The Mahogany Chop - Axe work ASMR in the bush

First chop in a while, on a quiet summers day in the Aussie bush, trialing a few different axe bit/grind/lengths on some White Mahogany.

[@KillingerUSA]

Kurt doesn't need a leather strop. He has his hands. Kurt is the Chuck Noris of the woods.

[@kurts64]

Hahaha cheers Chris 💪🪓👍

[@urbanlumberjack]

Excellent chopping! Really mastering the craft. Loved the scenery, Australia is an amazing place

[@kurts64]

Gday mate, cheers. No better place to be than out bush! 👍👍🪓

[@elemental4rce]

your bucking has reached a new level. lovely work

[@dennisobrien3618]

High praise from you, Owen.

[@KevinsDisobedience]

Kurt’s the Goat

[@kurts64]

Cheers Owen, always lookin forward to new vids of yours🪓🪓👍

[@kurts64]

@@KevinsDisobedience 🤣

[@emmanuel.belanger]

Superbowl night, I’m watching Kurt S new video 😁 I’ve been waiting for this for a long time!

[@KevinsDisobedience]

Same

[@kurts64]

Haha I take that as a high compliment! Cheers!🪓🪓👍

[@taztaz6539]

Using calluses to strop the bit - that's next level Nice work in the sunshine - it's interesting to see the longevity in the bits in different materials. Your videos give me the inspiration to carry on using my Prandi Yankee pattern instead of picking up a silky. Thank you very much for sharing

[@kurts64]

Cheers mate. Yeah you can see some of the damage lines in the cut wood. All these axes are around 20° with a micro, which is a usually a reliable compromise but all copped it a bit on this wood. Stick with the Prandi! 🪓🪓👍

[@KevinsDisobedience]

I’m envious of that little Brades!

[@kurts64]

It's become a favourite little axe! Very distinct HCL and weighs nothing at all

[@joeguinand4622]

Outstanding video mate, an absolute pleasure to watch. Your chopping is next level

[@kurts64]

Gday mate, cheers!👍👍🪓

[@Brian2bears]

Beautiful chop Mr. Kurt...the stoning started my grin, and it didn't stop...masterful video sir...congratulations on 1K...

[@kurts64]

Gday mate, glad you enjoyed it, you helped in that 1k, thanks a lot! 👍👍🪓

[@axesofoz717]

That's some great bucking technique Kurt, and the green Hytest looks awesome!

[@kurts64]

Thanks mate!👍👍🪓

[@Joey-L]

Damn. Damage to all the bits must mean crazy hard wood. Great chopping / video as always.

[@kurts64]

Cheers Joey, yeah was pretty dense stuff. It's even worse when it's seasoned! Made a few handles out of some a few years back, gotta keep the tools sharp.👍🪓

[@940joey2]

Heck yeah Kurt !!! Killer job man man, accuracy on point, perfectly clean notches… dude I aspire to chop like you every time I get out there you’re an absolute beast behind the axe !!! Great job dude beautiful axes too !! I really love the sounds they’re so crisp the quality is amazing and really dig the nature sounds too man sounds like you’re deep in there !! I’m going to watch again, once wasn’t enough !! Congrats on 1k !!

[@kurts64]

Gday Joey, thanks a lot mate! Cheers!👍👍🪓🪓

[@gumboot65]

Joey ;I'm gonna watch it a few more times too !! You really do Need a full Tassie BTW 😁👍

[@willcarmack1242]

Excellent vid.... Very inspirational and educational. Always looking forward to your next posts..... You my Friend are at the Top of your craft. Godspeed and safety to you and your family. Much Respect from St Petersburg Florida U.S.A.

[@kurts64]

Thanks alot Will, much appreciated mate. Hope your all good over there👍👍🪓

[@peterfletcher8411]

Nice work Kurt. Heres me layed up at home with busted ribs, watching you out swinging an axe or two in the bush. I know what I'd rather be doing.🙂

[@kurts64]

@@peterfletcher8411 bugger Pete how'd you manage that? I've had a busted rib or two, I feel for ya. Hopefully they come good soon man

[@peterfletcher8411]

@@kurts64 thanks mate👍

[@brettbrown9814]

A real treat of a video mate! Congratulations on 1k subscribers! I like the patina on the camp axe much better that the original bright polished look.

[@kurts64]

Gday Brett, cheers mate. Same, I think the patina looks cool. She's done a fair bit of work now the ol camp axe 🪓 👍

[@KevinsDisobedience]

That’s called the Aussie skin strop

[@dennisobrien3618]

There is a famous US custom knife maker named Jerry Fisk who would strop his edges on his palms. One hand was finer than the other, according to him.

[@emmanuel.belanger]

Yeah first time I see this! Those hands really seems to be hard as a leather belt would be ✋🏼🪢💪🏼

[@nevadahughes7962]

Great video! Love the beautiful scenery

[@kurts64]

Gday, thanks a lot! 👍👍🪓

[@bundufundi]

Nicely done as always mate, the filming too. Looks like it's nice and warm down there!😀

[@kurts64]

Gday mate, cheers! Yep she's pretty warm down here at the moment. I shot this two months ago at the start of summer , was about 33°C, it's still the same now but with extra humidity🥵🤣

[@user-xv9bi3ne9m]

Very nice work. Like that you had more than one see to you only had to sharpen when you started, then just switch them out when you dulled them up from all that work. Be blessed.

