Alot of people commenting on how much faster and easier it would have been with power tools. Some people don't have power tools and specifically search out videos like these. Also, when you get finished with a project like this it is so rewarding when done by hand. Some people just enjoy the aesthetics of doing it this way. Lastly, some people love having one arm look like Popeyes and the other arm looking like Olive-oil's!
i found a big 2.5" anchor bolt at the tesla plant going up in austin TX. im wanting to do this with it and use it as a paper weight. could not have made a better video myself.
I completely agree. If I’m doing it for someone else or doing it knowing I’m going to sell the finished product, I’d prefer to use a buffer machine. But things I plan to keep in the collection I like to do by hand I enjoy knowing I put the time and effort into it more.
@@Biggchad for sure. When I ‘restored’ my first couple of pieces I only had hand tools. Later, I acquired some power tools and did a few and it was quicker but not as satisfying.
Just a little tip, always fold your sandpaper in thirds. It keeps it from sliding around all over the place, as well as giving three surfaces to sand with as it is difficult to apply pressure at the edges of the sand paper.
Thats impressive i repair and restore axes for friends and family and ine guy asked me if i could do a mirror finish. Knowing i do everything by hand i just loved to see this video.
This is absolute madness. Ever since I polished my first knife I wanted to do it on an axe head too , but knowing how much work it will take I never did. Thanks for sharing it with us. I would love to see the shine after a buffing wheel. Only then all this work with the sandpaper will pay of.
it really is quite time-consuming when you do it all by hand. whenever I'm watching TV at 10 to sit and sand one, it takes a lot of the bore out of it LOL.
I use wet sandpaper as lubricant just water. I go through grits: 180/240/320/400/600 sometimes 800 but i find for knives i always use 600 is enough....there will be scratches anyway. I never go higher because i dont like mirrow polish....i think mirrow polish finish is for posers.....;)
Hardening (heating to red hot and quenching in oil) makes the Blade hard, too hard it will be brittle and can break. Sorry english is not my fist language i may used the wrong word i meant tempering. With tempering you heat the blade again but slower and not as hot as when quenching. So with tempering you get some "flexibility / softness " back so the blade can be used, it is than hard enough to hold an edge, but not too hard so it would chip. Annealing is making it soft again by heating to red hot, and letting it slowly aircool.
Great job on the video. I purchased a tanto knife blank and want to polish it up. I dont have much time for hand polishing without power tools but this video gave me some inspiration. Thank you.
Wow, thanks man. For enduring all this although havin power tools available. And all the expertise. It helps in getting an intuition without having to go all the way yourselves which I think most of us are here for. Keep it up!
You wore me out on this. You can make the handle with power tools. It'll take me a week to get over the Axe polish. Thanks very much for your time and effort.
Now that is beautiful!- Great job- I restore antique Military swords , bayonets etc. and know exactly how long it takes to do what you have done on this axe head. I just finished restoring a 1907 British Sword Bayonet and I'm tired. It's amazing how sore you get polishing metal by hand. When I restore I'm not in love with patina - I love the mirror finish look. Anyway great video
I was looking for instruction on polishing a cast metal part. This video was instructive on technique. I can apply this information to my task. I have some sanding to do!
Trick from a guy who restored a couple of medieval armor replicas: Let your 600 and 1000/2000 grit sandpaper clog up some as you work and get mirror finish in less time with the same car metal polish and no more than 2000 grit. Just keep sanding when your 600+ seems clogged up and see how it goes from there...
@@marcn8750 As it gets clogged up, it becomes smoother and the grit seems finer, as if it was a higher grit sandpaper, but broken in. If you go for a new sheet of higher grit paper from there, you'll have to break that one in while making the surface dull again.
@@Flashahol interesting. I’ve always wondered why my older used sandpaper seems to be more gentle. So it’s basically less aggressive snd will give a shine faster IF the surface cuts are “ready” for it. The slag on the used paper is basically steel dust mixed with the lubricant. The abrasive on the paper is either worn away or covered by this slag. Correct?
Very nice work. I'm going to do the same with an antique sword. Maybe not as mirror finished as yours but it will shine again. Thanks for the lesson. Cheers from Montreal.
