Restoring a BIG Axe

This is a short version of my axe restoration video, enjoy!
Original full length video here: • BIG Axe Restoration
In this video I’m restoring a big bearded axe from the manufacturer Jeklo Ruše in Slovenia. I found this axe in the garage when we moved in to our house. It wasn’t broken when I found it, I broke it while cutting roots of a stubborn lilac bush. It’s an allround axe with a long handle 99cm (40in). I didn’t want to throw it away so I decided to restore it.
I started by cutting off the broken handle and moved on to sanding the head to remove rust and pitting. The original green color was removed with paintstripper. I wanted to keep the original two-tone look but I didn’t want to paint it so I decided to polish the bottom part. But first i needed to sand it with gradually finer sandpaper. I started with 120 grit by hand and moved to a polishing flapdisc with grit 320. This left a really good finish, next step was polishing to get a mirror finish. For this I used metal polish from Autosol, a great product (NOT sponsored) that works really well! I sharpened the axe with a file and then with a stone, I also sprayed some oil on the stone. Then I taped off the polished part and sanded the rest with a coarse scotch brite pad. I was really pleased with how it turned out.
The handle was originally made from beech as this is common in the Balkans, but I couldn’t find an axe handle from beech here in Sweden. After aIot of searching I found a handle which was meant for an axepick, but it was made from beech and had the right dimensions to make this work.
I hope that you enjoy the video! Let me know what you think by leaving a comment.
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Time and cost:
This project took 25 hours to complete.
New handle 26 $
Mango wood 6$
Thank you for watching!
Also, go watch my Vintage Coffee Grinder Restoration video: • Restoring An Antique C...
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This is a shorter, updated version of my "BIG Bearded Axe Restoration" video. It is a result of your feedback :) so keep the comments coming and leave a LIKE if you enjoyed the video. Also don't miss out on my latest coffee grinder restoration where I also show you how to build a simple rotating tumbler : th-cam.com/video/p-G_7RoooTc/w-d-xo.html

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