The Weirdest Axe Ever - Perfect Restoration

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  • In this video, I restore the Chopper1 axe. which has been dubbed The Weirdest Axe Ever Made. It was a fun project to do and luckily I found a handle in my stash to fix it. I had to regrind the bevel on the head and properly fit the handle to the axe. I am very happy with how the surface finish on the handle turned out.
    0:00 Start
    0:28 Into the Evaporust
    0:48 Out of the Evaporust
    2:18 Re-grinding the bevel
    3:23 Sharpening the head w/ diamond stone
    5:01 Final Sharpening
    6:01 Cleaning off all the oxide with a wire wheel
    7:30 Final finish onto the head
    8:02 Head Goes into the oven
    8:17 Starting on the handle
    8:28 Scraping off old varnish on the handle
    8:45 Attempting new finish on the handle
    9:34 Finishing the handle
    9:44 Wedging the handle in place
    11:12 Testing the edge
    11:26 Chopping Test
    12:20 Final Overview
    Evaporust : evapo-rust.com/buy/
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  • @richardpalmer6196
    @richardpalmer6196 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1228

    This is technically not an axe, it is a splitting maul . The main difference is that an axe is designed to cut across the grain and parallel to the grain . This tool is only for splitting with the grain as the way you used it . Axes are lighter so as not to tire the user , mauls are heavier to increase the momentum of your swing . The wedges on the sides act to put pressure on the sides of the split . There are several designs similar to this one , basically incorporating a splitting wedge with an axe , and the weight of a sledgehammer. At 75 years old l prefer my hydraulic wood splitter .

    • @TheRussianWoodworker
      @TheRussianWoodworker  4 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      I agree but Chopper1 markets it as and calls it an axe

    • @tonycordova1401
      @tonycordova1401 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      The Russian Woodworker 8

    • @owainrichards4372
      @owainrichards4372 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      A maul is a type of axe same way a hatchet is

    • @andrewhamilton2125
      @andrewhamilton2125 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      It would be interesting to see the axe in slowmo.

    • @petersmedley459
      @petersmedley459 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Agreed! There’s a mechanically simpler Swedish version-it has an asymmetric profile with a sort of hook on one side. When it enters the wood, it twists to split the wood along the grain. Apparently very effective and highly regarded.

  • @dantheman5745
    @dantheman5745 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Wow, that is some serious nostalgia for me right there. Saw the thumbnail, and thought, "That's a Chopper!" My dad was given one as a gift when I was a teenager, and it turned me into Paul Bunyan. I LOVED using this thing, especially in autumn. We had a fireplace and I made sure we had plenty of firewood every winter. The Chopper was awesome.
    I would use one large, wide diameter log, usually about 8-12" high as my base, and I'd split all of the other wood on top of it. This thing would just blow the wood apart. Never had any problem with it. Worked wonderfully for many years. Wish I knew what happened to it. Hadn't seen one like it until just now, all these years later. Wonderful job restoring it. (and editing the video, too)

    • @TheRussianWoodworker
      @TheRussianWoodworker  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's sweet! Thanks for watching

    • @SuperReznative
      @SuperReznative 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Same,.. it would blow the wood apart into two separate plies,.. which was better for drying anyways. Bought it at discount K-Mart,, misplaced it years later in tall grass🌲🍁..spent hours trying to find it. also had a problem😕, rural area people stealing from farmyards👎👎.

    • @Woodstock271
      @Woodstock271 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Dan the Man, great story. You write a lot like I do. You have that gift. Great nostalgic story. I’ve written and published many stories, but now I’m just a guy who writes long comments few people read on TH-cam channels like this. Just for the writing skill alone, I’d love to give you a thousand “likes” but I’m restricted to only one. Loved the Paul Bunyan reference. Your story flowed so well and I was captivated.
      That’s something I rarely see these days. I don’t know if you’re a writer but you did what all good writers do. You put us readers in your time and place and we could feel it. Great job my friend.
      I played Paul Bunyan as a kid, chopped wood for our fireplace, but I don’t remember ever using this axe. Or even seeing this axe before.
      The built-in hinged wedges have been done before, but I had to watch this video twice to understand the mechanical advantage here.
      Great old axe, and such a great story of your childhood experience and love for them.
      Thanks for the rare occasion I get to read an interesting and well-written story on TH-cam.

  • @Seasonedfried
    @Seasonedfried 3 ปีที่แล้ว +122

    Oh dont mind me, I'm just looking for a satisfying video to sleep to at 1 in the morning 🛌🤳.

