These type of videos are hard to find but I keep liking and subscribing when I find something good and now I'm starting to get recommended gems like this one! Definitely gonna check out your channel for more like this
I really appreciate the time and effort you put into this video. I've never made a board, but have split a lot of locust posts. There is something very satisfying in using a ax and wedges. Just imagine what most people today would think of doing some manual labor like that. Most of them would probably rather die than have a few blisters and calluses on their hands and a tired back from some real work!
Watches video about half way and turns off phone only to go buy lumber... 🤷🏻♂️ 😂 Just kidding i have a big stack of white oak i just got from my neighbors when they had a huge one felled recently. I already milled one log by hand just like you. I think you could have pryed it apart much sooner than you did. Pro axe tip: rotate the handle like the hand of a clock for powerful prying motion... 👍👌😘
You are very welcome and thanks for your words :) And yes please, do try it! What is to lose in the end, if all goes downhill you got some firewood. :D And yes, I love about it that it's completely free from using fuel or electricity, so it's a useful skill nonetheless
Looks like you could use an adze (I think that’s the spelling). Essentially an offset axe that lets you trim off parts along the length of tree/board in a straighter line along the tree/board. Still very neat what you do. I found that they call them a left-handed or right-handed hewing axe.
Thank you! And yes, an adze is a useful tool (did you check what they actually are?). I think I'll do an explanation video why I didn't use an offset axe and why I most of the time don't use them. :D In short: they are highly specialised tools, doing one job: making a plane surface. They excel at that, but can't do much else. I prefer tools which can do more than one job. For example, I can switch the working direction easily with a double-bevel axe. Admittedly, there are double-bevel axes specialised for hewing, but they are also just for one job. The axe I'm using here could have been used easily for felling, limbing and bucking a tree. Which is what I was going for here (i probably will make a video where I show exactly that, doing all the jobs with just one axe).
Good video, I recently made a couple of gates from yew I either cleaved or hewed. My timber was less than ideal though, but it taught me so much. I think we (collective we) need to learn to use the timber around us more. I wish I'd filmed the process now. Next time I will! Keep adding the videos - you got a lot of views there!
Thank you! Yes, you learn definitely more with difficult projects/wood. And I think it's beautiful to work with wood in its natural shape, using curves and knots for instance. I got to keep an eye out on your account!
@@hluthvik The gates I made were for a magazine article (in woodcraft magazine) but also for my own garden! I carved the date into them so I'll know how long Yew lasts (I had an old book that said it would outlast iron so we shall see!). But no won the lookout for some more wood to hew from. I'm sure this winter will bring some!
Great video! You should save your axe for chopping and use a sledge or wooden commander for pounding the wedges. "One single axe" is a good title, but not a long life for the axe handle.
Thank you! Yep, you are completely right, it was kind of a clickbait. I still need to build a big wooden mallet for stuff like this, when I'm not going full medieval I usually take the sledge.
Very nicely done. Looking at your log to start, I thought there's too much twist in that, what kind of reasonably straight board can he get out of it? And then you got a nice looking board from it after all :)
@@hluthvik I was glad to see the twisted log and wondered how you would deal with it... And you certainly did, very nicely! Your decision to use what you had is both instructive & inspirational!
@@hluthvikactually really liking the wood wedge method ! But I still like me Whomper ! Though I've one old wedge that's a longer one with a twist in it , I find quite handy .. I did once get a piece of hot steel from swinging a hammer lodged into my neck , I still carry a scar in m jugular . Burnt right in!
Past while not been Whoomping , working on a largish carving in a log right now . Hardwood , of a shark . It's up on my page , some of the first and last photos in a wee slideshow .
Thanks a lot! And it took... way too long. I think it took all in all a year. It started as a project with volunteers doing a year in preservation (Jugendbauhütte) and I had on-off helpers.
It looks like oak, from the bark we would say black oak or live oak. All of the axes for this sort of thing have short handles, many of the handles are offset to allow the hand holding it
It's red oak, quercus robur, like I stated in the description. And I also stated that it was my aim to use a single axe for all steps involved, an axe which could also be used for felling. Things the tools you mentioned aren't designed for.
