The axe has a bevel on one side for hewing wood you’re working on rather than chopping into it - the “bent handle” is to keep the user’s knuckles safe while doing so 👍🏻 Excellent restoration, great content, keep it up man!
@@A.Mere.Creator : I am german. My greatgrandfather , who died in 1916 ( wwl) was a Wagner/ waggonmaker. Some of his tools i saw in my grandfathers house. AS far as i know, such hatchets had been used to transform a small log from round shape into a square shaped timber without a sawmill.
For me, it’s the passion that makes these videos such a joy to watch. This is a man who loves what he does and who loves sharing his art with the world. I’ll never get tired of these videos!
Your content is super interesting. You do not over-post videos. Your memes are on point. You are all over just an awesome dude! I love your channel so much man
Honestly my favorite part of the channel is how easy it is to binge the videos and the editing is so smooth and easy to watch that it's entertaining as well as instructional. Followed a few months ago and still rewatching your videos on the reg
I found your channel by chance during a rough time in my life, and it just the combination of calming and interesting to help break me out of that mental cycle. I love the projects and the editing, great work!
I watched a few of your woodworking videos today. Thank you very much for brightening up my Sunday. I’d like to make a small suggestion. I really love watching them. But I felt that not enough time was spent showing the final product. It’s really nice to spend a little bit of time looking at the final result. Sometimes the final shot is so short that I feel I don’t even have time to breathe out and fully appreciate your mastery. Apart from that … brilliant. Keep up the magnificent work.
Nice to see this old side axe brought back to life. Enjoyed the video, good idea with the gun blue. Entertained by the steam bending section 🤔 . A norm for tool handles was to keep an eye open for the right shaped branch, cut it green, do the initial de-barking and shaping but leave it oversize to allow for shrinkage, (air ) dry it out slowly over the winter and do the final fit after 6 - 9 months has elapsed. As an apprentice my 80 year old Master Craftsman taught me to look for handles in the hedge or woods before you need them and even wait several seasons until they grew to the right size. I've re-handled multiple Devon shovels over years doing exactly this. Nice job on the wedging bravo 👏
I like how you keep going, adjusting and adapting the methods after the initial ideas don’t work. I would have given up but I’m not a master tinkerer. I like that calm attitude and just dealing with it, making it work.
Steaming the handle is a genius stroke! You showed the process & difficulty of making the steamer! I love it! Production values show your video expertise. Bravo. Here’s a constructive crit: always, the flat side of a chisel type blade is where the cutting edge is. You did such a professional job restoring the axe, all it needs is a polished flat side. Then it will really cut
Man I always like the creativity and the way I as a non-wood worker don’t know why he does things but his ingenuity shines through and it’s like “holy crap he’s a genius and what he made is cool and what he did totally makes sense now!”
The handle is curved for the same reason that it’s flat on one side. It’s a hewing axe, for turning logs into beams. Basically let’s you chop a log’s curved side down to a flat surface.
HEWING AXE! These badboys are all over the place in many different patterns. I restore axes and the bearded HEWING axes like these are some of my favorites. I like to rehang them on longer straight handles and use them for throwing axes, the bits too big to be used in competition but they're really fun for throwing at home with your friends on a cool evening
Saw your hardwood flooring to table build on reddit and it blew my mind. Immediate subscribe. But now my wife wants me to start making them, lol. Anyway, I love what you're doing.
The shape of the head suggest it's a broad ax for shaping wood. Those typically came in right and left handed versions, so the bent handle may be intentional and not due to warping. The handle design allowed people to work close to the wood and not scrape their knuckles on the logs.
Okay, so, I've decided that you have to upload an unedited version of you slicin' that branch like yer the penguin in Surf's Up as he makes his own surf board. It's just what's best for all of us man. The universe needs it.
as someone pointed out.. the bend was to provide clearance for your hand when hewing heavy timber faces to make the square.. there's tons of videos on how to do this, showing various techniques.... the handle of a broadaxe like this was typically bent AFTER it was mounted in the axe head itself. by clamping the axe head to some heavy timber, a block placed under the tail of the handle provided the leverage to bend.....tight the clamp down to bend the handle and then let it sit for a couple days....
Cool! I never know what to expect from your channel, but you never disappoint! 2:02 Aha! A clear case of cat harassment! No doubt she (or he) has gone to hire a lawyer. I hope you have deep pockets! :-) 12:30 Oh, yeah! You're in trouble now! I've got my eye on you! I think you really paid honour to the original maker, not only by using the old handle to craft the wedges, but just with the whole sympathetic restoration. Well Done!
