GET RID OF THE BLOWTORCH ! You are RUINING those handles! The idea that hitting a tool handle with flame makes the wood stronger is a MYTH, it only WEAKENS the wood and makes it more likely to break ! Also, you are fitting the old handles onto the heads dry, they will be no better than when you started! Mix up some high strength ( 2-ton ) epoxy, put in into the eye of the head and on the end of the handle, along with on the wedge and into the groove, then put the head on the handle, drive the wedge in, and, when the glue hardens, ( about 24 hours ) cut the wedge off flush and you will have a handle that will last for decades.
Enjoyable as usual only question is some of the handles appeared to be pretty rough when you removed the wedges and a screw or two. Were you able to bridge the damaged areas with a wood wedge followed by the metal one and will that hold over time with heavy use? BTW I've learned to slow your videos down to not miss all the details
Thanks for watching! And I ended up just leaving the minor splitting as it did not go far down the handle. I just cut a new slots and put wooden wedges into the heads. I also used a rasp in order to fit the heads deeper onto the shoulder on the handles. I don't like using metal wedges as they tend to crack the wood instead of expand it.
I think you should name the channel The Wizard of Restoration
Haha that's not a bad idea! Maybe The Restoration Wizard to keep my logo the same
I like that you use a wood maul to drive the handles on, I see lots on TH-cam use steel hammers, 😮 not good for the handle ends.
Nice job 👍
Thanks for watching!
Absolutely amazing job.
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Good job!
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GET RID OF THE BLOWTORCH ! You are RUINING those handles! The idea that hitting a tool handle with flame makes the wood stronger is a MYTH, it only WEAKENS the wood and makes it more likely to break ! Also, you are fitting the old handles onto the heads dry, they will be no better than when you started! Mix up some high strength ( 2-ton ) epoxy, put in into the eye of the head and on the end of the handle, along with on the wedge and into the groove, then put the head on the handle, drive the wedge in, and, when the glue hardens, ( about 24 hours ) cut the wedge off flush and you will have a handle that will last for decades.
Thanks for watching.
Hate the burnt handles.
Hatters gonna hate
Enjoyable as usual only question is some of the handles appeared to be pretty rough when you removed the wedges and a screw or two. Were you able to bridge the damaged areas with a wood wedge followed by the metal one and will that hold over time with heavy use? BTW I've learned to slow your videos down to not miss all the details
Thanks for watching! And I ended up just leaving the minor splitting as it did not go far down the handle. I just cut a new slots and put wooden wedges into the heads. I also used a rasp in order to fit the heads deeper onto the shoulder on the handles. I don't like using metal wedges as they tend to crack the wood instead of expand it.
You have a lot hammer
Thanks for watching
I agree,. You lost me with the burnt handles!!!
Thanks for watching. Burning doesn't do anything to the structural integrity it just adds a cool customization factor to it.
Burnt handles are only meant for tools you are going to use…outside.
No,I don't like the burnt handles at all.
Lol good for you bud.