    • @TheRussianWoodworker
      @TheRussianWoodworker  3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Haha I've been down that road far too many times.

    • @DMDMDM01
      @DMDMDM01 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      And here I am at 1am reading this comment a week later, trying to find an interesting video as I wind down.

    • @cindykincade589
      @cindykincade589 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Tony Lopez what do you mean having a "pull"? As in doing stretches? I'm always looking for good ways to help me fall asleep and I feel like I've tried everything! Lol. Just curious. All of the young people will probably immediately understand but I'm afraid I'm part of the "old" crowd now. Lol. Thanks.

    • @cindykincade589
      @cindykincade589 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Tony Lopez ohhh, ok. Lol. My husband and I had a good laugh and then he said but it is so true! Lol.

    • @phtom_mike_
      @phtom_mike_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same

  • @lukelangton3054
    @lukelangton3054 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Everyone should own one of these. Had one of these growing up. It works amazingly well. The logs fly apart with ease and almost never gets stuck because of the spring loaded fingers.

  • @albertwood5714
    @albertwood5714 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Love these splitting mauls. Got my father's i remember when he got it brand new back in the seventies. It had wood handle and the splitting end was painted black. I have to do the same clean up head and put on a new handle. Worked super great up hear in Maine. Saved a lot of time.

  • @pikachujb9138
    @pikachujb9138 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Woow never expected the ending.
    Its look like brand new

  • @rgbystr14
    @rgbystr14 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    So many of these videos where people do axes and hatchets, they sharpen it but they don't keep it cool. Thank you for keeping it cool, and not ruining the integrity of the steel. Thank you so much I really mean it.

    • @TheRussianWoodworker
      @TheRussianWoodworker  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks for watching! Yes it irritates me too when people restore stuff and don’t know what they’re doing.

  • @ramiruhig5558
    @ramiruhig5558 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I loved your restoration on the splitting maul, and it is a perfect restoration , well done

  • @jerrieyum
    @jerrieyum 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    I like it it’s really good you split a lot of big logs in a short amount of time too. 👍🏾nice.

  • @chrisnorton2837
    @chrisnorton2837 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    When you split wood, elevate the piece you're splitting. I always used a thick knotty stump that was 3/4 the length of the pieces I was splitting as my base. That protects your tool from rocks in the dirt. 👍

    • @TheRussianWoodworker
      @TheRussianWoodworker  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Definitely not a bad idea. I used a lot at first but then didn't have one to use for the last log I was cuttting

  • @bradleyleben7785
    @bradleyleben7785 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    I had one. I really liked it. My mom bought it for us. We split many cords of wood with it.

    • @TheRussianWoodworker
      @TheRussianWoodworker  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They're great access for getting lots of firewood!

    • @xoxo2008oxox
      @xoxo2008oxox 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Had one as well-bounced off every damn log. You had to have a perfect species of wood and not too dry or too wet. And then we had a "grenade" which was a round, pointed splitting wedge- Had to use another wedge to get it unstuck. All gimmicks. Best hand splitter maul is Fiskars Iso Core. Best kindling maker is the the Cracker (ring around an upside-down splitting head). YMMV.

    • @parikshitpatil7404
      @parikshitpatil7404 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      God bless you Bradley Le Bencho

    • @GuyPipili
      @GuyPipili 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@xoxo2008oxox Usually, try and split along cracks in the wood. I use a regular maul and not something as fancy as this axe head.

  • @paulorth2251
    @paulorth2251 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    All-in-all, a very heavy and effective tool to cut fire wood.

    • @TheRussianWoodworker
      @TheRussianWoodworker  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I agree! Thanks for watching

    • @-severednerve-268
      @-severednerve-268 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thx bro I always respect somebody who knows there tools and how to use them

  •  3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Congratulations! Amanzing restoration! Greetings from Brasil!

  • @bigpop-popsmurf
    @bigpop-popsmurf 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    In 1976 I was 14 years old and lived in New Jersey. My father was a mechanic and a fabricator to the extreme. He liked things that seemed odd but made the job easier. We had a wood burning stove and it was my job to split the wood we used to heat our home. This very ax was one my father bought new for me to use to split the wood we used which was red oak. We never used pine as it gave off creosote and caused devastating chimney fires. That is how it was. This very ax I used up until I left for the USAF when I graduated high school at age 18. When I came home for leave I would tend to the splitting of wood and again, this very ax served me very well. Call it weird but it split better then any other ac or wedge and sledge hammer we had. I split an average of 2 cords a week. We had a big home and a very inefficient wood burning stove. It wasted more material then it needed to but still, I never had a better splitting ax as this. Thank you for bringing this one back to life...