That's neat. But the fact that you can do that with a buffing wheel in about an hour makes it seem silly. Then again I just spent 20 minutes watching someone polish an axe...
Nice job. In my experience, normal cloth towels and paper towels are abrasive to mirror polished surfaces. I think that's why you had scratches in the end. Try to buff off with clean microfiber with gentle pressure if you can and see the difference.
He needed to buff with Tripoli after sanding and before polishing. It removes the fine scratches that sanding doesn’t get unless you go to 15 or 20k grit. I do this at my job.
@@lydiaajohnson do you have a good outlet for higher grit paper? I usually only find stuff that goes up to 7 K maximum, I've never found anything higher than that except for a few on Amazon that seem like crap quality.
I feel your pain... I restore and sell norlund axes on ebay with exotic handles. Most polished.. I do use a flapwheel for primary grind, but i hand sand the rest. 60(flap) 120, 180, 220 320 400 600 1000 1500 2000 then black then white compound on a wheel. It takes me about 4 hrs start to finish on a polish.
I agree with the process, that is, up until the polishing. the mag polish is for magnesium, not steel. if you change to a German metal polish like Semichome, as well as, keeping your polish stokes straight and not going around in circles, it will produce a clearer reflection. The thing to also take note of is for people trying to do this, make sure you remove "ALL" the scratches caused by the previous sandpaper. If not, you will get a distorted reflection (kind of like a carnival mirror). If you would like to keep the polish, you will need to seal with a metal lacquer to prevent it from oxidizing. However, for me personally, I would have used machines, it's just a little faster.
Agreed. Though, I wouldn't bother to polish the whole axe head in the first place, just the primary bevel with the cutting edge. The remainder would be fine with a 600 grid finish. But I guess the video still fits its intended purpose, except for the use of an unsuitable polishing compound.
It sounds light the paste and/or cotton wheel could be too coarse, or you are applying too much pressure when applying it to the buffing wheel. Make sure your buffing wheel is clean and you are using a very small amount of your paste and let the bracelet bearly touch the wheel.
If you look at the video though, the container says "for polishing all metal" right on the front of it. I think he got the intended result and the product seemed to work just fine!
I am polishing an axe head by hand as well, this gave me a great guide, as I have never done so before. Please make a handle, I havent done that either. Very instructive and helpful video, Thank you! I am also Canadian!
Well it seems that is the way to go, when guys use the grinders and power sanders you can really see waves, high/low spots in the metal that ax turned out perfect, looking forward to you making the handle.
Glad I found this video. I want to polish my hatchet, but I don't have any power tools. Actually, I'd prefer to do something like this by hand, it feels more satisfying.
@@phantomcreamer It's better that he is in his shop and being useful somehow than to be one of those child "men" who play video games all day and are being totally useless around the house with zero practical skill- or/and knowledge - or even worse, one of those men that are being unfaithful or use drugs and what not. A handy man will at least be able to build things around- and inside the house. A man is not made to sit around his wife all day and braid her hair so to speak. It's a big misconception about how a relationship should be like - that a man and a woman need to have everything in common in order for a relationship to work - and one of the reason why many fall apart today. It's all lies pushed by dumb feminists and beta males. Marriages lasted much longer when men and women married without having anything in common, when each knew their place. A man is a man and should do man things, a woman is a woman and should do woman things, a plant is a plant and should do plant things.
I did this with a Wade & Butcher 1830 (guestimate) hatchet, starting with 60 grit, thru to 2000 grit (the best I had available) ... then using cymbal polish nicked from my mad-drummer father. I could have pulled out a power tool or two, but was more interested in seeing what could be done with sandpaper and compounds. Mine has many pits and blemishes, but the shiny parts are awfully shiny ... even though the hatchet is basically blunt. I haven't tried to sharpen it yet. Great video. I lived the experience myself ... just not as meticulous or fastidious. Cheers $0.02
What buffer and compound would take out the scratches ? Good to know about Mother’s mag. I kept reading it gives a mirror shine but that’s relative. Apparently not mirror.
