MAKING an ADZE with AXE, KNIFE, and FILE- ASMR
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- MAKING an ADZE with AXE, KNIFE, and FILE - ASMR primitive tool DIY video by Chop With Chris shows in detail the techniques and tools used to make an adze for wood carving and any woodworking project using simple hand tools.
Related links: 1. Chop With Chris "Tools & Wood Education" Playlist • Tool & Wood Education
2. Watch my projects progress on Instagram: / chopwithchris
I really enjoyed your video. This is the kind of craftsmanship I love watching. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it!
This is amazing. You are carrying the torch of knowledge. This is essentially how tools have been made for hundreds of thousands of maybe even millions of years. So simple. Natural crotch in wood and sinew.
Thanks!
Nothing beat the songs of an axe and a craftsman working . No music :)) thank you for sharing your knowledge
You are most welcome.
Chop With Chris loved your interview of mister Chickadee.:)
He’s the real deal!
This just popped up so l watched it....amasing, superb, you know your wood.
Thanks!
Ideas/suggestions: ( like holes... everyones got one) here' s mine. When wrapping string about head and shaft keep its consistent from far end to swoop bit... When done shellac the finished bit to protect from elements. Also you can alternate cordage colors for a pattern. (idea comes from doing fishing poles same way). Thanks for caring and sharing.
WOW! Thanks for the great suggestions!
How refreshing to see the use of a hacksaw instead of the ubiquitous grinder! Great vid, really enjoyed it.
Of course!
Always inspired by your creations and craftsmanship, awesome job
Thank you!
Very nice! Thank you👍👍👍👍🙏
Thank you too
Brilliant! This goes to my favorites immediately....
Wow! Thanks!
this video is absolutely wonderful
Thank you!
Beautifully done Chris 👌you live in awesome place, can hear the different types of birds chirping in the background 😊. Thank you Sir .
It was a great day!
This is awesome!!! Definitely a new project for me! I already have the handle dried out and shaped in my shop :)
Thanks and good luck!
Inspiring video and beautiful collection of hand tools I might add.
Thanks!
So cool. Sweet work all around!
Thanks!
i love all the tools u have
I’m very lucky!!
👍👍👍 I love this tool....
Thanks!
Nice 💪
Thanks
Beautiful dog and nice work too.
Thank you!
great work , thank you 😁 and your dog is awesome 😍
Thanks!
At last I found someone on TH-cam with an axe who isn’t some kind of self proclaimed wood chopping expert asshole! Well done! Thanks! And you have a new sub!
Welcome to my channel!
Very nice job. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks!
This video is very awesome. And useful . Cheers Chris
Thanks!
This is what ive been searching for 🙂
👍🏻. Good luck!
Best video ever see
You have experince man 👏👏👏
Thanks!
Ya know what would've helped on this build? An adze ! Cool build. Nice adze collection too. Ship wright adzes are hard to find, around here at least.
Thanks. I found a big one in an antique store in California believe it or not.
Outstanding work. Thanks for sharing.
You are most welcome.
I love content like this Mankind has been adaptive to life for eons of time now... Happy Easter Chop With Chris 👍
Thanks and the same to you!
@@ChopWithChris 👍
Wow! Truly inspiring Chris, Keep safe.
Thanks and the same to you!
Great job Chris, really like the way you work and think. Fred. Thanks for sharing with us.
Thanks!
I'm pb & jealous of all those beautiful tool's on the wall and bench. Wow! Great video. I loved the background sound the most. I miss the wood's.
It was a great day! Thanks.
Your assortment of wood tool's is beautiful as well.
It looks so simple...Amazing tool!👍👍
I love it!
Love the dog.
I thought you would!
Great job Chris!
Thanks!
genius, excellent video!!!
greetings from Argentina
Gracias!
Roger Roger. I could practically hear it when you freeze framed it
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Awesome work Chris! 😃👍🏻👊🏻
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Very nice video Chris...congratulations...
Thank you!
Another great video. Definite future project!
New to the channel, but just wondering if you wear the elbow and wrist braces to reduce shock or wear & tear on the joints?
Take Care
Thanks and yes.
wow that was clever and so simple, thanks
Thanks!
Nice work
Thanks
Nice video, Chris.
It has become great recordings.
The tool is great.
Have a nice weekend.
Nice sunny Easter.
Stay healthy.
Thanks and the same to you.
Thanks
At first I was like wha😟 But after watching the whole video . That's a very simple,easy,effective design. Thanks Chris !
Thanks :)
its a design that's used all over the world for thousands of years, of course its gonna work good lol
Now to find affordable tool steel.
@@horseblinderson4747 truck axle, 3-6in round bar stock, best steel for the price
Great tool !
Thanks.
Awesome video... as usual!
Thanks!