    • @TheRussianWoodworker
      @TheRussianWoodworker  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks for watching! I'm glad that my video was able to spark some pleasant memories from your youth!

    • @jkukurugya
      @jkukurugya 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I agree Austin, my Dad & Granddad used a Chopper1 for YEARS, now it mine & still working like a charm.

    • @bigpop-popsmurf
      @bigpop-popsmurf 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jkukurugya if it isn't broke kinda deal. Nope, can't beat that splitter. Its cool you still have the one passed down. Thanks for the reply. Cheers...

  • @leviking4891
    @leviking4891 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    love this,, its my kind of restoration, i like these kind of methods and finish

  • @darthhodges
    @darthhodges 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I've never seen a mechanically assisted splitting maul like that before. Neat.

  • @ImARealHumanPerson
    @ImARealHumanPerson 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I keep finding all of these restoration channels lol. There are so many! Great video though. I'm subbed.

    • @TheRussianWoodworker
      @TheRussianWoodworker  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thanks for watching! Yeah there are a lot of food ones and very many bad ones.

  • @Jusarious
    @Jusarious 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have been looking for one of these for years. Used it as a child to split wood while camping. Think I was 10. Great Memories!

  • @trogoloff
    @trogoloff 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I still use the Chopper I got as a gift 25 years ago. Its a great splitter.

  • @updownstate
    @updownstate 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Never saw anything like this. Thank you for this video.

    • @TheRussianWoodworker
      @TheRussianWoodworker  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you for watching!

    • @forgedbydragon9683
      @forgedbydragon9683 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's a splitting maul and I believe there is still a company making them

    • @updownstate
      @updownstate 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@forgedbydragon9683 T y. I could use one.

  • @westonself1833
    @westonself1833 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    That is a wood splitter I used one years ago when I heated with wood. They work great

  • @jkukurugya
    @jkukurugya 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have an original Chopper1 that my Dad & Grandfather used. It had to be an original run because it's always been in my family. Just recently I fixed it up as it was missing one of the wedges & the springs. I was SO happy to find them online & that they're still producing them. This thing worked great before, now that it's restored it awesome! Splits wood like a beast. Love my Chopper1

  • @TinyIslandMaine
    @TinyIslandMaine 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice job, I have a Chopper1 that I found at a yard sale for $15. Works fantastic

  • @marcelocarrico7255
    @marcelocarrico7255 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Parabéns ficou show de bola. Saudações do Brasil.

  • @jameshorrocks2939
    @jameshorrocks2939 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    My neighbor has one. That is for splitting wood. It works awesome.

  • @texas6065
    @texas6065 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ive seen a lot of diffrent an strange items in my Old Age but ive never seen a splitting Ax Head like that. Thank you for sharing.

    • @TheRussianWoodworker
      @TheRussianWoodworker  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for watching!

    • @KageNoTora74
      @KageNoTora74 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Those little arms help to wedge the sections of wood apart without getting the tool head jammed.

  • @-severednerve-268
    @-severednerve-268 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank u paul always respect people who know there tools

  • @meshock136
    @meshock136 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Отличная работа. Интересный механизм. Никогда ничего подобного не видел. Респект

  • @bloodshadow7082
    @bloodshadow7082 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I have that same axe in ny grandpa's barn. I think it's used upon a hit to help split wood faster

  • @isidoug
    @isidoug 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I still have mine. It works better on some woods than others. Works good on oak - especially if you let the wood freeze. Any log I could not split I stood on their end and waited until February. Broke like glass! Of course these days I use my hydraulic splitter. 8-)

  • @JohnSmith-cd1cq
    @JohnSmith-cd1cq 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have this very axe. Mine is in new condition, never seen a block of wood. I have it on display in my shop as an attention getter when people come over. I found another one that had been used quite a bit. I took it home and busted around on some ash. Not a terribly hard wood to bust, but, I was actually impressed at how well it did! It's semi retired. I don't bust a lot of wood but I like this thing. Great job on the resto!

    • @TheRussianWoodworker
      @TheRussianWoodworker  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It’s quite a useful tool. And the fact that it doesn’t get stuck is nice. The arms also help blow the log apart.

  • @user-lj8xl7jx3c
    @user-lj8xl7jx3c 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    У меня в юности был такой топор-колун. Специально для колки дров. Механизм-для того, чтобы топор не застревал в полене.