first off ....I`d like to tell you that you have about 1000 times the patience that I have Gilbert and that a big compliment because ask my daughter....I don`t give too many compliments....I love to see the axe handle with now power tools because....some time I want to make one with a sample J.P father gave me that come from his father which makes it over 100 years old and do it out of ironwood....when I come up I will bring you a piece of Ironwood if you want one....a friend of mine brought me a few big pieces.....CHEERS
So I'm just wondering if you have to change directions with the same grit? Could you cross polish in a different direction for each grit and still end up with a nice mirror finish? Also, is it possible that using WD-40 as a lubcricant is what made this take so long? Seems like it's only going to decrease friction and not much else?
I am a man with a lot of patients but you put me to shame lol... Your efforts are worth it in the end. That's a beautiful polish. I have a double bit axe I want to fix up. Maybe I will try this. Thanks again for sharing your video with us.
For the heavy rust I just soak in white vinegar for about a day or two. Saves energy and time does all the work. Same with baking soda and water, good for touch ups on kitchen knives after use to halt corrosion and rust also very light abrasive.
I have become a bit obsessed with polishing almost every axe and hatchet head I pick up now. I've been collecting for years but still haven't come across a single one that didn't end up with some tiny bit of pitting remaining after the polish. I really wish I could get one perfectly mirrored but I've only come close to that one time and it took a lot of sanding LOL I do like the look of a good pitted polish but I am rarely ever able to let it go and i usually continue polishing like a madman most of the time.
Nice work, congrats! It is always nice to see this kind of art, if we could say so. No power tools, but a lot of time invested. Unfortunately I don't have so much time to waste for that, for me an axe is just a tool, it only needs to be sharp to get the job done, and that's it. No bling, as the bling is hard to be maintained on a working tool, it is time consuming. Nice to see it finished though.
That's great, I doubt when new it looked half as good. Only the ones in video games look better, so use the wheel to complete the task. The point is taken, you can only go so far by hand. The scratches gives the personal touch, a piece of human soul.
Do you have to use a lubricant? I sanded a surface from 80 to 3000 grit. Then hit it with Flitz metal polish and still got a mirror finish. There were slight areas where I obviously didn't get to at a lower grit but it turned out really well. The only thing I did before using the polish was clearn the surface with a damp cloth.
Little help for you on the sandpaper ..After a file you will want 80 for any shaping of the metal (edges etc) 120 should be used to rid yourself of any left over rust and remove file scratches and other heavy items 180 should be used against the way you used the 120 which will sand away the 120 marks and make any other deeper scratches much finer and removable with your next grit of 240 or 280 ether or Then on to ether 320 or 400 At 400 you can go dry then go back as a wet .. warm water and dish soap helps it slide better 600 Which you dont need to use along time 800 same thing 1000 grit Your doing to look at your work and see if any scratches stand out from the rest IF so go back to 400 wet over said area and follow grits upwards again ..If not 1500 or 2000..Now that you are at 2000 grit You can start using cleaner and steel compound and polisher ...I myself use wire wheels on a drill or dremel Sanding drums and polishes and far and few by hand
Thank you so much for this video I was actually wondering if I could polish my meat cleaver with sandpaper and you are going through the same procedures I was thinking if it could be possible so thank you very much for this video
You're the first guy that i see on youtube that really cares for a perfect final product. Great job on that axe! Please continue with your amazing work.
Alot of people commenting on how much faster and easier it would have been with power tools. Some people don't have power tools and specifically search out videos like these. Also, when you get finished with a project like this it is so rewarding when done by hand. Some people just enjoy the aesthetics of doing it this way. Lastly, some people love having one arm look like Popeyes and the other arm looking like Olive-oil's!
i found a big 2.5" anchor bolt at the tesla plant going up in austin TX. im wanting to do this with it and use it as a paper weight. could not have made a better video myself.
Using mechanical equipment can be faster but doing something quickly dose not always mean it is done properly.
Olive Oyl* 😊😊
I completely agree. If I’m doing it for someone else or doing it knowing I’m going to sell the finished product, I’d prefer to use a buffer machine. But things I plan to keep in the collection I like to do by hand I enjoy knowing I put the time and effort into it more.
