$5 Flea Market Rusty Axe Restoration. Woodworking & Metalworking.
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- This is my first Axe Restoration experiment ever. I picked up this axe for $5 at the local flea market. I wanted to make something unique, so I decided to electro-etch a design in the axe head. I then went in with a rotary tool to bore out the etch even deeper and giving it a unique roughed up effect. For the handle, I constructed it similar to a knife with a full steel tang running throughout the handle. For the scales I used a beautiful pieces of Walnut and Maple. I really liked how this axe turned out and I enjoyed restoring it (But enjoyed testing it even more). Let me know what you think!
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New Axe video in the works. Stay tuned!
BM Sculptures what bit did u use in the Dremel tool?
What is this white paper you use to transfer your design? If you dont mind me asking. I've been looking for something like this but I have no idea what its called.
Please and thank you.
Your work is beautiful and fun to watch.
F Y I .. when using wet n dry .. in the higher grits. Use WD 40 for lube . It works better than soap n water . And helps polish .. nice work 👍
I use a variety of different bits but for the etching I mostly used a thin needle nosed diamond bit.
Great advice. I will definitely do that for my next one!
Dude, this video blew up! Congratulations
Thanks Duker! I greatly appreciate your help getting this channel exposure! I will be doing a new video with a Nice new WEWD shirt soon!
Bobby Duke Arts funny seeing you here lol
I think my next video I will take out all the music so you can hear just the tools working in timelapse. What do you guys think?
I’ve seen similar videos do that and personally I think it sounds cool.
No don't I like the music you chose. I also am glad you didn't do a long boring intro.
Keep the music...just make sure it promotes Jesus' light frequency (John Tussey is a good example) and you'll be in God's favor. Amen.
Great Craftsmanship, did you sell that by any chance and if so how much profit did you make it you don't mind saying.
Brother this looks amazing
LOVE the difference; I'd be doing celtic /norse design, but you did a tremendous job on it!!! The etching made a huge difference, the work you put in on the multi/wood handle is over the top! Thanks for sharing!!!
You are a true renaissance man. A superior restoration. From the design to the etching process to the reinforced ax handle. You have inspired this 62-year-old fabricator to go outside his comfort zone. A superior effort. Well done.
Thank you so much for the kind words. I greatly appreciate it coming from a fellow fabricator. Cheers!
Awesome job, love the craftsmanship that went into this axe. The knife style handle looks stunning .The axe head with tribal tattoo, sets it over the top. You sir are a true artist .
Thank you. much appreciated
It's nice to see time killed just for the cool end effect and knowing they did all this themselves by hand. Pretty cool looking ax head.
This what you get when porn, pot and video games are not in the mix. This guy is the last thing the powers that be want to see in the west. They want a nation of zombies so we just accept the crap they are turning the west into.
Looks like a really functional handle, too. Not sure I've ever seen one with a full tang - or whatever, a piece of steel running the length of it. Should be strong and flexible! Part of the big problem with axes and shovels is wood handles that may break. The multi-piece construction of wood (a grip, really) in the video seems like you'd have to really try to get a break in it - maybe drive a truck over it or something.
@@davesmith5656 theres a reason you've never seen a composite wooden handle with a layer of metal sandwiched inbetween, this would've been possible long before the Viking/Anglo-Saxon era but they didn't do it for the same reason. Wood will take a massive impact before splintering or bending if shaped, treated and cared for properly especially from the correct wood species it will also help the recovery time of the person wielding preventing unessasary impact transfer to the arm, this on the other hand ensures that the impact will travel unevenly distributed along the handle into the the poor wielder's hand, wrist and arm not to mention the fact that after an hour or so of real use it will begin to warp, bend and become loose, eventually falling apart back into it's three layers after the pegs shear from the sideways force.
@@davesmith5656 still a pretty art/display piece and he could easily turn a profit selling these online or at renfairs.
This isn't axe restoration, more like axe resurrection. Absolutely fantastic!
Ëë Mage yeah he went above and beyond
never seen anything like that you’ve got some amazing talents good luck look forward to seeing more
Thank you!
Never in a million years have i thought to do something like that..
Bravo,Bravo beautiful work..
This is essentially how i support my smithing hobby. I offer to repair old knives and tools for people, in exchange for a moderate sum (much less than a real [professional, but i do pride myself in doing good work, or their money back.)
