out how the hell their axe delaminated

[@ltfail3432]

Anvils are softened so when you are hammering pieces don't explode off and hurt or injure you

[@liampayton867]

The anvil is unhardened mild steel and the axe is probably a high carbon hardened steel. Soft steel is susceptible to bending and deforming, while the hard steel axe head is more durable.