@@Biggchad for sure. When I ‘restored’ my first couple of pieces I only had hand tools. Later, I acquired some power tools and did a few and it was quicker but not as satisfying.
Pro tip : I like to keep the head of the axe rusty so when You're out doing you're murderin' they don't see the moon shine off it and alert people
LOL'd a few times! thanks.
Good tip
Nice sharp humor. Idk why anyone would want to not use machinery.
🤣🤣🤣
Noted lol
Just a little tip, always fold your sandpaper in thirds. It keeps it from sliding around all over the place, as well as giving three surfaces to sand with as it is difficult to apply pressure at the edges of the sand paper.
WONDERFUL job! Thanks for sharing with us and taking all the time/effort to make and narrate this fine step by step video!!!
This guy has some serious patience and discipline. Well done!!! Make the handle!
Thank You. The handle video is made.
Thats impressive i repair and restore axes for friends and family and ine guy asked me if i could do a mirror finish. Knowing i do everything by hand i just loved to see this video.
There is something satisfying about hand polishing, total waste of time, but satisfying.
Spent 40 years as a tool maker and polishing was one of my jobs. I’ll be dammed if I’m going to polish something then stick it in a tree.
This is absolute madness. Ever since I polished my first knife I wanted to do it on an axe head too , but knowing how much work it will take I never did. Thanks for sharing it with us. I would love to see the shine after a buffing wheel. Only then all this work with the sandpaper will pay of.
it really is quite time-consuming when you do it all by hand.
whenever I'm watching TV at 10 to sit and sand one, it takes a lot of the bore out of it LOL.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge and demonstrating the complete process in real time, just remarkable. !
Wow. That’s dedication for you. Stunning job dude. Thank you.x
This video should be called "Why we invented power tools!"
Hehe im making knives just for fun and i got no power tools. The most relaxing / fun part is hand sanding the hardened and annealed blade. =)
@@Sakuxxx1x May I ask what grits or wax do you use? Im up to the same hobby.
I use wet sandpaper as lubricant just water. I go through grits: 180/240/320/400/600 sometimes 800 but i find for knives i always use 600 is enough....there will be scratches anyway. I never go higher because i dont like mirrow polish....i think mirrow polish finish is for posers.....;)
Hardening (heating to red hot and quenching in oil) makes the Blade hard, too hard it will be brittle and can break. Sorry english is not my fist language i may used the wrong word i meant tempering. With tempering you heat the blade again but slower and not as hot as when quenching. So with tempering you get some "flexibility / softness " back so the blade can be used, it is than hard enough to hold an edge, but not too hard so it would chip. Annealing is making it soft again by heating to red hot, and letting it slowly aircool.
It should be title "Why climate change removed power tools"
Great job on the video. I purchased a tanto knife blank and want to polish it up. I dont have much time for hand polishing without power tools but this video gave me some inspiration. Thank you.
Good on you for doing this completely by hand 🖐
That must have to some serious patience and dedication! It turned out fantastic 👍
I enjoy your dedication to your work.
Wow, thanks man. For enduring all this although havin power tools available. And all the expertise. It helps in getting an intuition without having to go all the way yourselves which I think most of us are here for. Keep it up!
Thank You. Yes that was a long painful day. Lol
You wore me out on this. You can make the handle with power tools. It'll take me a week to get over the Axe polish. Thanks very much for your time and effort.
That came out nice. I have been picking up axes and hatchets at estate sales. I'm gonna have to try this.
Excellent video, man!
Thanks for showing all this - it's handy knowledge to reference!
Have a nice sunday
Cheers.
Waiting for handles. Great job, final product very inspiring
Now that is beautiful!- Great job- I restore antique Military swords , bayonets etc. and know exactly how long it takes to do what you have done on this axe head. I just finished restoring a 1907 British Sword Bayonet and I'm tired. It's amazing how sore you get polishing metal by hand. When I restore I'm not in love with patina - I love the mirror finish look. Anyway great video
Que gran trabajo haces mostrando ó mejor dicho, enseñando a las personas lo que sabes y te apasiona, te felicito
I was looking for instruction on polishing a cast metal part. This video was instructive on technique. I can apply this information to my task. I have some sanding to do!