Most of the stuff i do is old war memorabilia that has more sentimental value than cash value. I've done a few trench knives, and a couple of bayonets, which were pretty damn cool. I remember one, the knife was completely trashed, they found it in a box of their great granddad's stuff, and water had gotten into the lockbox. Rusted so badly that when i attempted to remove the rust, parts of the knife started flaking off in giant chunks.
A quick call, and i ended up getting one of my first 'new knife' commissions. I made the closest thing to a replica i could manage (a lot of the finer details were lost due to the rust) and even reused the heavy duty handle, and the pommel piece. they were happy with it, even though it wasnt properly tempered, since it was just going to be displayed with their Great Granddad's flag.
He was a WWI veteran, and i ended up making no money off that, because well, i may be an asshole, but i am not that much of one.
There is no money in the world to pay for real talent and you have it(I mean talent...).To some people making comments on how much money in equipment one needs to create something like that, I'll say that they don't have enough imagination. Someone like you can create beauty with two simple tools,yet scarce these days:your brain and your hands. Keep the good work,amigo. I'm looking forward for more of your videos. Greetings from Toronto.
Thank you for your response. I am glad you appreciate my work!
I couldn't stop watching this! The art, commitment and patience that went into this was incredible, well done!
Wow this is so satisfying to watch and the music.
A PIECE OF ART! This would be Hanging on my Wall......... No soda bottles! VERY COOL!
haha Thank you... I learned my lesson, no more soda
Here’s a tip! Use tracing graphite paper. It’s a game changer. You just draw on the design and it puts graphite on whatever your tracing on
Just shows, there's beauty in everything.
Thank you!
62 people can't even restore their smile! Excellent Job with the axe!
Maybe they thought they were going to see a restoration...
Incredible! I'm struck by the beauty of your hand craft.
just when you think you had enough diy... something wicked this way comes... smashed the button and gave 2 Thumbs! I'm eager to make the stuff like this... Gonna get started when I get home next year fasho!
Thank you so much Brad. Much appreciated!
excellent, a custom piece of work done there young man ... music or no music does not matter to me . Keep going young man, good video
Thank you!
Nice work. I would buy thousands of dollars of machinery to make this stuff. You certainly have imagination. Good work sir!!
Awesome job, man I would be afraid to use it. Thanks for sharing!!!!!
Impressive, just impressive. makes me want to finish my Dietz #2 lantern project, thanks
That is absolutely beautiful! Too pretty to use!
Just stumbled onto your channel, it’s mesmerizing! Excellent craftsmanship... keep it up!
i could've done this but i dont have the pencil he used
It is a very rare pencil
I think Dremel makes that pencil.
I could also do this but I don’t have three nails for the handle.
Piece Of cake. That damned pencil.
@@user-xp9jo2rv3q I could have done this but I don't have that bottle of orange pop.
Love it!! Great idea! Thank you for sharing!
Truly a thing of beauty.
To secure the axe head, the wedge and handle should be saturated with linseed oil to create a strong bond that won't dry out when you secure the wedge in. Great job 10/10
The essential craftsman said that antifreeze works really well
@@tylerkrug7719 it works, but linseed oil penetrates into the wood and pretects its integrity better. natural oils are a better fit for timber /leather etc.
That is the most freaking awesome ax I've ever seen! Mad skills too, bro.
Thank you! Glad you like it!
You are an ARTIST, turning something plain and ordinary into a work of ART, outstanding SIR!!!!!!!!!
Thank you!
Look into PCB etching to see a fast way to etch a design. Art is printed to a laser printer, the applied to metal, then paper removed (gently with water and rubbing), then metal is entirely dipped in an etchant and everywhere the black 'ink' from the design does not appear, is etched. So, invert the design when printing to the printer. Ferric chloride is used for copper etchant - maybe use for steel too? You turned an old axe into something beautiful - love it.
I will try looking into it. Thank you!
Loved it! Thanks a lot for building and sharing.
Thank you!
One of the coolest things I have ever see!
Thank you so much!
This was ingenious, keep up the good work.
Amazing what you did there! Beautiful too!
As always, phenomenal! Beautiful piece of functional art!
Thank you so much!
A thousand years from now.............somebody's gonna find ...that AX!!!!
youtube restoration axe restored again
No idea if anyone else experiences this when they watch your videos, but i just want to say that i have anxiety and your videos make me forget about it. I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for what you do, and please never stop doing it :)
I do the same thing watching other videos as well! Something about sounds of tools and watching something being built!