  • @IR-nq4qv
    @IR-nq4qv 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Restoring the Weirdest Axe Ever Made
    That's because it isn't an axe... Its a wood splitter , It was made for splitting and not chopping, great video!!!👍👍👍

    • @Mankan569
      @Mankan569 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      before you say so forcefully that this is not an ax. With that comment you all show that you have no idea what you are saying maybe you would try to be a bit "smart" before revealing your lack of knowledge experience. test Google funk as well for this simple question. and hopefully you have learned a lesson. Until next timae

    • @boomerang379
      @boomerang379 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      You just can’t keep from showing the world how ignorant you are can you?

    • @Mankan569
      @Mankan569 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@boomerang379 ooops I stepped on a sore toe..No I have the habit that before pronouncing me in a matter of question is to find out the facts first.
      But there are a few personalities out there. As always, they think they know everything. Another common occurrence is personalities is a group that you may fit into. 🤔 Who writes more or less talented things. I usually do not take the time to answer these, but just for you, I make a small exception today.
      I live by the motto:
      NEVER ARGUE
      with stupid people.
      They will drag you down to their level
      And then beat you with experience
      EOF

    • @TheRussianWoodworker
      @TheRussianWoodworker  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for watching!

  • @Frankiarmz
    @Frankiarmz 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Videos like this remind me how old I am 😝 Didn’t realize how much time has passed since I purchased mine!

  • @austinhughes6852
    @austinhughes6852 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I agree with you! That is certainly the most unusual and weirdest looking ax.I’ve ever seen.It does look cool though.

  • @user-bg4ee9ow4p
    @user-bg4ee9ow4p 4 ปีที่แล้ว +91

    Зачем колун до такой степени точить? Им дрова колоть, а не бриться.

    • @TheRussianWoodworker
      @TheRussianWoodworker  4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      А почему нет?

    • @user-uf6xo1of1c
      @user-uf6xo1of1c 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Такой-же вопрос возник

    • @user-qj8ub5sz5p
      @user-qj8ub5sz5p 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      А не знаете почему он такой странной конструкции? Смотрю и не понимаю

    • @user-uf6xo1of1c
      @user-uf6xo1of1c 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@user-qj8ub5sz5p распирающий механиз

    • @larionov1972
      @larionov1972 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Вообще колун дерьмовый, был такой, вязкое дерево не распирает утыкается, простой колун лучше

  • @BohAntoh
    @BohAntoh 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    Первый раз такой вижу. Чудо инженерной мысли👌

    • @TheRussianWoodworker
      @TheRussianWoodworker  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Спасибо за просмотр!

    • @user-qx7vv7ts9x
      @user-qx7vv7ts9x 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      А что это ?

    • @mongoose777
      @mongoose777 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Интересно, как он будет колоть сухую березу.

    • @user-tv2gi9dx5u
      @user-tv2gi9dx5u 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Видел что то вроде, только виесто рычагов были ролики, два, разнесены в разные стороны. Увидел в Туртасе на пирожковой, хозяйка бабуля. Я, ВО АГРЕГАТ! Дай попробовать как колет! Черки три размотал в охотку, и говорю мол хороший агрегат! А бабулька, думаешь сама дрова колю? Выставила это ДИВО на виду, каждый третий просит попробовать в деле колун, и я говорит с дровами!

    • @user-mo7ui8fk8z
      @user-mo7ui8fk8z 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@user-qx7vv7ts9x Колун

  • @JR-jq6dd
    @JR-jq6dd 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Quite a find you’ve got Quite a find you’ve got there. Those were sold on ‘70s “as seen on tv” add’s. My father in law picked up a “Chopper 2” and I later acquired it. I love the thing, still works great. Mine came with a hard plastic handle, quite durable. Great for splitting straight grain that’s not to big.

    • @TheRussianWoodworker
      @TheRussianWoodworker  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for watching! They actually still make them today.

    • @JR-jq6dd
      @JR-jq6dd 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TheRussianWoodworker I had no idea. one of the springs broke on mine and I had to repair.

  • @sxxxychocolate
    @sxxxychocolate 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    that handle looks sick. great job.

  • @truckdrivinmilanr
    @truckdrivinmilanr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Back in the 70’s a friend of mine was splitting wood with one of those and the spreader wedge broke off and took out his eye.

    • @TheRussianWoodworker
      @TheRussianWoodworker  3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      That's why you should always wear safety glasses. Thanks for watching!