[@kurts64]

Cheers Joe, thanks for watching mate👍🪓🪓

[@aussieaxedude154]

He's back!!🤙🤙 sweet video as always bro that white mahogany looked like some hard wood that's for sure awesome grain though. Nice to see the Lamaca performed well. Keep them coming mate👍👍

[@kurts64]

Cheers mate! I fell behind a bit but hoping to get some more vids up soon (ish 🤣). Loving the Swiss Champ review, did you end up grabbing the fixed blade?

[@aussieaxedude154]

@@kurts64 Good to hear dude🤙 cheers mate I haven't yet waiting for them to stock up🤣

[@ethicalaxe]

Looks like there's a range of swells there. A quick look I think the green tassie might have my favorite handle swell. Crazy that they all got edge damage. Just shows this ain't Basswood lol.

[@kurts64]

Yeah the Green Tassie and the Lamaca are fairly similar, as is the tui camp axe. Handle familiarity definitely goes a long way towards repeatable accuracy 👍👍🪓

[@implexidens5539]

Nice clip, as always. Love all the cut aways 👍🏻). Good to see that little Brades Criterion boys axe in action. I think I’ve got the same one (365?), but it’s got a very squared off profile (classic Dayton) and never seems to bite well in harder timber. Maybe I need to give it more of a curve. Not giving up on it!

[@kurts64]

Thanks mate. This one's a 363 2.25lb, and I've got a 365 in 2.75lb. This smaller ones had a little bit of toe wear so is fairly rounded off, more so than my 365. Great steel in these Brades, well worth the effort to tune up!🪓🪓👍

[@MattKeevil]

Great video!

[@kurts64]

Cheers Matt! 👍👍🪓

[@ianallenw]

Next level paw strop there chief! Damn that’s cool, a little dirt and spent grit from the stone probably bring it right up, if your coconuts hang that low! Top of your craft mate, truly inspiring chopping and cinema. I’ve got a good size gum (euc we call em in Nor Cal) removal job on the roster coming up soon, gonna be a handful of cords and a couple nice 30” dbh pipes I’ll mill on site. Supa stoked to practice some chopping, just got my first couple decent tassie heads in the mail. Gotta get ‘em strung up on some tasty hafts, nobody sells those style handles here, and I’m not much one for ordering wood online. Hafta see what I can slowly whittle up. Hope da ert sky and tree be treating you well amigo. Big up

[@kurts64]

Gday Ian, cheers for watchin mate. Good luck with the eucs! As for handles, I know a couple mates in the States have used House Handles on tassies. I love the US hickory, Aussie made EFA handles but I'd say they'd be pricey to get over there. There's some other Aussie makers that would ship to the US if your interested. Same to you mate, cheers👍👍🪓

[@KevinsDisobedience]

You seem most comfortable with the Lamaca. It seems to work well in most of your wood.

[@kurts64]

I love the handle on it. Regardless how long between uses it always feels familiar. It spins me out for such a skinny axe, really does well on sub-10inch stuff👍🪓

[@aussiehardwood6196]

Yeah good job. Interesting log of wood. Straight, long and no branches. Respect to the little grubs that bored a few holes here and there. Wonder what a white mahogany ax handle would be like.

[@kurts64]

Cheers mate. I've made a 50cm camp axe and a hatchet out of Mahogany. Close to 8 years on they're still tight and held up well! 🪓🪓👍

[@marksmith9295]

Great work Kurt! Great channel. Cheers.

[@kurts64]

Thanks a lot mate!👍👍🪓

[@marksmith9295]

Finally got my Agdor 2.5lb Montreal Pattern reprofiled and its a chopper. Took me 3.5 hours to hand file to 20 degrees but worth it. HB is definitely hard metal.

[@kurts64]

@@marksmith9295 awesome mate, good stuff! They're a great axe🪓🪓👍

[@gumboot65]

It would be interesting to see how the Mustad Norway would hold up on that tree. May not pop chips very well tho.

[@dennisobrien3618]

I hadn't ever seen mahogany in raw form, only in boards or finished bowls. Interesting to see how it bucks up.

[@kurts64]

Cheers for watching mate, it's a nice tree and timber👍👍🪓

[@_BigLife_]

Very nice

[@kurts64]

Thanks mate!👍👍🪓

[@adamgreenizer]

Scary good👍

[@kurts64]

Cheers Adam 👍👍🪓

[@gumboot65]

Just Perfect Kurt !!!! I really needed that ! 33 + a buck off .THATS A LOT OF WORK !!! Is your Plumb tassie fairly flat bladed? My 2 are. The CRAFTSMAN really showed off what a good tassie does. Thinking about using one of my CRAFTSMANs in the morning. What grit is the stone you used on the Brades Half axe. Looks like it puts up a really nice edge !

[@kurts64]

Gday Glen, cheers mate. The Plumb is fairly flat. It does have a centreline but not as distinct as the Craftsman. That little stone is just an old one found at an antique store. I'd guess it's about 400/1000. 👍👍🪓

[@polderfischer8565]

Your practise pays out very well! Greetings to the other side!

[@kurts64]

Thanks a lot mate! 🇩🇪 👍👍🪓

[@timbarry5080]

Three minutes ago. Wow.

[@user-fw7mi1nn1e]

تحياتي الك 🌹🍒🙋💪💪👍😔😥

[@pm270100]

cunhard wood where is this at pls vic nsw QLD

[@kurts64]

Gday mate, im in northern NSW. Cheers👍👍🪓

[@KevinsDisobedience]

Damn, not first

[@four4bman979]

Well done. ASMR??

[@kurts64]

Thanks mate! Yeah might not be true ASMR stuff, we'll call it bushmans asmr🤣🤣