Absolutely first class
Thanks!
That came out great. I always like the look of two different woods. But seriously, that's no way to treat a bottle of Fanta.
hahahaha poor Fanta
Absolutely gorgeous... and the axe ain't bad either.
@Carl Lewenski That was not very nice.
@Carl Lewenski me thinks one does protest too much.
Total labor of love!! Great job going above standard restoration!!
I like the wood carvings,,,, watching it come to life
This is really nice..I wanna do something like this.
Beautiful job and a really cool idea. I'd make it a wall hanger, its too pretty to use!
Thank you!
Wow. AMAZING skill and patience!! 🙌 Beautiful work!
Super great idea! I totally love it, thanks a million!😎
Wow, that is really, really nice. I would hand that on the wall in the house.
About halfway through I realized the format was a silent tutorial so you had to know what you were doing to learn anything. Around that same time I realized you were giving it a reinforced 2 color handle and that you really friggin knew what you were doing. Awesome job
Nah, he has no idea what he's doing. That handle with delaminate with any real use. There's a reason axe handles aren't made this way. He's taken a tool and made it functionless.
I'd say that, if the goal was to create a piece of art, he knew what he was doing. If he just wanted to be the baddest gear-whore at a ren faire lumberjack contest... That handle is coming apart.
One of the nicest axes I've seen in my life. Great job man.
Enchanted Axe of Invincibility!
+4 to all strength and dex rolls
Nice work man.
I work in a junk yard and the stuff people Toss away every day is so so amazing old tools more old tools and stuff that either needs just a turn with a wrench to stop a leek or just needs cleaning very nice work on Axe.
Thank you! yeah. I would love to spend a day scavanging around junkyards
Priceless Axe cost to buyer?
Beautiful piece! Functionally, in my opinion, it could use 2 pins in each section.
I agree It could... however with it being more of a "show" piece, I decided not to.
What a beautiful job you have done, that's something to be proud of 👍
I especially liked the shaping of the handle, the way you was just feeling the shape as you went along was nicely done.
It reminded me a little bit of a job I did a while back, I made a breakfast bar top for a trendy cafe out of 1" Birch ply, it was 16 feet long and about 12"-18" deep I shaped the ends like a Fender Strat and I continued the wave pattern for the whole 16 feet and finished the other end also like the Strat body !
I put a half round ish bullnose all the way around just using an old Black and Decker belt sander & of course hours and hours of hand sanding the plywood edge, I finished it by spraying 2k clear laquer with a clear turquoise tint in it getting darker towards the rounded edge, it came out better than I could have ever hoped for. One of the few times I was really pleased with my work, most work stuff is so mundane now 😕
Could have made a good TH-cam video but it was over 30 years ago !
Looking forward to watching more of your vids & thank you I need a bit of inspiration these days to do something creative again ! just sub'd 👍
It's amazing how much creativity and talent there is out there!
I like how you show us what your doing like if anyone is going to attempt to do this
Hopefully somebody else can try it after watching
It's a nice touch for a wall hanger if not to be use for original use.
I'm on it
That's how most craftsmen start at first. Watching someone else and thinking "I can do that"
That steel tang you put down the middle will channel all the vibration from the axe head, down the shaft, to your hands. Good for knifes but not for an axe or maul. Nice decorative piece tho and a great project.
Did not think about that.... That makes sense.
Yes, that steel will reduce handle flex drastically; however, as you state, it's a really beautiful job, and a great showpiece. He meant it for display anyway.
Don’t split any wood with it again. Not only is it too beautiful to risk getting sap or pitch on the head, the difference between the wood and the metal will cause the walnut and the ash to separate from each other and the metal, but that will put all the force on the pins.
That’s what my brother the engineer said when I showed this to him. I told him he doesn’t understand art. Thanks for sharing and for making the steps and process clear.
Tools as art! Great work!
A great lesson regarding lacquer thinner! I had no idea.
Me Either!
6:35 you didn't use enough vice grips and clamps....
Fantastic job buddy keep up the great work.
We NEED MORE CLAMPS!
It reminded me of that SImpsons episode where Lisa has to get braces haha :-)
Also reminded me I gotta get some C-Clamps pronto hahahaha!!!
I feel inspired to make a beautiful axe then go the full Gallagher 'Sledge-o-matic' too.