I hope you can reach your goal! But in the mean time, there is nothing stopping you from making smaller things that don't require a whole shop, for example wood carving with a knife :)
@@A.Mere.Creator I have! So far I’ve made a guitar stand and a picture frame for my girlfriend. The 45° angles were really tough without a miter tho I had to hand saw it
Shreks are the last frame of almost every video :) unfortunately for it to include other countries would mean it needs to comply with all contest laws and shipping laws, which is a bit beyond the scope. Hopeful I can include Brazil in a future give away!
It's a broad ax. Used for making a flat side on a log. The curved side makes a series of notches then the flat sides splits the wood off between notches.
the axe is straight on one side because it it called a SIDE AXE. It is used to flatten logs to make planks. That is why the handle was bent - to keep the users hand away from the log. This one was for a right-handed person, they also made them for left-handed people.
I can't enter the giveaway but still , I love your creativity , your editing with music and how you putting funny stuff in , I like your projects and ideas, and ofc love your beard.
Nice steaming setup! I saw something somewhere about using ammonia to make wood very pliable for reshaping (I think it was on Nighthawkinlight's channel). I wonder if that would have prevented the first attempt from cracking.
Oh I've seen that video! it was made by @Applied Science. Perhaps it would've softened the wood more, but it was probably the fact that it didn't get steamed long enough
Thanks for the feedback :) I am not entirely sure, but I've seen others do it. It probably makes it harder for the split to form by giving more room for spreading of the fibers, and cutting the fibers that are most likely to cause the split
I love the oil spill. All the nerds on reddit going crazy because you dumped it out lol. I would love to win this. Good job on the restoration, that's impressive
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In this video I restore a very old hewing axe, and in my newest video I restore a cracked axe using brass: th-cam.com/video/ndLAC4g30xU/w-d-xo.html
The axe has a bevel on one side for hewing wood you’re working on rather than chopping into it - the “bent handle” is to keep the user’s knuckles safe while doing so 👍🏻
Excellent restoration, great content, keep it up man!
I was going to type him something similar but u explained perfectly.
@@akerbeltz9193 great minds think alike, thanks man 🤙🏻🤙🏻
This guy knows what he is talking about :)
You got it Steve..........
@@A.Mere.Creator : I am german. My greatgrandfather , who died in 1916 ( wwl) was a Wagner/ waggonmaker. Some of his tools i saw in my grandfathers house. AS far as i know, such hatchets had been used to transform a small log from round shape into a square shaped timber without a sawmill.
For me, it’s the passion that makes these videos such a joy to watch. This is a man who loves what he does and who loves sharing his art with the world. I’ll never get tired of these videos!
Half of the fun is sharing it with people, also I'm just a chid. Thanks for the feedback :)
I like that your videos have minimal commentary. You let the work speak for itself and don’t need to be constantly commentating like some creators do.
The thing I like about this channel is learning little tips about wood working... I don't know squat about wood working.
Glad to hear it! Do you do any woodworking?
@@A.Mere.Creator absolutely not... I live vicariously through you good sir! But I like to work on cars and am learning some metal working skills.
Your content is super interesting. You do not over-post videos. Your memes are on point. You are all over just an awesome dude! I love your channel so much man
Thank you for the feedback, my long time viewer and commenter, abnormally large water bird
I find these videos so calming, and your editing is on point
Awesome! Thank you for the feedback :)
Honestly my favorite part of the channel is how easy it is to binge the videos and the editing is so smooth and easy to watch that it's entertaining as well as instructional. Followed a few months ago and still rewatching your videos on the reg
Glad to hear it! I'm always trying to improve and make the videos interesting. Thanks for the feedback :)
I found your channel by chance during a rough time in my life, and it just the combination of calming and interesting to help break me out of that mental cycle. I love the projects and the editing, great work!
Glad to hear I could help, stay strong. Do you do any building yourself?
I watched a few of your woodworking videos today. Thank you very much for brightening up my Sunday. I’d like to make a small suggestion. I really love watching them. But I felt that not enough time was spent showing the final product. It’s really nice to spend a little bit of time looking at the final result. Sometimes the final shot is so short that I feel I don’t even have time to breathe out and fully appreciate your mastery. Apart from that … brilliant. Keep up the magnificent work.