Knows the true meaning of “wets the blade” sharpen and dunk in water before splitting swelling the head to secure it and lubricant for the blade. Wisdom is profitable to direct. Know were to hit it. Thank you
I would not recommend putting an axe ino water for swelling, since the wood takes a lot of stress with this repeated swelling and shrinking, which would result in more cracking and rotting. But if it works for you, go for it!
Very nice work! Where are you working at? Looks like an open air museum... A friend of mine and I have been hewing boards on the market at Hedeby a couple of years ago, was great fun!
I knew there'd be comments on that. There are surprisingly few. :D Technically you are completely right, although the actual making of the board involves only one axe.
Well if there are actually any solid off-cuts, they would have been used for all kinds of small works. Plates, spoons, combs, needles, all sorts of things. Bark or wood from the oak can be used for tanning because of the acids inside, limewood fibres for ropes and string. But for the chips or smaller parts, firewood was most likely the dominant use of it. But firewood played a very important role in the life back then, as you probably can imagine!
Nice, quite a bit of twist to hew out of there eh! You look like you've seen the work from the viking ship building museum. What is the weight and edge length of that axe?
Thank you! Yes, the log wasn't my first choice, but I had to make the most of it... And yep, I've seen the videos made in Roskilde, quite educational and so lovely tool! The axe has a 13cm long blade, 66cm overall length, head 20cm long and weighs about 1,6kg
It varies on which type of wood it is Some wood are soft even after dried And some are not But yeah if you are going to work precisely then work on dried hard wood because if you use green or moist wood it will shrink after some time. Although green wood take less effort Ahh sorry I am typing too much knowledge 🤔🤔🤔😅😅😅
fruit woods tend to be quite hard because they grow pretty slowly (not all). in general, if you use blades and handtools, green wood is prefereable since its easier to cut and easier on the joints. work it out roughly to size, let it dry, finish it wenn dried , thats how it would be done!
Absolutely! Wood selection can reduce the worktime immensely. I've worked with a log from the same species and could split out nearly perfect boards, 2m long and only had to clean the split surface.
You are right, the log wasn't the best to work with. But I had to make use of it. And why not saw it? Well because that wasn't the purpose of the video. :D I get my logs already cut to length and see what I can do with it.
Not a highway but a cobble-stone road which was never designed for the traffic it sees. :D But yeah, it is annoying and i should work with a better microphone
This bloke needs to get his hands on a broad axe used by timber cutters in Australia to cut hardwood railway sleepers. A couple of lessons wouldn't go astray either.
That chap needs to read the description, that way he could have figured out that it was this bloke's intention to only use a single axe for all steps in the process.
He could have done it in any number of ways and a variety of tools Colin obviously didn't read the title of the video that's the reason for his misguided smart arse comment
I love the crackling sound of the wood when you slit it.
I do enjoy that as well every time! That is why I basically stuffed the camera in there. :D
These type of videos are hard to find but I keep liking and subscribing when I find something good and now I'm starting to get recommended gems like this one! Definitely gonna check out your channel for more like this
I'm glad you enjoy what I do!
Wow... Life goals: be able to handle an axe this precisely.
Thank you! Easy, get a good axe, shape the handle to your likes, and start working. :D It's all a matter of training!
I'll be the guy that says you used 2 axes. One for the wedges one for log. Great skills. Truly. Be well.
Than you are the guy who is correct. :D For carving the bigger one is a tad unwieldy. But I'd love to go fully off-grid with one axe in the future!
I really appreciate the time and effort you put into this video. I've never made a board, but have split a lot of locust posts. There is something very satisfying in using a ax and wedges.
Just imagine what most people today would think of doing some manual labor like that. Most of them would probably rather die than have a few blisters and calluses on their hands and a tired back from some real work!
I think necessity and desperation can motivate even the laziest of people most of the time. Most people just aren't that desperate...yet
Impressive! That's the best looking forge I've ever seen.
Thank you! I do quite like the equipment in there (didn't build it), too
@@hluthvik How long did it take you to make that piece?