    • @imm0rtal_937
      @imm0rtal_937 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Oh, fuck...

    • @kidglove100
      @kidglove100 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Mine broke to in 1978

    • @bigcatdaddy76016
      @bigcatdaddy76016 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Glad you told him about goggles afterward

    • @Hamish..
      @Hamish.. 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He should have kept an eye on what he was doing

  • @user-dw3qt8ff8u
    @user-dw3qt8ff8u 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Шикарна вещь 20 лет таким пользуюсь.

  • @MrAlazrai
    @MrAlazrai 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    i love this axe, it splits the wood like butter, good job

  • @markleesmith729
    @markleesmith729 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    These educational videos certainly did show procedure of use of power tools like grinders well!!!

  • @dons8365
    @dons8365 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I’ve got one just like it. The deeper it goes in the more it spreads the wood open.

  • @mindshiftguy
    @mindshiftguy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I wish you had taken the time to disassemble the head so I could have learned what those mechanisms were. I've seen a bazillion normal axes restored, but I was really looking forward to learning about everything attached to the head...

    • @TheRussianWoodworker
      @TheRussianWoodworker  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I decided not to because the mechanism still worked. The pins were hot riveted onto it and if I did that it would be a huge amount of labor for basically no points. If you look up these axes there are quite a few of them out there and I'm pretty sure that there is schematics available on how the actual heads work from the company since it still exists

    • @scooterdogg7580
      @scooterdogg7580 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      you can replace the "jaws" and springs my friend had one new years ago , it came with a spare set look up "the chopper" splitting axe the infomercials were cheesy

  • @marko_g_korenski
    @marko_g_korenski 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow man,thats such a bad ass tool! Great job! 👍😱

  • @andrzejporeda7281
    @andrzejporeda7281 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Przepiękne jest ta siekiera z oba zamkami odrestaurowana pozdrawiam twórcę tego filmiku serdecznie 👍👍👍👍

  • @richkeeshan9757
    @richkeeshan9757 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    We had one of these, it was about as useful as a porcupine at a nudist colony

  • @bbb462cid
    @bbb462cid 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I literally just moved one of those in my dad's garage so I could take out a ladder.

  • @lydianipezzini4370
    @lydianipezzini4370 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Acompanho tuas restaurações e fico impressionada com os resultados impecáveis 👍🏆🙂🇧🇷 ✨

  • @joeswampdawghenry
    @joeswampdawghenry 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great job dude!

  • @ascencion8883
    @ascencion8883 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Ive always heard those were known as "the great devider".

    • @TheRussianWoodworker
      @TheRussianWoodworker  4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That's another company that makes a similar axe

    • @ascencion8883
      @ascencion8883 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@TheRussianWoodworker thought it was just an old timer term, thanks for the info!

  • @Antonioivse
    @Antonioivse 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Странная штука. Но, думаю, излишне усложненная. Обычный колун стравляется не хуже. У мне поверь. Я в деревне столько дров переколол.

    • @user-ge6ki7mj8m
      @user-ge6ki7mj8m 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      А если одинокой бабе нужда приспичет дров на колоть?

    • @Antonioivse
      @Antonioivse 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@user-ge6ki7mj8m этот "супер-топор" не поможет ей. Не облегчает он колку дров.

    • @user-st9ux1kl1q
      @user-st9ux1kl1q 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Тоже всю жизнь прожил в деревне и переколол кучу дров, но попробывал бы этим колуном поколоть. Или ты пробывал?

    • @Antonioivse
      @Antonioivse 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@user-st9ux1kl1q тяжелый он. Много не намашешься.

    • @jonb5817
      @jonb5817 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I agree 100% !

  • @garygravina2415
    @garygravina2415 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    We had one of these. It worked pretty well on average. Anything too gnarly, like wavy-grained beech, hickory, or cherry wouldn't pop open unless it was REALLY well seasoned, and sometimes even then was a bit a of bear. But other mauls weren't necessarily better. Some logs just take a wedge-and-hammer or a power splitter. Main thing was, after struggling with the previous tools, Dad showed up with this, and it made us feel like he was doing what he could to make a tough chore a little easier.

    • @TheRussianWoodworker
      @TheRussianWoodworker  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thanks for watching

    • @nathanmciver6496
      @nathanmciver6496 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well I'd love to like this except I never know if anyone would show up to Macgregors bay trail and if anyone is there to enjoy the bon fire! That's what they shown me around here for that! Anyway! God bless , stay safe!