I enjoy the slight humor bits that are added throw out the video and the seen the final product and seen the step you took to get there
Glad you enjoy them, thank you for your feedback :)
I love the cinematography along with the calming nature of the videos (nature sounds, some asmr, and no annoying music)
Also the creativity and skill is fascinating to watch.
Thank you for the feedback :) So you prefer no music?
@@A.Mere.Creator I like your song choice. Other TH-camrs use annoying music that doesn’t fit or is too overpowering.
Nice to see this old side axe brought back to life. Enjoyed the video, good idea with the gun blue. Entertained by the steam bending section 🤔 . A norm for tool handles was to keep an eye open for the right shaped branch, cut it green, do the initial de-barking and shaping but leave it oversize to allow for shrinkage, (air ) dry it out slowly over the winter and do the final fit after 6 - 9 months has elapsed. As an apprentice my 80 year old Master Craftsman taught me to look for handles in the hedge or woods before you need them and even wait several seasons until they grew to the right size. I've re-handled multiple Devon shovels over years doing exactly this. Nice job on the wedging bravo 👏
I like how you keep going, adjusting and adapting the methods after the initial ideas don’t work. I would have given up but I’m not a master tinkerer. I like that calm attitude and just dealing with it, making it work.
I love the way you were able to keep the old handle still apart of the build! Awesome content, I always look forward to the next video.
Really enjoy how much work goes into making all these channels. The music, editing, and genuine good vibes leaves me feeling happy!
Glad to hear that, thanks for the feedback :)
i love these vids frfr the transitions and humor grabbed me
Glad you liked it, thanks for the feedback :)
Me too , also did I miss why the $100 bill was ruined ?
I could watch this channel for days it’s so satisfying watching you do stuff. The editing is always on point as well!
I'm glad you enjoyed it, thanks for the feeedback :)
@@A.Mere.Creator thanks for the awesome content!
Love seeing these old tools brought back to life. One day I hope to do the same in my own workshop!
You should totally go for it! It's super satisfying
Steaming the handle is a genius stroke! You showed the process & difficulty of making the steamer! I love it! Production values show your video expertise. Bravo. Here’s a constructive crit: always, the flat side of a chisel type blade is where the cutting edge is. You did such a professional job restoring the axe, all it needs is a polished flat side. Then it will really cut
Man I always like the creativity and the way I as a non-wood worker don’t know why he does things but his ingenuity shines through and it’s like “holy crap he’s a genius and what he made is cool and what he did totally makes sense now!”
I'm glad you enjoy the videos, thank you for your feedback :)
If I'm being totally honest, I love all the videos you make man.
There's just something about them that seems so chill.
Glad you enjoy them, thanks for the feedback :)
The nice calming music and comedy of the editing. Also the occasional cat
Thanks for the feedback :)
I really enjoyed the humor in this one. That poor Benjamin! 😋
Thank you for the feedback :) Good eye, you're first person to catch the fake money "Easter egg"
What I love about your videos is that you chose not to narrate and instead add little notes and you're funny with them too.
Glad you liked it, thanks for the feedback :)
I definitely love watching the progress of the project and the sounds added to the videos which is super relaxing.
Glad to hear that, thanks for the feedback :)
Who else is here before 1 Million Views? Amir Please Keep Creating Fire
Lets hope the TH-cam gods will smile upon me
I love your respect for the imperfections in the steel. This is a truly great restoration
The handle is curved for the same reason that it’s flat on one side. It’s a hewing axe, for turning logs into beams. Basically let’s you chop a log’s curved side down to a flat surface.
You got it! This guy knows what's up dog
Not a chopping axe.
HEWING AXE! These badboys are all over the place in many different patterns. I restore axes and the bearded HEWING axes like these are some of my favorites. I like to rehang them on longer straight handles and use them for throwing axes, the bits too big to be used in competition but they're really fun for throwing at home with your friends on a cool evening
Pretty awesome! Love how you did it all with simple tools that I'd have lying around my shop. And I'm gonna need to get a draw knife...
The variety of stuff you do on this channel is awesome, keep up the amazing work!!!!
Will do! Thanks for the feedback :)
Your videos give a sense of calm satisfaction and promote excellent story telling. Keep it up my guy🤙
Awesome, thanks for the feedback :)
Just came to say love u my friend! Have been a fan of all your content! Love your editing, love the music choices, and love your personality!
Glad to hear that, I appreciate the feedback :)
These videos are always made so perfectly and honestly this channel is very underrated
I appreciate it, thanks for the feedback!
