Great explanation of a proper hang👏 I have got several axes from Jeff and he does super nice work 👌I run my axes hard beating wedges and never had one fail yet 💪
Absolutly!! Using anything with a wheel without eye protection is basically calling gods bluff..as someone with awful eyesight I tend to value what little I got LOL and don't get me started on using a wire brush by hand I refuse!! I stick a strand of the wire up under the finger nail every time😂😭🤦🏻♂️
My dad had my grandfathers old Collins Axe. I too got inspired by Buckin last year, so I brought it home and cleaned it up. It’s sat on my workbench for the last several months. I think it’s time to find a proper handle and hang it. I really didn’t have intention of using it, but after watching and listening to Jeff, I think I’ve changed my mind. It will be cool to have my grandpa’s old axe out in the woods with me. Thanks for a great video and some inspiration man!
One thing would make his process a bit better. A round rat tail file. I'm a machinist by trade and watching him try to file the hole in the head of the axe with a square file was rough. A round rat tail is much easier to contour edges like this with.
I love Jeff’s philosophy and attention to detail.I respect him more for the fact that he explained what he’s doing and why instead of just hurrying through just to get it done,Jeff’s just the opposite which is an absolute plus for a tradesman.He takes pride and care for where it’s going and who’s going to be using it for making a living.This is only the second video I’m watching on your channel since subscribing after watching the Douglas Fir Church cut.I’m glad I chose this video as the next.As a skilled tradesmen myself,journeyman electrician,i know good people by their work ethic and respect for the next tradesman craft.Thanks again!!!
I have an axe with a bent handle on it, my dad bought it for me when I was at school. It swings great right to left but not so well the other way. I don’t ever want loose that combination so I carry extra axes just in case someone wants to borrow one. You can borrow any axe but the one dad gave me.
Should point out to him that that’s a flap disk or a flapper wheel on his grinder there… I use a flapper wheel too… pretty much do the exact same thing… Billy got me back into hanging axes too… just as more of a hobby instead of just the necessity… hey… building axes and building chainsaw’s are two great hobbies that you’re blowing your money on.., there’s way worse habits that we could be waisting our money on.., and we still have the axe or saw… so it’s not totally a waste!!! Keep on rocking!!! Love you videos!!!!
You can feel in this video that this is is truly Jeff's Zen. Real passion for an almost lost art. Jacob, great production. Thank you so much for putting this together.
This was without question the most in depth video of hanging and the options. Quite the stock of handles I would love to know where you prefer to get handles from they look top notch. I sid see some Killinger premium stickers on the cabinet. I am also a buckin billy ray fan that got into axes and hanging from watching him. He’s got a lot of people started.
Pay the most attention to achieving an ultra-tight fit inside the eye front-to-rear. Both with the handle and with the wedge. I like to dry fit the wedge to be a very tight fit inside the eye lengthwise before I even begin fitting then handle. Then I know it’s ready when I need it and cannot forget that step later on.
excellent video. I like a 24 -25" handle for a wedge banger. Hanging axes on a new handle is much fun. A vintage axe is a piece of art and deserves a fine new handle for display the same way a vintage painting deserves a good frame for display.
I'm mega happy for you man, hit the 1mil. I've been watching for over 1.5 years, and telling everyone who'd be interested about you and your channel. Keep on being you man.
Love this video!!! Quality dude backs up his product!!!! Got a batch of crap handles.....made it right with everyone. Like anyone watching this would think otherwise! :) This amount of pride and craftsmanship makes me smile!!
My favorite You Tube video I have seen in a while. Jeff knows and it cool to see him with normal tools or even cheap tools doing quality work. It might be good to start investing in some mic's when doing these types of videos.
Great job for showcasing the quite professional who can produce a usable tool! Wedge banging is tough on the handle and it looks like Jeff is setting them right! Keep up the great job 👍.