  • @nitt3rz
    @nitt3rz 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    The little spring-loaded fingers put so a big energy spike into the logs, it would be so cool to see it slow-motion

  • @user-mr5pt5od6p
    @user-mr5pt5od6p 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Это задумывался как незаклинивающий колун. Еще были с роликами

    • @user-xk7pd5ho4l
      @user-xk7pd5ho4l 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Да. Как рычажки эти функционируют? Прям вагонная сцепка.

    • @TheRussianWoodworker
      @TheRussianWoodworker  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Спасибо за просмотр

  • @mister6824
    @mister6824 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Колун линзой точить надо, штоб он разбивал, а не рубал, если такой заточкой тополь ещё и мокрый порубить то задолбоешся пыль глотать, а акация и молотком разбивается ещё и сухая😉✌️

    • @TheRussianWoodworker
      @TheRussianWoodworker  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Спасибо за просмотр. Я решил заточить потому что почему нет:)

    • @mister6824
      @mister6824 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@TheRussianWoodworker но это понятно, понятно это ну). Просто говорю што когда попадется другое дерево, топор будет встрявать как в пластилин а штоб колоть, надо будет потеть).

  • @leisongivangomo5656
    @leisongivangomo5656 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Awesome axe! Very cool!

  • @MrVDG-nk1xx
    @MrVDG-nk1xx 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good job, kid. Resuscitated the axe. It will serve you for many years. Like it!!!

  • @seanarthur8392
    @seanarthur8392 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Mr. Palmer is correct. This is not an axe but a maul. The wedges do two things, the main is to keep the maul from sinking too far into the wood. If you don't really know what you're doing, you'll spend more energy working your maul out of the grain than splitting. In the process of contacting the wood the wedges serve to disperse the energy of the swing more broadly through the grain. Without the wedges the energy of the swing / momentum drives down into the wood in a narrow slice. The wedges disperse this energy to do more damage. As well, when using a maul without these wedges you have to really know what you are doing and impart as much force into the swing as possible, so as to make enough damage that the maul can easily be removed from the grain. With the wedges, the maul is stopped and easily removed. This allows the user to take an easier swing and allow the force of the extra weight to do the work. However, unless the grain is extremely twisty, an experienced wood chopper with a decent properly sharpened 5 - 7 lb axe can split wood like a machine.

  • @PeachIceCreamy
    @PeachIceCreamy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    At this point you should change your name to “The Russian Craftsman”!

    • @TheRussianWoodworker
      @TheRussianWoodworker  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thanks for watching! And I'm considering changing it to the Russian workshop

    • @PeachIceCreamy
      @PeachIceCreamy 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      The Russian Woodworker perfect!

    • @cyberherbalist
      @cyberherbalist 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TheRussianWoodworker - As long as you don't call it Crazy Russian Hacker!! :-)

    • @asorrov
      @asorrov 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      У нас колуны как бритвы не точат, не нужно это им, да и для колки дров обычный колун лучше, ну или гидравлический, если здоровья не хватает)) А в остальном работа хорошая

    • @Nitro-er8ul
      @Nitro-er8ul 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      RSS restores

  • @lucieleimbach
    @lucieleimbach ปีที่แล้ว

    Love the handle. Nice job on the splitting maul. 🪓

  • @johnstone9396
    @johnstone9396 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very cool axe, nice job one the cleanup

  • @clydebalcom8252
    @clydebalcom8252 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That looks like a swiss army axehead. It's awesome.

    • @TheRussianWoodworker
      @TheRussianWoodworker  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks for watching!

    • @KageNoTora74
      @KageNoTora74 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's a wood splitting maul. You use an axe to chop tree limbs or trunks down to size across the wood grain and a maul to split those pieces along the grain.

  • @morozjaka
    @morozjaka 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Если бы идея работала, все давно бы уже такими колунами кололи.

  • @derekschwendemann2468
    @derekschwendemann2468 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    It’s not made to be so sharp. Like others have said, it is a maul for splitting wood only. Weight of the head and lever action of wedges make for an effective splitter.

  • @SimonAmazingClarke
    @SimonAmazingClarke ปีที่แล้ว

    I got my brother one of these a couple of years ago. Incredible axe.

  • @stevenjennings8347
    @stevenjennings8347 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Awesome informational educational video experience Y'alls

  • @floydcordery2211
    @floydcordery2211 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    This is not an axe, it is a splitting maul. I first used one around 1975-76, and it was old then.