Interesting to know how you determine the angle of the blade to the handle. The square used on the back of the curved blade would seem to give widely varying distances on the handle as the square can rock quite significantly. Looking at all your other tools only the ones used for barrel or bowl making have such a tight curve to them to be used in a tightly curved space such as a barrel head. All the others are relatively shallow curves.There is a method to determine correct angle on large adzes . Adzes usually have an s curved handle so to get the right fit of handle to blade you set the adze on a flat board edge down and make a mark, now flip the adze 180 degrees and the top of the socket eye should go exactly thru the mark, this makes the force of the swing run right thru the curve of the blade for best application of power. If you were to make a small adze with an angle close to 90 degrees at the head you will find more power will go into the cut.
Thank you for the useful information.
Me encanta. Enhorabuena
Gracias!
The best.
Thanks!
Very Nicely Done My Friend!
Thanks!
Very nice & thank you.
Thanks.
@@ChopWithChris You are very welcome.
What wood did you use?
Oak
Love the build I'm going to make one with an ax and with stone
Cool! Good luck!
Hello, very nice video. Thanks for taking the time to show it. A couple of questions, what type of wood did you use for the handle? Also did you make or buy the blade? If you bought it where did you get it from? Thanks.
The handle is hickory to absorb the shock. The blade was left over from another adze I had made by a blacksmith.
Nicely done
Thanks
Can this tool be made with a normal axe head or does the axe head need to be curved like yours?
For simple chopping a normal axe will work. For carving bowls you need a curved blade.
@@ChopWithChris that makes sense. The blade should also be curved across its width though for bowls, and not only along its length. Shouldn't it?
Correct.
Nice job,..... like.
Thanks!
With the prying action of the adze, wouldn't the blade be more secure on the inside of the arm? I have a cheap gardening one that's awesome! Underrated tool!
My blade should have a bit more interior curve to prevent that. I guess both could work.
But then the bully of the woodwould be on top of the blade. Creating an obstacle that will bump against the wood you are carving, You could probably get around this by changing the angle that the edge is put on. You’ll notice that on this adze Chris has cut the angle on the down face of the blade, whereas in the rest of his adzes the angle is cut in towards the inside crook of the handle. That is actually how you would tackle the issue of the angle of attack. You make that angle more severe, and it is plausible that the handle will clear your work and not dent it. It would solve another issue with the conventional design, which is wood chips won’t get jammed where the blade meets the handle. I’m not convinced that the balance would be correct tho. When the blade is honed in the conventional fashion the weight of the blade is coming in directly behind its edge for every swing. The other thing is that the adze is not a prying tool. There is meant to be a springiness to it tat carries you through the work to help stave off fatigue. If you think of it that way, then having the blade resting inside the crook would then put all of the strain of of you blows against the strings.
Sweet video
Thanks!
Love that you don't use power tools
Thanks! Its the ONLY way!
6:08 - Instead of wasting all that time you could have given this a heat and hit it a few times and bent it to shape. You need a forge. It'll open a whole new world of making stuff to you!
I know. I know.... Blacksmithing looks amazing!!
But he likes to saw
Bon travail great job!
Merci!
I've forged a few of those simple adze blades from 1070 alloy, but didn't think it was durable enough at the edge. Might have been a problem with the edge geometry. Fun project, though, and maybe now I'll need to make a handle or two....
Good luck!
Yes man you do it right like the people in the stone edge
But they used Flint to carve out the handle and they use a Flintblade for weapons or a hard stone as the blade
The binding was very good but the used leatherstraps or woodbark straps to fix the blade At the handle and the use birtchglue to fix it
Well Done
Yours Frank
Great feedback. Thanks!
Thank you, would you make a video, of maling a broad-axe for me, here in the Netherlands, a broad-axe is quite expensive to buy.....
Broad axes are amazing.
What kind of wood did you use? You should consider raising that work surface up a bit. It'll save your back.
Oak
The adze seems to be the tool of choice for indigenous people, i.e. Eskimos (kayak building), Pacific Islanders (dugout canoes), North Africans (for shaping mud bricks), Native Americans (for shaping planks), and boat building by shipwrights the world over. In the television series "The Great Human Race", an experimental archeologist used one to shape a bow.
Wow! Thanks for the information.
Nice build Chris! Have you ever considered dabbling in blacksmithing? I know it may seem rather different that what you currently do, but I think your skills would transfer nicely. And it's another craft that doesn't require power tools
I have its just finding the time... Take care.
Curious about why you used string instead of rawhide to do the wraps with.
I would have preferred raw hide but didn’t have any.
I like it. I think rawhide would work better than cord. Soak the rawhide in water for a few days and use unflavored gelatin as glue. That thing would be tough as nails.
Agree!
Excelent video. What about an axe, could you make one with the same technique? It would be nice to see it in your collection.
That’s a great idea!