Great explanation and attention to details. I started chopping wood at 10years on grandparents homestead. My place now. I lived there when i was a child/teen. Chopping wood was a daily task, my task. Grandpa worked at the homestead and the forest his whole life. He retired before the chainsaw was widespread. Most manual chopping and sawing. There was plenty of axes at the homestead but i could soon pick out which one to use and which were really bad. There are som basic ratios you would wanna follow as guidance. I broke many handles but had to replace them myself, also had to search for them in the deep snow when they flew of. Radius of edge is far to small on the axe in the video. First thing in sharpening is to "set" the edge. should be more strait, the exemption would be the "American felling axe" which has smaller radius, still not that small, and still a different orientation. A drawn line from upper point of the edge, trough the lower point should hit outside of your knuckle when holding the handle, that is an important ratio, also followed by all good axe manufacturer, if not spacial carving or special purpose axe. (There is a good black and white, really old!! video here on TH-cam about two Finnish guys hanging an axe head and you get the point by looking at the drawings they make, if you don't understand Finnish) Corect set transfer force trough a neutral line in the handle opposed to overset or underset which imposes high forces taken up by handle making it brake or the head come loose. Second important ratio is the length, not a specific length for the purpose of the axe but specific for the person. good length is that the axe head should barely touch the ground when holding the axe standing. For some odd reason that ratio makes it easier to hit the intended spot naturally every time. Of course, one can always train yourself to hit also with wrong length but in long term right length means less fatigue when working a whole day or two. Consider to try these ratios on an axe just for fun and discover the magic feeling of a correct set and ratio or perhaps it may explain why you like certain axes more than others. About the casted axes. Perhaps he is thinking of "Cast Steel" a stamp we would find often on vintage axes and many other tools like chisels plane steels and so on. Refers to a process of steel manufacturing also called crucible steel, first used around 1850 in the US, by the company Disston. Was used in Europe since viking age, whom imported the knowledge from the orient, probably today Turkey or Persia. Also forged axes can have a line similar to a casting line if forged between two mold or if forged in two pieces and welled together. But who can be sure today with import from you know were. Thanks again for the video!
Where cognition and dedication intersect. I do things well but I just learned how to hang an axe better. Thank you. I just got a Plumb 4 double bit head for Christmas from my mother n law who lives on a ranch in the high desert of Idaho. I noticed a bit of an oddity. The top of the eye is not as long as the handle side but wider. Buck'n hung a Plumb and said it was wrong from the factory. Just must be how they did them back then. Happy New Year guys. FYI get an American made vise. For crying out loud. You guys love tools. lol I have my handle in a Holland 25 that weights 100 lbs that my Dad got me. I like it more than my Counsil FSS, Barco FSS and my TrueTeamper Vulcan.
If I understand it right You say about quality times "not all made in China", eh? Lol, the same thing is here, former USSR - axes heads I mean. They are not dulling as modern ones - when for example I dubs the branches of fir trunk > 80 years old.
I have bought 2 axes from Jeff and can recommend his work. I have used one for splitting and the other is going to a friend; after using mine the look in his eye was enough to know he needed his own 😁
I get great results (IMO) with various grits, shaping/sharpening axes & mauls, with flap-discs in a HF 4.5" angle-grinder. Of course, gotta clamp the head securely first. Go Jeff!
Great video - just one thing grain orientation in the handle doesn't matter. You have grain run-out regardless of grain orientation. :) The tree bends to a north wind one day...a west wind the next :) There is a similar misconception in bow making. People always go on about using quarter sawn backings, in reality you can use a rift or flat sawn backing with no problems. What really, really maters is that you only use premium straight grained wood in the first place. Remeber you can have a straight tree that has twist in the fiber path eg. like a barber pole :)
great video i followed buckin and some other fellas with the same idea in mind i believe having the patience to fit and refit without rushing the job is super beneficial not to mention getting good handles big box store and hardware stores sell junk to people who don't care or don't know i use all my axes or give them as gifts a plum head in good shape is a prize congrats
I like this Jeff character. Love the axe he made! Many People still think a product should not have a labor profit margin. Which is narrow minded because the same people think what they produce should have value.
Excellent workmanship. I am just about to hang a head for the first time in 30 years, so looked around for a good video and this was it. Coincidentally, the head I have is the same size and pattern as the one you hang in this video and also dates from the 30s or 40s.
Great video, vintage heads are the coolest. I have a 3.5 collins jersy I’ve been meaning to put a handle on, this is getting me motivated to set aside the time for a satisfying task of hanging. I find to get a durable edge, increasing the grit you use, like polishing, really gets that edge to last. Stropping is the final touch, it does make you pay real attention when you take out a shaving razor attached to a stick. I like using an axe to lop branches, really satisfying when it glides through a 2-3in branch in one swing.
Thanx spent 2 years bangin wood. For firewood. Makes big difference. So does the handle. Some last but some just shock ya arms. N no time for sharp stuff gets ya caught up. Just wanted a good splitter.