Trick from a guy who restored a couple of medieval armor replicas:
Let your 600 and 1000/2000 grit sandpaper clog up some as you work and get mirror finish in less time with the same car metal polish and no more than 2000 grit. Just keep sanding when your 600+ seems clogged up and see how it goes from there...
Thanks for the tip!
@@frenchriversprings nice video. What’s the reason for changing the direction of the sanding?
What the reason that letting the 600 grits clog up gets a mirror finish faster ?
@@marcn8750 As it gets clogged up, it becomes smoother and the grit seems finer, as if it was a higher grit sandpaper, but broken in. If you go for a new sheet of higher grit paper from there, you'll have to break that one in while making the surface dull again.
@@Flashahol interesting. I’ve always wondered why my older used sandpaper seems to be more gentle.
So it’s basically less aggressive snd will give a shine faster IF the surface cuts are “ready” for it.
The slag on the used paper is basically steel dust mixed with the lubricant. The abrasive on the paper is either worn away or covered by this slag.
Correct?
Very nice work. I'm going to do the same with an antique sword. Maybe not as mirror finished as yours but it will shine again. Thanks for the lesson. Cheers from Montreal.
Outstanding polish work! Thanks for sharing.
Beautiful work, always satisfying working the metal by hand, time consuming and takes it's toll on the body but worth it.
That's neat. But the fact that you can do that with a buffing wheel in about an hour makes it seem silly. Then again I just spent 20 minutes watching someone polish an axe...
Jeremy C That's why God invented fast forward.
Yes we did ... lmao
Power tools are to fast, once the material is gone you can't go back.
Love this comment 🤣 tbf I love my hand tools its a good way to sit and consolidate your thoughts
Buffing wheel is one of the most dangerous tools in most shops
Excellent job, my axes will become your system. Thank you sir!
Nice job. In my experience, normal cloth towels and paper towels are abrasive to mirror polished surfaces. I think that's why you had scratches in the end. Try to buff off with clean microfiber with gentle pressure if you can and see the difference.
He needed to buff with Tripoli after sanding and before polishing. It removes the fine scratches that sanding doesn’t get unless you go to 15 or 20k grit. I do this at my job.
@@lydiaajohnson do you have a good outlet for higher grit paper? I usually only find stuff that goes up to 7 K maximum, I've never found anything higher than that except for a few on Amazon that seem like crap quality.
Thanks/Merci, I have a big restauration project ahead and this video helped.
Sublime patience. Well done.
Magnificent work sir, well done! Nice video!
Love this video, ive done fair few knive before. But never an axe! Fantastic.
I feel your pain... I restore and sell norlund axes on ebay with exotic handles. Most polished.. I do use a flapwheel for primary grind, but i hand sand the rest. 60(flap) 120, 180, 220 320 400 600 1000 1500 2000 then black then white compound on a wheel. It takes me about 4 hrs start to finish on a polish.
Great results, persistence and skills.
I agree with the process, that is, up until the polishing. the mag polish is for magnesium, not steel. if you change to a German metal polish like Semichome, as well as, keeping your polish stokes straight and not going around in circles, it will produce a clearer reflection. The thing to also take note of is for people trying to do this, make sure you remove "ALL" the scratches caused by the previous sandpaper. If not, you will get a distorted reflection (kind of like a carnival mirror). If you would like to keep the polish, you will need to seal with a metal lacquer to prevent it from oxidizing. However, for me personally, I would have used machines, it's just a little faster.
Agreed. Though, I wouldn't bother to polish the whole axe head in the first place, just the primary bevel with the cutting edge. The remainder would be fine with a 600 grid finish. But I guess the video still fits its intended purpose, except for the use of an unsuitable polishing compound.
It sounds light the paste and/or cotton wheel could be too coarse, or you are applying too much pressure when applying it to the buffing wheel. Make sure your buffing wheel is clean and you are using a very small amount of your paste and let the bracelet bearly touch the wheel.
Many thank for your advice, i will try
Why can't it be used for steel?