Do ittttttttttt!
Absolutely Beautiful! Amazing brother!!!
That is an awesome piece. I have been needing a project while I wait to build my shop and forge. I believe a project like this would be very worth while. Awesome 👍👍
Do it!
Loved the electro etch.
How about a tutorial? Great video relaxing
Absolutely beautiful work! And you’re actually chopping wood with it? I couldn’t. Just too beautiful to use.
Yeah I was debating that for a long time actually. It is not meant to.
Absolutely stunning work.
I've watched this already! So badass!
as an avid axe user i can tell you that:
A: axe looks beautiful
B: it would the worlds axe worst to use
the handle would be so stiff and rigid you couldn't use it for more than 4-5 swings before you hands felt like hamburger. You can inlay steel wire into the wood with Epoxy without loosing the much needed flex and get the effect of a nice looking handle.
love watching the videos tho
Underrated comment. I wander how much weight you would win with the wire trick.
That was one of the best handles I've ever seen. Sweet job on the blade too. Scale of 1 to 10, I give this an 11.
Thank you so much!
wouldn't say 11/10 the head as a bunch of imperfection on the graving. Still a wicked job tho.
That handle would be hell to use
It's very nice looking... but it would be a terrible axe to use for a few big reasons. Still an awesome display piece now though.
@@GameLoot I wouldnt want my bare hands on the handle with contact at full swing. OUCH
Fantastic job that looks AWESOME !!!!!!!!!!!! Now polish it back up and hang it as a shelf queen
Excelente trabajo!!. Felicitaciones. Gracias por compartir tu arte.
Love the work on the head, the handle's wicked too. Quick tip for your swing, if you (or anyone) at all cares. Move your right hand a little further toward the head, then on your down swing, slide your right hand down to touch your left. You'll generate far greater head speed and it's a more efficient stroke. If you ever have to chop a cord, it'll save you a lot of work.
Thats what he did.
Thank you!
Good job. I have to admit, that's a fine looking axe, but more as an art piece than useable.
That's really good To use for real, that got a metal into the handling part, but it also might get rusty fast
Proof that il watch just about anything on TH-cam!
Turning junk into beautiful art. Respect
would love to learn how to do this I have an axe much same in my shed
you are an amazing person with an amazing talent and u need to keep doing this because you are awesome with it keep upthe good work... i subscribed and liked and shared btw. ;)
Why thank you so much!
Brilliant!
Perfect!
At first i thought "what a stupid handle" but damn did it turn out beautiful. Great job!
Exactly
haha Thanks!
wish i had a vice, or those gloves, or those sanding devices, or that polish, or 500 grit sandpaper...
As soon as you put the lacquer thinner in the cup I knew what was coming. Been there. I sympathize deeply, my friend.
Love the whole look.
Absolutely gorgeous... 10/10. Awesome job
Thank you!
Not exactly a "restoration" LOL! I would venture to say you have a few hours in this project. Extremely nice work! Skill and an incredible amount of patience. Thanks for sharing. By the way, the vid is produced just fine, as is.
Thank you Chuck!
Axe Head: Well-I've lived a good life-chopped a lot of wood-I guess this is the end. Wait! What's this??
Axe Handle: Sigh...... ☺
But seriously-very cool!
If it were mine it would be the end of it 's life as an ax. It would be art on display.
Amazing work. That man is a fanatic for good things ! Holy Moly what lovely work.
The most beautiful axe I have ever seen.
Thank you!
I always wondered what suburban guys do in there time. Actually really cool.
That was pretty dope. What did the axe sell for in the end?
Amazing work! This has to be one of the top videos I have watched on this kind of work! Great job! Thanks for sharing!
Beautiful!!!
you know this video is going to be good when you hear music like this
hahaha glad you like it
Not a practical piece of equipment but it would look amazing over a fireplace
All I can say is wow!!!!
You did an awesome job, well done man really!
This isnt turning junk into money.
This is throwing half the junk away and making something completely new out of stuff that isnt junk
Great job buddy. First time I ve seen anyone put a tang in the handle. It turned out mint.
Thank you Chris! I figured If I wanted to try a wood pattern I would need some much needed strength through a full tang. Swings solid, but it is on the heavier side
When the wood start to wear out the handle will be uncomfortable with the steel starting to poke out.
Beautiful.
True Artistry!