Jeff is certainly a craftsman with knowledge, and puts together a very nice axe ! Buckin Billy Ray, is quite a different 'character' (been watching him for 2 years now) and that would be a very interesting video to watch (You and Buckin); I'd watch a few to see what you would be getting yourself into ! Love the video Jake.
His explanation and knowledge was spot on. I'm alittle confused on why he's using a flap disk on wood rather than metal but the hanging was a grand job. Nevertheless, it's a shame he isn't a 'craftsman' rather a 'fitter'. I am not disput9mg his work but rather the parts are bought in and he simply just puts them together. Don't get me wrong, there still is skill in 'assembling' things togther the correct way. However, A man who works with his hands is a laborer; a man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman; but a man who works with his hands and his brain and his heart is an artist.
Jeff builds a nice axe, he's got some beauties on his Instagram! Cool video, I'm really loving the content you're putting out, great channel. Thanks Jacob and Jeff!
If you've been hanging axes for awhile, you no longer require glue to lube your wedge before you pound it. That's for folks who are not confident about filling gaps in the eye. Most axe folks use whatever oil they like to lube their wedges. And purposely cracking the wedge?? Ridiculous. That's so aesthetically displeasing and counter-productive, in my experienced opinion.
I'm gonna have to get my hands on one of those, keep up the good work. Your content is always good, hope you had fun hangin with August. That must have been a treat.
Loved seeing this vid. I've got three of Jeff's axes. I have to ignore his posts sometimes because if I have a couple pops I can get axe fever real easy and next thing I'm Venmo'ing money off to this guy!
Nice job on that axe , Jeff has a good eye for detail . Speaking of eyes , I do wish he would use safety glasses , when using the wire wheel especially .
Nice technique to start that wedge…pulling it on like that!!! I’m going to start doing that on my next axe!!! Awesome!!! I love everything that he did there!!! Sweet job!!! You got a wicked banger!!!
Vintage head when axes were not a specialty shop thing like it is now. To the point I started forging my own because it’s easier for me as a wood carver and arborist with a background in welding and blacksmithing so to have the perfect carving axe is important just like having a solid collection of chainsaws matches my solid collection of axes. My kids are grown and divorced twice instead of a third that doesn’t like me working all the time it’s easier to buy anything I want and meet a chic go the night a good saw or axe will last a life time a good woman is harder to find these days then a unused black raven or bluegrass axe head.
That was fantastic! Funny I found this just as I started the search for an axe. The options are pretty wide and so are the prices. Talk to some guy and you get those wall-hanger recommendations, but I'm looking for a wedge banger and that's different. Thanks for taking the time to make this and thanks to Jeff for being so open about what he does and how he does it. Maybe I'm not seeing it, but ever consider a side-by-side with axes and why guys prefer what they do? Different head shapes/sizes/weights, different handle shapes (straight vs curve) and lengths, etc? That'd be pretty cool, because it's hard to lay hands on them all and make a more informed decision when you need one "right now"
I think this video ruined it for me. I looked at a handful of axes in the local shops today and wasn't happy with any of them. Guess I have to reach out to Jeff. 😅
Jeff is a pro but I wouldn’t recommend using the key to the city with a flap disc to hang an axe or sand the handle….start with a Rasp, draw knife or spoke shave
A couple of questions: I notice many vintage axe heads are rehung without dressing the mushrooming and chipping on the poll. Does it hurt, help or affect the value of a collectible axe to do so when rehanging? Regrinding the cutting edge is acceptable and necessary, when needed, obviously. What about grinding off that mushrooming? The other question is: If someone gets good at this and gets a reputation and in demand for rehanging axes, what is a fair price range to charge for such a service? (not counting the handle cost, but just the labor for the job?). You do a nice job and the tips on how you do it are appreciated! I'm retired from having a welding business and have long enjoyed fixing and repairing wood handled tools of all sorts, just as a hobby. Considering offering this service as a part time business. Thanks for any advice.