If you look at the video though, the container says "for polishing all metal" right on the front of it. I think he got the intended result and the product seemed to work just fine!
Love your dedication.
You made art. Beautiful.
So much patience. Thanks.
this isnt sped up, he's just that fast.
Yup. He's the flash
@@n_ist_0326 lmao I’m watching that show rn and that I was gonna reply that
Yeah he had to slow it down because the original video at actual speed was only 3 minutes and 25 seconds
Beautiful finish.
That was so satisfying to watch thank you for this video
I am polishing an axe head by hand as well, this gave me a great guide, as I have never done so before. Please make a handle, I havent done that either. Very instructive and helpful video, Thank you!
I am also Canadian!
Evan Livermore I have made the handle. Look at the end of this video. There is a clickable link
French River Springs, just found it and watched it actually! Great job again!
Well it seems that is the way to go, when guys use the grinders and power sanders you can really see waves, high/low spots in the metal that ax turned out perfect, looking forward to you making the handle.
look at the end of the video. there is a clickable link of my video making the axe handle :)
awesome video! Love the time lapse filing!
Amazing job!! Yes I would love to see you put a handle on it!
This is so satisfying to watch
Looks fantastic, nice job! It definitely needs a handle to make it complete though ;)
Glad I found this video. I want to polish my hatchet, but I don't have any power tools. Actually, I'd prefer to do something like this by hand, it feels more satisfying.
very patient man you are , your wife must be happy .
U envy ? You want to be his wife or what?
@@tychus8219 no I don't envy him at all .
Nah man, he's in the shop all day. Women hate that
Hand polish it they said, its worth it they said.
@@phantomcreamer It's better that he is in his shop and being useful somehow than to be one of those child "men" who play video games all day and are being totally useless around the house with zero practical skill- or/and knowledge - or even worse, one of those men that are being unfaithful or use drugs and what not. A handy man will at least be able to build things around- and inside the house. A man is not made to sit around his wife all day and braid her hair so to speak. It's a big misconception about how a relationship should be like - that a man and a woman need to have everything in common in order for a relationship to work - and one of the reason why many fall apart today. It's all lies pushed by dumb feminists and beta males. Marriages lasted much longer when men and women married without having anything in common, when each knew their place. A man is a man and should do man things, a woman is a woman and should do woman things, a plant is a plant and should do plant things.
I did this with a Wade & Butcher 1830 (guestimate) hatchet, starting with 60 grit, thru to 2000 grit (the best I had available) ... then using cymbal polish nicked from my mad-drummer father. I could have pulled out a power tool or two, but was more interested in seeing what could be done with sandpaper and compounds. Mine has many pits and blemishes, but the shiny parts are awfully shiny ... even though the hatchet is basically blunt. I haven't tried to sharpen it yet. Great video. I lived the experience myself ... just not as meticulous or fastidious. Cheers $0.02
The Ax looks great.
This is an impressive video how to transform iron-cost axe to gold-cost axe!
I think it looks beautiful
that was wonderful, nicely done.
I love seeing videos where people use hand tools instead of power tools. Shows their true skills.
You're great man. Love your channel.
Thank You!
hat off to you sir.... really nicely done thanks for sharing...
Impressive- learned what I needed to know
What buffer and compound would take out the scratches ?
Good to know about Mother’s mag. I kept reading it gives a mirror shine but that’s relative. Apparently not mirror.
first off ....I`d like to tell you that you have about 1000 times the patience that I have Gilbert and that a big compliment because ask my daughter....I don`t give too many compliments....I love to see the axe handle with now power tools because....some time I want to make one with a sample J.P father gave me that come from his father which makes it over 100 years old and do it out of ironwood....when I come up I will bring you a piece of Ironwood if you want one....a friend of mine brought me a few big pieces.....CHEERS
Thanks gator!! If you have extra iron wood ya would take a piece. Cheers
When I go down I bring you a piece....should be around 5 or 6 of May....Syl will let you know
Awesome job 👍
Looks great!
That axe shines brighter than my life.