@@TheJavonplayer I think (excluded the camera work) 4h
Good to see some woodworking the ancestral way ! Nice work
Thank you! I also enjoy doing it this way, although it'S pretty time-consuming and wastes surprisingly much material
Sometimes I get frustrated with TH-cam’s algorithm. But I’m happy with its suggestion today
Well done mate
Thank you! I'm glad you like the video
Watches video about half way and turns off phone only to go buy lumber... 🤷🏻♂️
😂 Just kidding i have a big stack of white oak i just got from my neighbors when they had a huge one felled recently. I already milled one log by hand just like you. I think you could have pryed it apart much sooner than you did. Pro axe tip: rotate the handle like the hand of a clock for powerful prying motion... 👍👌😘
I've watched this video a couple of times now, very enjoyable to watch.
Thanks a lot! I'm glad you enjoy it :)
Best skills I've ever seen
Very impressive.
Thank you for sharing your work and valuable insights which will be enjoyable to try and perhaps one day needed...
You are very welcome and thanks for your words :) And yes please, do try it! What is to lose in the end, if all goes downhill you got some firewood. :D And yes, I love about it that it's completely free from using fuel or electricity, so it's a useful skill nonetheless
Masterpiece .
Thank you!
Very impressive. A good reminder that the human being is still the most versatile machine on the planet and has a built in computer.
Thank you! Yes, it's pretty cool to see what you can do with the most basic tools.
Great work. Thanks for showing us and take care.
thank you! stay safe and healthy
That is some pretty quarter-axed oak!
Nice work! I'll have to check more of your videos to see if there's any joinery. Axes are such amazing tools.
thank you! Joinery isn't my strong suit, but I am sure that I'll make videos on it in the future :)
@@hluthvik I am terrible at joinery haha. I need to practice more. Luckily wood grows on trees!
Looks like you could use an adze (I think that’s the spelling). Essentially an offset axe that lets you trim off parts along the length of tree/board in a straighter line along the tree/board. Still very neat what you do. I found that they call them a left-handed or right-handed hewing axe.
Thank you! And yes, an adze is a useful tool (did you check what they actually are?).
I think I'll do an explanation video why I didn't use an offset axe and why I most of the time don't use them. :D In short: they are highly specialised tools, doing one job: making a plane surface. They excel at that, but can't do much else. I prefer tools which can do more than one job. For example, I can switch the working direction easily with a double-bevel axe. Admittedly, there are double-bevel axes specialised for hewing, but they are also just for one job. The axe I'm using here could have been used easily for felling, limbing and bucking a tree. Which is what I was going for here (i probably will make a video where I show exactly that, doing all the jobs with just one axe).
I watched him do that and was like it looks like he’s done that before then the camera shot at the end with all the wood wow that’s bad ass
hehe, yep I do have some hours of axework on my clock. But still, every project is an adventure. to be honest!
Good video, I recently made a couple of gates from yew I either cleaved or hewed. My timber was less than ideal though, but it taught me so much. I think we (collective we) need to learn to use the timber around us more. I wish I'd filmed the process now. Next time I will! Keep adding the videos - you got a lot of views there!
Thank you! Yes, you learn definitely more with difficult projects/wood. And I think it's beautiful to work with wood in its natural shape, using curves and knots for instance. I got to keep an eye out on your account!
@@hluthvik The gates I made were for a magazine article (in woodcraft magazine) but also for my own garden! I carved the date into them so I'll know how long Yew lasts (I had an old book that said it would outlast iron so we shall see!). But no won the lookout for some more wood to hew from. I'm sure this winter will bring some!
You’re very good hitting that axe in the same spot I’m not good at that
That's just a matter of exercise and time spent doing it. Thanks!
NICE...I'M WAITING FOR MORE VIDEOS. GOOD JOB
I am working on it :D
Great video! You should save your axe for chopping and use a sledge or wooden commander for pounding the wedges. "One single axe" is a good title, but not a long life for the axe handle.
Thank you!
Yep, you are completely right, it was kind of a clickbait. I still need to build a big wooden mallet for stuff like this, when I'm not going full medieval I usually take the sledge.
Looks good. I'll order 200 by next month for my house project. Thanks.
will do boss, need a few more men though
@@hluthvik I can spare one dwarf
You just got 2 new subscribers, I subscribed with both of my channels. Great video
Oh that's kind of you, thanks! Subscribed back
Very cool! And very hard work.
I think that's how a lot of people were still making use of wood not long ago
And you are right about that! Not many people had access to a saw mill for long boards.