I wanted an ax from Jeff for a very long time I wanted a good one so I saved the money up I received mine today it is absolutely beautiful I will put it to work Monday but it's made amazing you can tell his work is good so we'll see what happens but I will be buying more
Well done. Everyone is a troll, please break the edges on the poll & get rid of the mushroomed metal- that’s what flies off & seeks an eye. Speaking of eyes, & it’s just me I chamfer the inside of the eye on both ends with a round file, feel it seats better and that a rounded joint lends more stress than square…
Thanks for making the video, Jacob. I got a good laugh out of the last video with you & August & Damien. I can't remember what the name of the convention is for Tree work but August did a video a couple weeks ago when he was at this year's. They said next year is in NC and I live in NC so I'm totally going! I hope you can make it... if you're interested in traveling to the completely opposite side of the country lol
Dang! I've gotta go through my collection of vintage axe heads from my grandparents' places now - I'm pretty sure I have similar ones and I had no idea that they were commanding that kind of coin now. After watching this and of course Buckin' Billy's videos on making axes, I'm going to do my own (assuming that I can find a decent handle - haven't done my homework yet on where to get the good ones from). I have installed new handles on several vintage hammers in my life so it's time that I step it up to something a bit larger.
You CAN find a decent handle at a box store, but they’re the exception rather than the rule. If the kerf isn’t offcenter and the grain is straight with no heartwood it’s a good first handle to try. You’ll wind up wanting to immediately re-hang your first axe anyway, because the process with teach your hands so much. Use a cheap handle for the first one, just bring your head to the store and find a handle obviously larger than the eye.
Some good tips on hanging here, good video overall. As a professional sharpener of knives and an amateur but experienced sharpener of edged tools, I have to say I don't think the edge geometry he created is going to cut well. I know it's mostly a wedge banger but you want it to cut well also obviously. He just left the bit very chunky behind the edge and leaving big burrs from a sanding belt isn't good either. The bevel needed to be laid back, thinned and blended with cheeks better to produce a more acute angle. Then a small secondary bevel should have created (maybe 1/16" of an inch wide to start) Also the burr won't just "come off in the wood". It will roll over and immediately produce an area that will just roll over each way and continue to do so with use. It just bothers me a bit to watch such a nice axe put together so carefully but the most important part of the whole system; the cutting edge; being left in sub-par condition and honestly a condition that's holding the axe back. He's obviously experienced with the general concepts of hanging axes but I would suggest maybe he looks into sharpening more
Great explanation of a proper hang👏 I
have got several axes from Jeff and he does super nice work 👌I run my axes hard beating wedges and never had one fail yet 💪
Excellent
Meh. Average to be honest.
@@mattshaffer5935post the link of you making an axe. I gotta see what a better than average axe looks like in the process of being made
Here’s a good tip for you, from first rate mechanic with 60 years shop experience : Wear safety glasses when using wire wheel.
Absolutly!! Using anything with a wheel without eye protection is basically calling gods bluff..as someone with awful eyesight I tend to value what little I got LOL and don't get me started on using a wire brush by hand I refuse!! I stick a strand of the wire up under the finger nail every time😂😭🤦🏻♂️
My dad had my grandfathers old Collins Axe. I too got inspired by Buckin last year, so I brought it home and cleaned it up. It’s sat on my workbench for the last several months. I think it’s time to find a proper handle and hang it. I really didn’t have intention of using it, but after watching and listening to Jeff, I think I’ve changed my mind. It will be cool to have my grandpa’s old axe out in the woods with me. Thanks for a great video and some inspiration man!
One thing would make his process a bit better.
A round rat tail file. I'm a machinist by trade and watching him try to file the hole in the head of the axe with a square file was rough.
A round rat tail is much easier to contour edges like this with.
I love Jeff’s philosophy and attention to detail.I respect him more for the fact that he explained what he’s doing and why instead of just hurrying through just to get it done,Jeff’s just the opposite which is an absolute plus for a tradesman.He takes pride and care for where it’s going and who’s going to be using it for making a living.This is only the second video I’m watching on your channel since subscribing after watching the Douglas Fir Church cut.I’m glad I chose this video as the next.As a skilled tradesmen myself,journeyman electrician,i know good people by their work ethic and respect for the next tradesman craft.Thanks again!!!
I think I liked this more than the saw build. I love me a good axe, so this hit close to home. Thanks for doing this.
I have an axe with a bent handle on it, my dad bought it for me when I was at school. It swings great right to left but not so well the other way. I don’t ever want loose that combination so I carry extra axes just in case someone wants to borrow one. You can borrow any axe but the one dad gave me.
Should point out to him that that’s a flap disk or a flapper wheel on his grinder there… I use a flapper wheel too… pretty much do the exact same thing… Billy got me back into hanging axes too… just as more of a hobby instead of just the necessity… hey… building axes and building chainsaw’s are two great hobbies that you’re blowing your money on.., there’s way worse habits that we could be waisting our money on.., and we still have the axe or saw… so it’s not totally a waste!!! Keep on rocking!!! Love you videos!!!!