These videos really help for exam stress.
Awesome, thanks for the feedback :)
I would love a hatchet like that with your signature
when I watch these videos, it makes me think doing things like this is so peaceful not just for us viewers;
But for the maker too.
You are absolutely correct! Do you do any woodworking or making yourself?
@@A.Mere.Creator no because i don’t have a lot of Materials to do much with wood :( but I would if I could !
You should start out with a stick and a sharp knife, sit outside and start carving a point into it. That’s the first thing I did with wood
The *sniff* at 11:20 freaking GOT me! xD I always love seeing your work and watching your videos!
These videos bring me such a good calm vibe
Glad to hear it, thanks for the feedback :)
sheeeeeeeeeeesh that was a clean video. The subscribe transition was smooth af.
Glad you liked it, thanks for the feedback :)
Such a chill process man, the vids remind me of doing body work on cars and are a nice way to chill while learning.
Glad you like it, thanks for the feedback :)
I'd have to say that I like your quirky sense of humor. 👍
I find it a pleasure watching and learning from you on your vedios
Glad to hear, thanks for the feedback :)
Saw your hardwood flooring to table build on reddit and it blew my mind. Immediate subscribe. But now my wife wants me to start making them, lol. Anyway, I love what you're doing.
Welcome to the chanlel :) Maybe start out with the coffee table version first?
The videos are interesting and calming with a payoff at the end. As for this one, the spicy mayo got a laugh out of me.
I never leave home without it :) Thanks for the feedback
Saw one of your shorts and immediately subbed. I need more
The draw knife is a cool looking tool! Cuts wood like butter 😜
It was brand new, razor sharp :)
@@A.Mere.Creator ohhh ..okies!
Great video, really enjoyed that! I like the sanding after cold blueing to bring back some of the surface character and texture…👍
I really enjoy watching these. The video is as good as the restoration
Glad to hear it, thanks for the feedback :)
Draw knife artistry is so calming.
Incredible work both in front of and behind the camera. Well done.
That's very nice, thank you for the feedback :)
Best part of the video was when you blued the asce and then sanded it. It looked really awesome afterwards
All the texture makes the axe look more awesome! Thanks for the feedback :)
Tnx. Great video with lots of good tips. Really good and tasteful work!!😊
Subtitles you add onscreen shwoing your thoughts won my subscription
It's my first time on your channel and i can say that you live in an awesome place with awesome surroundings.
The shape of the head suggest it's a broad ax for shaping wood. Those typically came in right and left handed versions, so the bent handle may be intentional and not due to warping. The handle design allowed people to work close to the wood and not scrape their knuckles on the logs.
A+ for recognizing that the bent handle is important!
Great video! Nicely done. Subbed fo sho!
Cheers
Thank you for the nice comment, your channel is great :)
Okay, so, I've decided that you have to upload an unedited version of you slicin' that branch like yer the penguin in Surf's Up as he makes his own surf board. It's just what's best for all of us man. The universe needs it.
Great video, incredibly relaxing to watch first thing in the morning.
Glad to hear it, thanks for the feedback :)
as someone pointed out.. the bend was to provide clearance for your hand when hewing heavy timber faces to make the square.. there's tons of videos on how to do this, showing various techniques....
the handle of a broadaxe like this was typically bent AFTER it was mounted in the axe head itself. by clamping the axe head to some heavy timber, a block placed under the tail of the handle provided the leverage to bend.....tight the clamp down to bend the handle and then let it sit for a couple days....
Saw your post on Reddit! Thanks for some more good content!
Glad to hear that, thanks for the feedback :)
What did you use to remove rust?
Thanx
10:06 ...u did "el David"😁😁😁😁
If you're referring to the liquid, it was just water. Thanks for your insightful comment :)
Cool! I never know what to expect from your channel, but you never disappoint!
2:02 Aha! A clear case of cat harassment! No doubt she (or he) has gone to hire a lawyer. I hope you have deep pockets! :-)
12:30 Oh, yeah! You're in trouble now! I've got my eye on you!
I think you really paid honour to the original maker, not only by using the old handle to craft the wedges, but just with the whole sympathetic restoration. Well Done!