I saw the droid too!! 🤣
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If I had the pick of all those adzes at the end, it would be elbow adze every time. Once you get used to them, heavy european ones seem absolutely alien, heavy and tiresome. Elbow adzes are lighter you can go with them for hours. A real pleasure to work with, that and learning to coordinate movement of tool AND that of the work piece being carved
To get a real snug fit for the blade I always put dirt on the blade (eg graphite or charcoal dust) then fit the blade to the seat in the wood and rub it slightly to mark the high spots, shave the marked spots, and repeat as often as necessary until you get a perfect fit. A layer of leather sandwiched between blade and handle also reduces shock. I tended to use thick linen bootmakers twine for wrapping in the past, but recently experimented with lengths of bike inner tube stretched real tight. It worked fantastic even if its unconventional
Wow! Great information!!
Beautimus . . . nothing some bank line won't fix. Does the wood need to be seaoned before you make a handle? thanks Chris . . .
Ideally yes
Excellent work. Very entertaining as well. Chris how efficient is it compared to the other adzes you have? Recently I made one from brick hammer. It is very sharp and very very bad for carving. I kept the original handle maybe that's my problem.
It is very very average. The blade profile needs more work but for my 1st adze I’m pretty happy.
@@ChopWithChrisChris, what makes this one average as you say? What would make it better? What makes an adze, great?
@@LitoGeorge It just does not feel very good in my hand. The balance could be better.
@@ChopWithChris so I saw you take care with putting the square on to measure the angle of attack. Romandybala below says to place it at 90deg to the handle. Do you think that would offer a better balance? (Given this is 2 years ago, have you changed or fixed it yet?)
Nice dog
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Hi new sub :-) that's cool, looking forward to seeing some of your videos.
Thanks so much! Lots of videos on my channel.
В коллекции не хватает двух тесел на правую и левую сторону. Это как обычный топор только рубящая часть согнута полумесяцем. Нужны например для заделки носа лодки долбленки
Я понимаю. Спасибо.
I cringe at the use of a carving knife that way, but to make other tools using it..... IT'S ALL GOOD!!!👍
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what trees should we be planting to make these tools..?
Oak, hickory
Nice job Chris! What kind of string/cordage did you use to attach the blade to the handle?
Its was leftover nylon cord from when I made a crossbow string.
Chop With Chris Thanks
Also have a chiropractor look at your neck often it's a neck issue resulting in improper communication to elbows and carpultunnels
ok
This has all but become a lost skill. My Fathers father made some of his own tools the way you have shown. I really wish my Grandfather was still alive today. I could have spent hours with him as an adult. I would've learned so much. Nice job Chris. I admire your skill.
Thanks so much.
Was that a white oak or red oak
Oak
Hi chris where did you get the adze blade thanks
I had a blacksmith try to make an adze for me from an old drywall hammer. It was never finished so I decided to use that. A lawnmower blade will work as well.
The islanders where I lived used a particular shell as the blade long ago. I'm sure they use steel now.
I bet they made some beautiful things.
Yes they did. But mostly they were used to build their ocean going canoes.
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Your dog has the cutest underbite!
No doubt!
You could have used rawhide strips that were wet and then wrapped and when dried would be one strong binding
Absolutely. I just don't know where and how to get it.
@@ChopWithChris if you live in America then if you can find a leather shop you should be able to get some
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You are my Hero Chris. Wish you were my father
Thank you!
3:39 - It's a fishing hook for megalodons.
Yep
So mr chris.....how much did you pay the birds to sing and chirp in the background????? Lol
Beautiful work as always ans now I learnt how to tie an adze
They were loud weren’t they!!!
@@ChopWithChris just nice... ;)
Why wouldn't you put the blade on the inside, that would insure no slippage
The arc of the blade requires the top to be as clear as possible.
Hey man! I've been watching your videos and I have to say as a Mainer who's good with woodworking in the turning sense, your videos are very educational and interesting on various techniques and even friendly to those at early levels. I'd like every single one if I didn't use my liked videos for music!
Thanks!
Ancient man, when making adzes, said same thing to their students... make the adze wood so it look like a droid army robot.
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11:07 A tool for every job ;)
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Прикольно 😁
Спасибо!
Инструмент годен только банановые стволы потрошить.
Мне это нравится.
Now your all set to make a dugout canoe.
No doubt!
Chi's I notice you have tennis elbow look at Wim Hof method this will remove the inflammation and the constant pain,you will be able to give the elbow braces to someone else
It’s white oak. Thanks for all the suggestions.
Yes the method helped me with alot of issues,you will like it,ten years younger in a matter of weeks
Looks more like an Egyptian septer
Needs a big jewel in the middle of it.
"the angle of Holm"
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Holm may have seen it somewhere along his travels.
I see you have braces on both elbows. Your elbows probably hurt as much as I do when working with a knife and grinder. The so-called Golfer's elbow and tennis elbow.
Did these orthotics help you?
Yes. They take the pressure of the elbows.