You can feel in this video that this is is truly Jeff's Zen. Real passion for an almost lost art. Jacob, great production. Thank you so much for putting this together.
This was without question the most in depth video of hanging and the options. Quite the stock of handles I would love to know where you prefer to get handles from they look top notch. I sid see some Killinger premium stickers on the cabinet. I am also a buckin billy ray fan that got into axes and hanging from watching him. He’s got a lot of people started.
I've watched tons of videos on making handles and hanging heads and that was the most informative video I've seen. That literally just fixed my issue.
Love watching a craftsman at work. I like the respect for those who forged the steel and use them.
Great work, as an ex Woodsman, still learning, now I will tackle one of my own axes with some confidence. Keep up the great videos Jacob.
Pay the most attention to achieving an ultra-tight fit inside the eye front-to-rear. Both with the handle and with the wedge. I like to dry fit the wedge to be a very tight fit inside the eye lengthwise before I even begin fitting then handle. Then I know it’s ready when I need it and cannot forget that step later on.
excellent video. I like a 24 -25" handle for a wedge banger. Hanging axes on a new handle is much fun. A vintage axe is a piece of art and deserves a fine new handle for display the same way a vintage painting deserves a good frame for display.
What a relief this lesson is. Calmly and clearly explained!
jeff is always sooo chill, seems like a cool dude.🤙🏼
I'm mega happy for you man, hit the 1mil. I've been watching for over 1.5 years, and telling everyone who'd be interested about you and your channel. Keep on being you man.
Love this video!!! Quality dude backs up his product!!!! Got a batch of crap handles.....made it right with everyone. Like anyone watching this would think otherwise! :) This amount of pride and craftsmanship makes me smile!!
My favorite You Tube video I have seen in a while. Jeff knows and it cool to see him with normal tools or even cheap tools doing quality work. It might be good to start investing in some mic's when doing these types of videos.
Great job for showcasing the quite professional who can produce a usable tool! Wedge banging is tough on the handle and it looks like Jeff is setting them right! Keep up the great job 👍.
I like what you're doing with your new channel. Big fan of the variety and showing how others in your field do their work. Keep em coming.
Great explanation and attention to details. I started chopping wood at 10years on grandparents homestead. My place now. I lived there when i was a child/teen. Chopping wood was a daily task, my task. Grandpa worked at the homestead and the forest his whole life. He retired before the chainsaw was widespread. Most manual chopping and sawing. There was plenty of axes at the homestead but i could soon pick out which one to use and which were really bad. There are som basic ratios you would wanna follow as guidance. I broke many handles but had to replace them myself, also had to search for them in the deep snow when they flew of. Radius of edge is far to small on the axe in the video. First thing in sharpening is to "set" the edge. should be more strait, the exemption would be the "American felling axe" which has smaller radius, still not that small, and still a different orientation. A drawn line from upper point of the edge, trough the lower point should hit outside of your knuckle when holding the handle, that is an important ratio, also followed by all good axe manufacturer, if not spacial carving or special purpose axe. (There is a good black and white, really old!! video here on TH-cam about two Finnish guys hanging an axe head and you get the point by looking at the drawings they make, if you don't understand Finnish) Corect set transfer force trough a neutral line in the handle opposed to overset or underset which imposes high forces taken up by handle making it brake or the head come loose. Second important ratio is the length, not a specific length for the purpose of the axe but specific for the person. good length is that the axe head should barely touch the ground when holding the axe standing. For some odd reason that ratio makes it easier to hit the intended spot naturally every time. Of course, one can always train yourself to hit also with wrong length but in long term right length means less fatigue when working a whole day or two. Consider to try these ratios on an axe just for fun and discover the magic feeling of a correct set and ratio or perhaps it may explain why you like certain axes more than others. About the casted axes. Perhaps he is thinking of "Cast Steel" a stamp we would find often on vintage axes and many other tools like chisels plane steels and so on. Refers to a process of steel manufacturing also called crucible steel, first used around 1850 in the US, by the company Disston. Was used in Europe since viking age, whom imported the knowledge from the orient, probably today Turkey or Persia. Also forged axes can have a line similar to a casting line if forged between two mold or if forged in two pieces and welled together. But who can be sure today with import from you know were. Thanks again for the video!