Thanks for the feedback :)
I just love your content and I hope to have my own woodworking shop when I’m older
I hope you can reach your goal! But in the mean time, there is nothing stopping you from making smaller things that don't require a whole shop, for example wood carving with a knife :)
@@A.Mere.Creator I have! So far I’ve made a guitar stand and a picture frame for my girlfriend. The 45° angles were really tough without a miter tho I had to hand saw it
This is so satisfying
Thank you for the feedback :)
Cool project and Great job buddy 👍
Awesome, thanks for the feedback :)
This is what TH-cam should be for. Not the cringe TikTok Shorts. Thank you !
Oh the Shreks :P
And I want this axe, for shure. Can you send to me in Brazil? lol
Shreks are the last frame of almost every video :) unfortunately for it to include other countries would mean it needs to comply with all contest laws and shipping laws, which is a bit beyond the scope. Hopeful I can include Brazil in a future give away!
It's a broad ax. Used for making a flat side on a log. The curved side makes a series of notches then the flat sides splits the wood off between notches.
That Danish oil flex was so hard 🤣
Don't worry, I used the excess to treat the workbench :)
Amazing as always! 👌🙏🏼
the axe is straight on one side because it it called a SIDE AXE. It is used to flatten logs to make planks. That is why the handle was bent - to keep the users hand away from the log. This one was for a right-handed person, they also made them for left-handed people.
This was a lot of fun to watch!
I can't enter the giveaway but still , I love your creativity , your editing with music and how you putting funny stuff in , I like your projects and ideas, and ofc love your beard.
Sorry that you cannot enter, but thank you for providing feedback anyway :)
Nicely done ✔
Thank you for the feedback :)
Dude, this is real neat!
Thanks for the feedback :)
A 'LITTLE' Danish Oil....Ah Yis...
Not much....just a little drop....enough for whole Axe existence to cover.
Don't worry, I used the excess to treat the workbench :)
@@A.Mere.Creator No worry, love your content. I just love to poke fun what happen in YT video most of time.😋
It is flat on one side so you can get up close to your work also the handle is curved to keep your hand out of the way
Nice steaming setup! I saw something somewhere about using ammonia to make wood very pliable for reshaping (I think it was on Nighthawkinlight's channel). I wonder if that would have prevented the first attempt from cracking.
Also that sanding disk changer caddy is genius.
PS. I commented before learning that commenting was a requirement for your giveaway. I would be happy to win this axe, but I sincerely don't need it.
Oh I've seen that video! it was made by @Applied Science. Perhaps it would've softened the wood more, but it was probably the fact that it didn't get steamed long enough
Looks more like a froe than an axe ?? Have seen a tool very similar use to make cedar decretive shingles.
Awesome video. How does drilling a hole prevent the handle from cracking?
Thanks for the feedback :) I am not entirely sure, but I've seen others do it. It probably makes it harder for the split to form by giving more room for spreading of the fibers, and cutting the fibers that are most likely to cause the split
This ax is for making square props for houses. That's why it's bent on one side and straight on the other, and the handle was curved.
I'll be happy winning a high five.
✋
Yooo, great job!
Why handle needs to be little curved?
I just realized I never explained that in the video! It is so when you are flatting the one side of a log, your knuckles do not scrape constantly :)
Great! Really master!👍
I am not quite a master yet, but I appreciate it. Thanks for the feedback :)
I think it's flat on one side from sharpening or perhaps it was designed that way for easier sharpening. I love your craft btw
I love the oil spill. All the nerds on reddit going crazy because you dumped it out lol. I would love to win this. Good job on the restoration, that's impressive
Yeah Reddit has a lot of those people. And still I used the excess to treat the workbench so it didn't go to waste. Thanks for the feedback :)
i discovered your channel one night and really enjoyed your content :) im not from the us but if i get drawn let me know :))
I'm partly here because I saw your rocking chair restoration short, but I'm mainly here for the pun in your channel name.
I want that axe! Love your creativity and videos, can't enter because I don't use Instagram.
That's a beautiful old bearded axe
It's flat on one side because it's a hewing axe. Used to cut planks or boards from logs.
You should actually start giving voice overs now
I don't use Instagram lol
Do you think the voice overs help? Does it make it more engaging to watch? It probably helps explain by giving context, right?
It's a type of adze. Often used in boat building. The handle was likely bent on purpose.
Him: *saws off handle*
Handle: *falls on floor*
Floor: *has random $100 bill laying there*
Great video as always.. what's up with the $100 bill?
Calm vibes :)
I kept getting an ad for a drillbit to split fire wood. "Stop using your old axe".
I don't think google understands the audience for this video.
But chopping fire wood is the one of the best parts