Wood is definitely of earth. Fire is kind of it's own thing. But dumping a bunch of dirt on it definitely extinguishes it.
Thats oddly poetic.
@@hluthvik fieldcraft and woodwork is elemental stuff. Especially when it comes to making fire. It wasn't meant to be poetic. I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Very good job & hardwork.
Very nicely done. Looking at your log to start, I thought there's too much twist in that, what kind of reasonably straight board can he get out of it? And then you got a nice looking board from it after all :)
Thank you! Yes, it wasn't a good log to start with... But I had to work with what I had to finish the wall
@@hluthvik I was glad to see the twisted log and wondered how you would deal with it... And you certainly did, very nicely!
Your decision to use what you had is both instructive & inspirational!
I made a short handle for a post maul hammer , and I cheat and use iron wedges , it's a grunt , but wrks convincingly
Watching these sites always make my day! Love this!
hehe, thank you! watch out for iron splinters when you hammer iron wedges with a steel hammer, maybe go for aluminium or plastic ones.
@@hluthvikactually really liking the wood wedge method ! But I still like me Whomper ! Though I've one old wedge that's a longer one with a twist in it , I find quite handy .. I did once get a piece of hot steel from swinging a hammer lodged into my neck , I still carry a scar in m jugular .
Burnt right in!
Past while not been Whoomping , working on a largish carving in a log right now . Hardwood , of a shark .
It's up on my page , some of the first and last photos in a wee slideshow .
Loved this. How many man man days did it take to build this blacksmith shop? Looks amazing and solid
Thanks a lot! And it took... way too long. I think it took all in all a year. It started as a project with volunteers doing a year in preservation (Jugendbauhütte) and I had on-off helpers.
Kul och lärorikt!
Tack så mycket!
Nice....
It looks like oak, from the bark we would say black oak or live oak. All of the axes for this sort of thing have short handles, many of the handles are offset to allow the hand holding it
It's red oak, quercus robur, like I stated in the description. And I also stated that it was my aim to use a single axe for all steps involved, an axe which could also be used for felling. Things the tools you mentioned aren't designed for.
No music. Great camera work. Engrossing.
Thank you! I aimed for something between tutorial and atmospheric stuff. :D
Knows the true meaning of “wets the blade” sharpen and dunk in water before splitting swelling the head to secure it and lubricant for the blade. Wisdom is profitable to direct. Know were to hit it. Thank you
I would not recommend putting an axe ino water for swelling, since the wood takes a lot of stress with this repeated swelling and shrinking, which would result in more cracking and rotting. But if it works for you, go for it!
Very Nice👍👍
Nice share
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Very nice work! Where are you working at? Looks like an open air museum... A friend of mine and I have been hewing boards on the market at Hedeby a couple of years ago, was great fun!
Thank you! Yes, I am working in an open-air museum, indeed. It's located in Berlin. Pretty cool that you have done this work it Haithabu!
Super cool! That same friend just sent me an insta-post from Düppel about their new smithy and I thought: that looks kinda familiar ;-)
Ausgezeichnet!
Danke!
Title of video is making a board with a single ax, first 3 minutes of video and he used 2. Still impressive nonetheless.
I knew there'd be comments on that. There are surprisingly few. :D Technically you are completely right, although the actual making of the board involves only one axe.
It's clear why now they invented planers and saws
Yep! Incredible technological steps. But you'd be suprised how long people were using just axes for stuff like this.
Was there, traditionally, any use for the chips and off cuts apart from firewood?
Now excess is used for plywood, particle board etc etc
Well if there are actually any solid off-cuts, they would have been used for all kinds of small works. Plates, spoons, combs, needles, all sorts of things. Bark or wood from the oak can be used for tanning because of the acids inside, limewood fibres for ropes and string. But for the chips or smaller parts, firewood was most likely the dominant use of it. But firewood played a very important role in the life back then, as you probably can imagine!
@@hluthvik Nothing wasted, used wisely. Great reply, much appreciated! Thanks.
Nice, quite a bit of twist to hew out of there eh! You look like you've seen the work from the viking ship building museum.
What is the weight and edge length of that axe?