Where cognition and dedication intersect. I do things well but I just learned how to hang an axe better. Thank you. I just got a Plumb 4 double bit head for Christmas from my mother n law who lives on a ranch in the high desert of Idaho. I noticed a bit of an oddity. The top of the eye is not as long as the handle side but wider. Buck'n hung a Plumb and said it was wrong from the factory. Just must be how they did them back then. Happy New Year guys. FYI get an American made vise. For crying out loud. You guys love tools. lol I have my handle in a Holland 25 that weights 100 lbs that my Dad got me. I like it more than my Counsil FSS, Barco FSS and my TrueTeamper Vulcan.
If I understand it right You say about quality times "not all made in China", eh? Lol, the same thing is here, former USSR - axes heads I mean. They are not dulling as modern ones - when for example I dubs the branches of fir trunk > 80 years old.
What a nice and respectful chat.
I have bought 2 axes from Jeff and can recommend his work. I have used one for splitting and the other is going to a friend; after using mine the look in his eye was enough to know he needed his own 😁
I get great results (IMO) with various grits, shaping/sharpening axes & mauls, with flap-discs in a HF 4.5" angle-grinder. Of course, gotta clamp the head securely first. Go Jeff!
Thanks Jacob, so many new folks to follow... enjoying seeing you smile again. God is good.
Great that he did not lost his courage because of his fails. Very inspirational !
I like how humble this guy is. Nice to see.
Great video - just one thing grain orientation in the handle doesn't matter. You have grain run-out regardless of grain orientation. :) The tree bends to a north wind one day...a west wind the next :) There is a similar misconception in bow making. People always go on about using quarter sawn backings, in reality you can use a rift or flat sawn backing with no problems. What really, really maters is that you only use premium straight grained wood in the first place. Remeber you can have a straight tree that has twist in the fiber path eg. like a barber pole :)
great video i followed buckin and some other fellas with the same idea in mind i believe having the patience to fit and refit without rushing the job is super beneficial not to mention getting good handles big box store and hardware stores sell junk to people who don't care or don't know i use all my axes or give them as gifts a plum head in good shape is a prize congrats
Sat watching this enthralled by the workmanship in the early hours of Hogmanay. Really relaxing and enjoyable. Happy New Year.
I was strait firewood. Not wedges or loggin. Just split. But busted so many handles. Even when not hit. Thanx bro.
I like this Jeff character. Love the axe he made! Many People still think a product should not have a labor profit margin. Which is narrow minded because the same people think what they produce should have value.
Excellent workmanship. I am just about to hang a head for the first time in 30 years, so looked around for a good video and this was it. Coincidentally, the head I have is the same size and pattern as the one you hang in this video and also dates from the 30s or 40s.
That’s a beautiful tool. I’ve got to assemble one like that. Love the pattern.
What camera are you using?
Great video, vintage heads are the coolest. I have a 3.5 collins jersy I’ve been meaning to put a handle on, this is getting me motivated to set aside the time for a satisfying task of hanging. I find to get a durable edge, increasing the grit you use, like polishing, really gets that edge to last. Stropping is the final touch, it does make you pay real attention when you take out a shaving razor attached to a stick. I like using an axe to lop branches, really satisfying when it glides through a 2-3in branch in one swing.
Thanx spent 2 years bangin wood. For firewood. Makes big difference. So does the handle. Some last but some just shock ya arms. N no time for sharp stuff gets ya caught up. Just wanted a good splitter.
Jeff is certainly a craftsman with knowledge, and puts together a very nice axe ! Buckin Billy Ray, is quite a different 'character' (been watching him for 2 years now) and that would be a very interesting video to watch (You and Buckin); I'd watch a few to see what you would be getting yourself into ! Love the video Jake.
Excellent video! I learned so much. Thanks Jacob. Thanks Jeff! I really appreciate all you folks.
Nice video thanks! I've hung a couple of hundred of axes myself and I learned something from this. Appreciate it!
1:55 Nice Hytest Challenger 👍. Hytest also had the Craftsman and Forester models as well. G'day from 🇦🇺
Plumb National patterns are very nice and sought-after. I have one. Great job!
Such a sweet shape for banging wedges. Got a good amount of meat on the back of the axe for the weight where it's needed.
His explanation and knowledge was spot on. I'm alittle confused on why he's using a flap disk on wood rather than metal but the hanging was a grand job. Nevertheless, it's a shame he isn't a 'craftsman' rather a 'fitter'. I am not disput9mg his work but rather the parts are bought in and he simply just puts them together. Don't get me wrong, there still is skill in 'assembling' things togther the correct way. However, A man who works with his hands is a laborer; a man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman; but a man who works with his hands and his brain and his heart is an artist.