    • @TheRussianWoodworker
      @TheRussianWoodworker  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thanks for watching. Chopper1 markets it as an axe so I will be calling it an axe

    • @cyberherbalist
      @cyberherbalist 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TheRussianWoodworker - Yes, but that's just a marketing ploy. Of course it can be used as an axe, so it's not wrong to call it one. But it's chief strength is splitting what is already chopped down. Nice video, by the way!

  • @user-pt6pz5di3j
    @user-pt6pz5di3j 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Интересный механизм, но как он работает я так и не понял!?

    • @TheRussianWoodworker
      @TheRussianWoodworker  4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      у него эти две железные ножки сбиваются в дерево и чем дальше головков сталкивается в дерево чем больше эти две железные ножки раздвигаются этим механизмом она разбивает бревно.

    • @user-pt6pz5di3j
      @user-pt6pz5di3j 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@TheRussianWoodworker Спасибо, я так и предполагал, но увидеть это во время испытания не удалось и поэтому возникли некоторые сомнения, но Вы все прояснили!!! Отличное устройство и отличная реставрация - работаете с удовольствием!

    • @valentinkamolov2753
      @valentinkamolov2753 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Когда лезвие погружается в дерево эти два шатуна распирают трещину дополнительно к самому клину топора. Облегчает колку.
      Канадская технология 60 летней давности!

    • @user-uq7nm8df5f
      @user-uq7nm8df5f 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@valentinkamolov2753 у нас в деревнях вместо технологий была куча детей для колки дров.

    • @sergonon9707
      @sergonon9707 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@TheRussianWoodworker тоже первый раз вижу

  • @GLRAKER
    @GLRAKER 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have split many cords of wood with one of those. We had an off grid cabin in Alaska for 15 years. The chopper 1 was my best friend.

  • @jonjones4690
    @jonjones4690 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have owned 4 choppers (and chopper 2's) and they are by far the best axe in existence!

  • @andrepienaar6459
    @andrepienaar6459 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Why didn't you take the axe apart and clean and oil the mechanisms too?

    • @TheRussianWoodworker
      @TheRussianWoodworker  4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Why should I? I could've but it would have been pointless as the evaporust freed up the mechanism perfectly

    • @cyberherbalist
      @cyberherbalist 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TheRussianWoodworker - I agree that you didn't need to. But it might have been fun! Putting those springs back might have been ticklish, though.

    • @thomuchpowa4334
      @thomuchpowa4334 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Soul Calibur любишь херню нести?
      Evapo Rust является одним из самых безопасных средств для удаления ржавчины, поскольку он не содержит сильных кислот и безопасен для кожи. Он даже биоразлагаем, не наносит вреда окружающей среде и эффективно удаляет сильную ржавчину.

    • @thomuchpowa4334
      @thomuchpowa4334 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Soul Calibur а ты привык выдумывать всякую дичь про то чем не пользуешься? Типичный балаболка из России. Чего не знаю то хреново.

    • @thomuchpowa4334
      @thomuchpowa4334 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Soul Calibur алло олень. Это так то ты тут утверждаешь, что автор видео халтурщик. Где твои пруфы твоих слов? Я что то не заметил.

  • @Twosist
    @Twosist 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Монтаж видео хороший, процесс реставрации тоже, но надо бы убрать срач в мастерской.

    • @TheRussianWoodworker
      @TheRussianWoodworker  4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Приезжай и убирай. Я с удовольствием разрешу убрать:)

    • @user-uq2xz6si8s
      @user-uq2xz6si8s 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Это не врач а производственный беспорядок

  • @aramyan3647
    @aramyan3647 ปีที่แล้ว

    Got one at the flea market in excellent condition for $20. It's a beautiful piece. Nice just having it even without chopping...

  • @davidkeep6526
    @davidkeep6526 ปีที่แล้ว

    Still common enough in Australia especially rural areas. Work a treat splitting wood for the Coonarra !😎👍

  • @user-cx1pz9qt7p
    @user-cx1pz9qt7p 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Заточка к чему такая? Колун, конечно же, интересный... Но как то все бессмысленно, необдуманно... А вот топорище класс.

  • @bulldong3966
    @bulldong3966 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Could you have just sand or soda blasted the rust off in like 5 minutes?

  • @captcage1
    @captcage1 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    These chopper 1&2 re great back savers best tool ever

  • @fernandobarbosa1580
    @fernandobarbosa1580 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is one machine!! Very Nice

  • @user-by6qb5ge8c
    @user-by6qb5ge8c 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Зачем делал отпуск ? Ты что его закаливал ?