Thank you! Yes, the log wasn't my first choice, but I had to make the most of it... And yep, I've seen the videos made in Roskilde, quite educational and so lovely tool! The axe has a 13cm long blade, 66cm overall length, head 20cm long and weighs about 1,6kg
Vampire stakes
Nice keep up the good work
Does the wood need to be green? I have a dried apple wood and I can barely get wedge in it
It varies on which type of wood it is
Some wood are soft even after dried
And some are not
But yeah if you are going to work precisely then work on dried hard wood because if you use green or moist wood it will shrink after some time.
Although green wood take less effort
Ahh sorry I am typing too much knowledge 🤔🤔🤔😅😅😅
fruit woods tend to be quite hard because they grow pretty slowly (not all). in general, if you use blades and handtools, green wood is prefereable since its easier to cut and easier on the joints. work it out roughly to size, let it dry, finish it wenn dried , thats how it would be done!
tree looked very cork-screw grown...maybe some better raw material will yield better result?
Absolutely! Wood selection can reduce the worktime immensely. I've worked with a log from the same species and could split out nearly perfect boards, 2m long and only had to clean the split surface.
I'd start w/ a straight log, and I see in the background some chainsaw work, why not saw it ?
You are right, the log wasn't the best to work with. But I had to make use of it. And why not saw it? Well because that wasn't the purpose of the video. :D I get my logs already cut to length and see what I can do with it.
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Complimenti per la tecnica usata però quanta fatica e quanto scarto di materiale mi chiedo se funziona anche con altri tipi di legno
Not sure Google Translate did a good job here. THe log wasn't the best, it was a bit twisted, there are definitely better suited ones.
Hack hack hack
Did you Forge and make your axe and hatchet
No, unfortunately my forging skills are not that good. I buy vintage axes and restore them (upcoming video?)
@@hluthvik I try hitting the old antique stores for all my hand tools
Where do i get this axe
In this case, it's a vintage axe probably made in france. Keep your eyes out on fleamarkets and ebay!
The red oak we have here in Tennessee smells like fresh cat dung, very pungent. Does the red oak you're working with have a strong odor?
Yes it is a quite distinct smell and pugent, but more like vinegar or ammoniac!
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You make those axes yourself?
No, unfortunately I am not skilled in forging, I have made a small carving axe once. They are all antiques and I restore them
I've done this using railroad spikes for fire wood, had this in mind, for observations its quite digestable
Топор викинга не очень подходит для плотницкой работы....)))) респект за старание!!!
I think I showed that this axe is very suitable for all kinds of work. But, as usual, things that can do everything a little bit, excel at nothing.
@@hluthvik привет!!! Гугл не переводит..... Всем здоровья и удачи!!!
Home Depot sells boards.
No body want to talk that dude splitted a twisted grain?
we can talk about it, whats on your mind?
To much highway noce
Not a highway but a cobble-stone road which was never designed for the traffic it sees. :D But yeah, it is annoying and i should work with a better microphone
Not a complaining woman to be heard…
Lovely.
uhm, what?
You really need to invent a plane soon. At this rate it would take a year to make one wall. ;) and possibly an adze.
Well in the end I show two walls I made this way and it didn't take me two years. :D
You don’t look board...
I'm feeling oakay, why wood I knot?
you son of a birch
@@hluthvik well planed!
I have done very similar with Woodglut designs.
I am not sure what you mean by that, but I hope you had fun doing it :D
Go further in the forest, the cars are loud
Always a good advice, but unfortunately I can't in this case, because my workplace is there
This bloke needs to get his hands on a broad axe used by timber cutters in Australia to cut hardwood railway sleepers. A couple of lessons wouldn't go astray either.
That chap needs to read the description, that way he could have figured out that it was this bloke's intention to only use a single axe for all steps in the process.
He could have done it in any number of ways and a variety of tools Colin obviously didn't read the title of the video that's the reason for his misguided smart arse comment
That is a fuck load of work for one board. Dedication to say the least
Yep, it's a lot of work! Of course, the log wasn't ideal to work with, if you have a straight one you can easily split out nearly finished boards
hand carved and still straighter than the bs from lowe's
Apparently this was filmed during a tornado?
or with a camera without an extra mic or wind protection, close to a cobble stone street. :D