Thank you guy's very enjoyable to watch ,you never stop learning . HAPPY NEW YEAR
HOPE ALL GOES WELL IN 2022. Cheers Aussie Chris.
Jeff builds a nice axe, he's got some beauties on his Instagram! Cool video, I'm really loving the content you're putting out, great channel. Thanks Jacob and Jeff!
Another really cool upload. Happy to be part of the Patreon group. Plus great to see the subs going up!
If you've been hanging axes for awhile, you no longer require glue to lube your wedge before you pound it. That's for folks who are not confident about filling gaps in the eye. Most axe folks use whatever oil they like to lube their wedges. And purposely cracking the wedge?? Ridiculous. That's so aesthetically displeasing and counter-productive, in my experienced opinion.
Awesome craftsmanship love it. Great channel Jacob keep the great content coming..
Great video! I definitely learned alot. Jeff definitely is a skilled craftsmen that know his stuff.
I'm gonna have to get my hands on one of those, keep up the good work. Your content is always good, hope you had fun hangin with August. That must have been a treat.
Great job Jeff! So proud of you! You are so talented!
Loved seeing this vid. I've got three of Jeff's axes. I have to ignore his posts sometimes because if I have a couple pops I can get axe fever real easy and next thing I'm Venmo'ing money off to this guy!
Nice job on that axe , Jeff has a good eye for detail . Speaking of eyes , I do wish he would use safety glasses , when using the wire wheel especially .
Nice technique to start that wedge…pulling it on like that!!! I’m going to start doing that on my next axe!!! Awesome!!! I love everything that he did there!!! Sweet job!!! You got a wicked banger!!!
As a proud owner of a JS Axe, it was nice to see his process.
Excellent video! I have about 30 vintage axes and hatchets; it's an addiction
WHAT!?! No outtakes of you and Jeff 'going at it'. Ha ha Nice job Jeff!
Vintage head when axes were not a specialty shop thing like it is now. To the point I started forging my own because it’s easier for me as a wood carver and arborist with a background in welding and blacksmithing so to have the perfect carving axe is important just like having a solid collection of chainsaws matches my solid collection of axes. My kids are grown and divorced twice instead of a third that doesn’t like me working all the time it’s easier to buy anything I want and meet a chic go the night a good saw or axe will last a life time a good woman is harder to find these days then a unused black raven or bluegrass axe head.
Add rubber to your vice jaws to avoid vice teeth marks on your handles. Even just scraps of cut tire or rubber tube material can do it.
Really nice work Jeff but get those goggles on bub when using the belt sander, grinding stone and wire wheel. Protect those eyes!
Wow, this is amazing. And I will remember many details and probably give it a rewatch when I handle my Axe
Really interesting, I've fitted a few axe heads but found this very usefull.
Great job on the new project! Best of luck. It's great.👍
That was fantastic! Funny I found this just as I started the search for an axe. The options are pretty wide and so are the prices. Talk to some guy and you get those wall-hanger recommendations, but I'm looking for a wedge banger and that's different. Thanks for taking the time to make this and thanks to Jeff for being so open about what he does and how he does it.
Maybe I'm not seeing it, but ever consider a side-by-side with axes and why guys prefer what they do? Different head shapes/sizes/weights, different handle shapes (straight vs curve) and lengths, etc? That'd be pretty cool, because it's hard to lay hands on them all and make a more informed decision when you need one "right now"
I think this video ruined it for me. I looked at a handful of axes in the local shops today and wasn't happy with any of them. Guess I have to reach out to Jeff. 😅
Jeff is a pro but I wouldn’t recommend using the key to the city with a flap disc to hang an axe or sand the handle….start with a Rasp, draw knife or spoke shave
Well I know a great deal more about axes! Awesome video and Jeff is a master.
Great video, thanks for sharing. What a great job Jeff did on that axe
A couple of questions: I notice many vintage axe heads are rehung without dressing the mushrooming and chipping on the poll. Does it hurt, help or affect the value of a collectible axe to do so when rehanging?
Regrinding the cutting edge is acceptable and necessary, when needed, obviously. What about grinding off that mushrooming?
The other question is: If someone gets good at this and gets a reputation and in demand for rehanging axes, what is a fair price range to charge for such a service? (not counting the handle cost, but just the labor for the job?). You do a nice job and the tips on how you do it are appreciated!