  • @Alexandr-74
    @Alexandr-74 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Выглядит красиво и необычно, а рубит хреново

    • @TheRussianWoodworker
      @TheRussianWoodworker  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Спасибо за просмотр. Я просто рубил довольно-таки сухие уже дрова

    • @LeXuS-xm7zf
      @LeXuS-xm7zf 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Разве обычный колун не лучше раскалывает?

    • @Alexandr-74
      @Alexandr-74 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@LeXuS-xm7zf пожалуй да, колол дров в свое время много и разных сухих и крученых отлично колется только принаровиться нужно

    • @dustonzroad
      @dustonzroad 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Я не понял почему топор такой необычный. Как это работает?
      Upd: Chopper axe1 это.

  • @k9pirateslair704
    @k9pirateslair704 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very nice work!

  • @magwamagwa45110
    @magwamagwa45110 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I still have the one I bought in the early 70's and it still works great nice job...

  • @user-fg8dk6wr4f
    @user-fg8dk6wr4f 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Странный какой то топорик,нахрена такой наворот!?

    • @TheRussianWoodworker
      @TheRussianWoodworker  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Так как я понимаю он помогает водитель дерево Когда ты в него

    • @tatar6311
      @tatar6311 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@TheRussianWoodworker you really from Russia?))))

    • @aslankunashev371
      @aslankunashev371 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@tatar6311 угарнул)))

    • @user-bf6cz9zy4n
      @user-bf6cz9zy4n 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@tatar6311 I am from Russia!

  • @MichaelJohnson-wp9il
    @MichaelJohnson-wp9il 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I seen one on the crazy Russian hacker TH-cam The springs are to spread the wood apart

  • @jorymollenhauer3295
    @jorymollenhauer3295 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    One of the coolest things I have ever used as a kid. Made to ton of noise when you connected with the wood. Holy hell it worked great though

  • @chuckthecanuck828
    @chuckthecanuck828 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I got one of these beauties hanging up in my work shop, just used it to split so wood the other week

  • @user-ep5jc7bt5z
    @user-ep5jc7bt5z 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Есть у меня похожий, только с роликами, та ещё погремушка, бесполезная, обычный больше нравиться

  • @MrLee-ue7iu
    @MrLee-ue7iu 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    They are still made today, its a splitting maul.

    • @TheRussianWoodworker
      @TheRussianWoodworker  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes they are the company has been around since the 70s

    • @PeachIceCreamy
      @PeachIceCreamy 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      BallReports the way you said that makes you sound pretty egotistical, my guy

    • @gregoryheim9781
      @gregoryheim9781 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Maybe you are just waaay too sensitive @@PeachIceCreamy.

    • @PeachIceCreamy
      @PeachIceCreamy 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Gregory Heim sensitive? I’d only be sensitive if it bothered me.

    • @gregoryheim9781
      @gregoryheim9781 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      You commented.
      It bothered you @@PeachIceCreamy.
      So yes, sensitive.

  • @whitie7264
    @whitie7264 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Slow motion to see how the contraption works would have been awesome, good job looks and works great!.

    • @TheRussianWoodworker
      @TheRussianWoodworker  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Unfortunately I don’t have a good slow motion camera. Maybe sometime in the future I can revisit it.

  • @silvanildoaraujo7659
    @silvanildoaraujo7659 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excelente restauro😊👍👏👏👏

  • @devismoro9878
    @devismoro9878 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Видео можно было бы закончить на второй минуте. Ни о чём.

  • @user-rq8mz2qp2m
    @user-rq8mz2qp2m 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Зачем точить колун? Поточил и тюкнул по земле. Автор дровами никогда не занимался.

  • @alanmcwilliams4264
    @alanmcwilliams4264 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Another great job, at first I didn't think that you would get the splitting mechanism to function considering the condition but happily you prevailed

    • @TheRussianWoodworker
      @TheRussianWoodworker  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks for watching! I'm super satisfied that I actually managed to get it to work b

  • @TralfazConstruction
    @TralfazConstruction 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thing looks formidable.

  • @vladimirstrazhnikov3271
    @vladimirstrazhnikov3271 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice job 👍

  • @nathanlitz4634
    @nathanlitz4634 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good job man

  • @maureenedonovan9935
    @maureenedonovan9935 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I used to burn wood and had one of those. It worked like a charm.

  • @ronaldharvey4629
    @ronaldharvey4629 ปีที่แล้ว

    I had one back in the 70s , got it from Sears chopped many cords of fire woods for a Fisher Stove Papa Bear Air Tite stove