So I'm just wondering if you have to change directions with the same grit? Could you cross polish in a different direction for each grit and still end up with a nice mirror finish? Also, is it possible that using WD-40 as a lubcricant is what made this take so long? Seems like it's only going to decrease friction and not much else?
I am a man with a lot of patients but you put me to shame lol... Your efforts are worth it in the end. That's a beautiful polish. I have a double bit axe I want to fix up. Maybe I will try this. Thanks again for sharing your video with us.
Thank you for your hardwork!!!!😅
Beautiful job! 👍
For the heavy rust I just soak in white vinegar for about a day or two. Saves energy and time does all the work. Same with baking soda and water, good for touch ups on kitchen knives after use to halt corrosion and rust also very light abrasive.
Beautiful job !
Very impressive. Impressive how much free time you have.
Nicely done!
What an amazing job. Fantastic
I have become a bit obsessed with polishing almost every axe and hatchet head I pick up now. I've been collecting for years but still haven't come across a single one that didn't end up with some tiny bit of pitting remaining after the polish. I really wish I could get one perfectly mirrored but I've only come close to that one time and it took a lot of sanding LOL
I do like the look of a good pitted polish but I am rarely ever able to let it go and i usually continue polishing like a madman most of the time.
Nice job looks great 👍🏻
Yes we would like to see you make the ax handle w/ out using power tools , please
When he said ' This isn't perfect, I literally dropped my phone.
not every one has power tools so its good to know how to do it ..how long does it last before it needs another polish kept inside
Nice work, congrats! It is always nice to see this kind of art, if we could say so. No power tools, but a lot of time invested. Unfortunately I don't have so much time to waste for that, for me an axe is just a tool, it only needs to be sharp to get the job done, and that's it. No bling, as the bling is hard to be maintained on a working tool, it is time consuming. Nice to see it finished though.
1000 likes for you, I really enjoyed your video and like it very much. I didn't feel time the 20 minutes went fast 👍🏼
That's great, I doubt when new it looked half as good. Only the ones in video games look better, so use the wheel to complete the task. The point is taken, you can only go so far by hand. The scratches gives the personal touch, a piece of human soul.
Best ASMR ever!
Awesome job brother
Reminds me of when my dad had the whole family hand polishing extrusion dies in his machine shop. Wife and three kids were cheap labor.
Great video. Thanks
You get a thumbs up from me for perseverance!
Do you have to use a lubricant? I sanded a surface from 80 to 3000 grit. Then hit it with Flitz metal polish and still got a mirror finish. There were slight areas where I obviously didn't get to at a lower grit but it turned out really well. The only thing I did before using the polish was clearn the surface with a damp cloth.
Pretty cool but, considering my arthritis, that would take me weeks. Think I'll just stick to my buffing wheels. Great video. Thanks🙂
Mothers is my absolute favorite polish!
who needs power tools when your hands move that fast lolol :) great job by the way
Well done mate, champion effort 👍👍👍🤳🤳🤳
big job,excelent video,thanks
It’s amazing how razor sharp a axe gets when you polish it up
Great job!
Little help for you on the sandpaper ..After a file you will want 80 for any shaping of the metal (edges etc) 120 should be used to rid yourself of any left over rust and remove file scratches and other heavy items 180 should be used against the way you used the 120 which will sand away the 120 marks and make any other deeper scratches much finer and removable with your next grit of 240 or 280 ether or Then on to ether 320 or 400 At 400 you can go dry then go back as a wet .. warm water and dish soap helps it slide better 600 Which you dont need to use along time 800 same thing 1000 grit Your doing to look at your work and see if any scratches stand out from the rest IF so go back to 400 wet over said area and follow grits upwards again ..If not 1500 or 2000..Now that you are at 2000 grit You can start using cleaner and steel compound and polisher ...I myself use wire wheels on a drill or dremel Sanding drums and polishes and far and few by hand
Thank you so much for this video I was actually wondering if I could polish my meat cleaver with sandpaper and you are going through the same procedures I was thinking if it could be possible so thank you very much for this video
Your welcome. You can polish almost anything using this procedure.
friggin incredible man
You're the first guy that i see on youtube that really cares for a perfect final product. Great job on that axe! Please continue with your amazing work.