I'm retired from having a welding business and have long enjoyed fixing and repairing wood handled tools of all sorts, just as a hobby. Considering offering this service as a part time business.
Thanks for any advice.
I wanted an ax from Jeff for a very long time I wanted a good one so I saved the money up I received mine today it is absolutely beautiful I will put it to work Monday but it's made amazing you can tell his work is good so we'll see what happens but I will be buying more
Well done.
Everyone is a troll, please break the edges on the poll & get rid of the mushroomed metal- that’s what flies off & seeks an eye.
Speaking of eyes, & it’s just me I chamfer the inside of the eye on both ends with a round file, feel it seats better and that a rounded joint lends more stress than square…
Doubt flying metal is a priority does not bother with safety glasses even when using wire wheel.
Bless Another AWESOME video. Much success to you & Jeff. Bought theMS201T-C & you were right. It’s a great saw. Thanks 🙏
Jeff, you oughtta charge MORE. your time in sniffing around for axe heads is worth a little too! Nice work guys.
I was lucky to get a rafter from Jeff it’s top notch and my favorite in my collection.
Jeff is an axe guru!
$200 for a legit ax is plenty reasonable. I will definitely be ordering one this spring.
Thanks for making the video, Jacob. I got a good laugh out of the last video with you & August & Damien. I can't remember what the name of the convention is for Tree work but August did a video a couple weeks ago when he was at this year's. They said next year is in NC and I live in NC so I'm totally going! I hope you can make it... if you're interested in traveling to the completely opposite side of the country lol
That coffee add was amazing haha
I see those Killinger decals👍🏻 great explanation.
Indiana Doug you are everywhere or maybe we just share the same interests
@@thomaslindroos1667 We must have the same taste, you know…things that are awesome🤷🏻♂️
Dang! I've gotta go through my collection of vintage axe heads from my grandparents' places now - I'm pretty sure I have similar ones and I had no idea that they were commanding that kind of coin now. After watching this and of course Buckin' Billy's videos on making axes, I'm going to do my own (assuming that I can find a decent handle - haven't done my homework yet on where to get the good ones from). I have installed new handles on several vintage hammers in my life so it's time that I step it up to something a bit larger.
You CAN find a decent handle at a box store, but they’re the exception rather than the rule. If the kerf isn’t offcenter and the grain is straight with no heartwood it’s a good first handle to try. You’ll wind up wanting to immediately re-hang your first axe anyway, because the process with teach your hands so much. Use a cheap handle for the first one, just bring your head to the store and find a handle obviously larger than the eye.
@@WildAcresFarms Thanks, that is helpful information!
Jeff is a really cool dude.
Jacob. Creeping up on 35k!! Been seeing your stuff on TikTok too. Keep up the great content brother!
Some good tips on hanging here, good video overall. As a professional sharpener of knives and an amateur but experienced sharpener of edged tools, I have to say I don't think the edge geometry he created is going to cut well. I know it's mostly a wedge banger but you want it to cut well also obviously. He just left the bit very chunky behind the edge and leaving big burrs from a sanding belt isn't good either. The bevel needed to be laid back, thinned and blended with cheeks better to produce a more acute angle. Then a small secondary bevel should have created (maybe 1/16" of an inch wide to start) Also the burr won't just "come off in the wood". It will roll over and immediately produce an area that will just roll over each way and continue to do so with use. It just bothers me a bit to watch such a nice axe put together so carefully but the most important part of the whole system; the cutting edge; being left in sub-par condition and honestly a condition that's holding the axe back. He's obviously experienced with the general concepts of hanging axes but I would suggest maybe he looks into sharpening more
Super lucky. Awesome axe build. Subscribed
Awesome! I got a JS axe it’s awesome love seeing you making it happen
I also have an unnatural interest in axes and hatchets, there is no known cure so just go with it...😅
Love the vid you should have a look at tuatahi axes they have a drift that would make your fitting a bit easier
Thanks keep it up
Nice job Jeff and congrats on the new wedge banner jacob
Nice Craftmanship !!
Lot of great tips here
A beautiful axe. Great job 👏
You’re like John Hennessy of axe making 🎉
Great guy!! Lot of people don't make things right!
Great work Jeff..nice vid Jacob..keep it up guys!
That was so cool to watch thanks!
Very informative! Jeff, what is the best source for axe/hammer handles and wedges?
A Quality Working Axe Awesome
Nice ax. Thanks for sharing.
That was awesome! Congratulations on your channel!
2:30pm. Yea, I could use a coffee right now.