Got a old norlund hatchet from my dad a few months ago. I am in the process of making a new handle and refinishing and polishing the head. thanks for the great videos. Inspired me to redo this hatchet for my dad. keep up the great work man.
This totally inspired me to (finally) make the handle for an M4 bayonet my grandpa gave me... I'm halfway through and am reminded of how skilled Jimmy is... Back to it...
Jimmy I'm scouring the "Island " for garage sales and old tools and stuff , as I stated in my first TH-cam video you and David have reignited the spark of creativity in me ... That is one great hatchet you have created there. And as always .....Protect Your DIGITS...............................YOBFAM..............Gregg
Normally I've got no problem with using an old axe head or whatever. But this time it would have been nice to see a new or fully refurbished to like new part.
I don't know anything about blacksmithing but I really like that technique where you get the pegs red hot and then hammer them in to hold your pieces together
Wranglerstar blocked me for asking a question about kids ?? he said kids in a video ...but he only has Jack...maybe he has a family from before. (ex wife and kids) he is a strange man
+Eye Toldyoosso That may have been Mrs. Wranglerstar. She is really big on privacy. In their book, she said she was reluctant to do anything on TH-cam to begin with because she thought everyone would figure out where they lived and other personal details. If you were blocked early on in the channel, it was probably because she still didn't trust/know how TH-cam works. It's still pretty extreme to block you for that though. Just a thought.
I'm amazed with your work, I would like to be like you 😊😊😊 I just found you and I already watched a lot of your videos. (Sorry, I can't speak English well)
question; if you made a steel handle, why not just weld the head on? i know youre not planning on using the hatchet ( which looks badass) every day but there looks like there are gaps around the wedge front and back. so it would work its way out eventually. or would it have been stronger to drill through the head and rivet it directly to the handle. seems like that would work on metal but not wood. i have a few old axe bits so i think ill try.
Axe heads are a high carbon steel and can be hard to weld. Welds don't always hold up well to shocks, and can crack. A pin through the side of the axe will loosen, because the hole in the side of the handle will oval out and become larger. Some do that with hammers and they never stay tight.
You would ruin the temper on the ax head. That and they are dissimilar metals, which don't weld together very well. You'd probably have to solder it together and that would ruin the temper as well.
Anti-rust? Sandpaper? Sandblaster? I would use a friend's sandblaster, or buy a sandblasting nozzle for an air compressor. Also, as a side note, you can buy tools, but you can't buy skill, so start with the small stuff.
Man, I love this so much! I was worried when you drew it up that the curve where your hand goes would be too much, but I love it. Also, the little angular jog at the back of the head is a nice design with the angles in the axe head. Nice job!
razdrazchelloveck it's so he can hammer them into a rivet, or 'peen' them. The shrinkage you mention is minor, and by upsetting the metal he is compressing it down its length to make a tight joint. They used to put together ships hulls in a similar fashiob
Electric welding came into use in the early to mid 1900s, before that, any time two pieces of steel had to be joined, they used rivets, sometimes bolts and nuts, but mostly rivets. When a hot rivet cools it gets tighter, pulling the metal together. Bucker up.th-cam.com/video/6pbYYs3P91E/w-d-xo.html
Jimmy, your videos are absolutely captivating...and I can't figure out why. Admittedly, I'm a fan of you and the work you do, but I'm talking about production quality. There's something going on here that I'm not sure can be taught. I'll keep watching and making my own and maybe it will come to me eventually. Great job and thanks!
Hey Jimmy, I always accompany your work and I like the originality . I think you should keep putting your name in the videos . I know people complain much of that feeling that you want to "appear" . But the quality of his work , I think an excellent measure of protection. Congratulations for the work !.
Beautiful handle. I really like the look of that wood when it's lighter and has a more walnut appearance to it. The real dark stain still looks quite good.
Peps if you do attempt to build it, keep it for the display as it will ruin your wrist joints. The handle have to be made of material with anti-vibration properties. Looks Amazing!
WATCHED HIM MAKE THE FIREMAN'S AXE,NO DOUBT N THE WORLD!!! AWESOME CRAFTSMANSHIP!! I HAVE 6 RELATIVES THAT R SMOKE EATERS ,2 OF THEM RETIRED, ON THEIR RETIREMENT, THEY RECEIVED A AXE ,JUST THE SAME AS HE MADE ,WOULD HAVE BEEN HONORED TO JUST HOLD IT 4 A MINUTE, AWESOME WORK
man I like this guy cause he does the things I dream of. since I'm only 14 the only tools in my house is hammer and a screw driver. I mostly just look for junk I CAN scrap to make something.
Good job Jimmy. My favorite part was when you used a drill and the metal band saw to turn down the steel rod stock. Never seen that before!
Amazing work, as always. You are the most inspiring individual on TH-cam to me.
Now that is a bad ass Axe! Love the videos keep up the great work Jimmy!
more like badaxe
its obviously a hatchet 😂😂
It's a hand-axe, not a hatchet. Hatchets have square heads
+Jack Hadaki does it really matter, to many people a hatchet is a short handled axe
yes it matters, to many people many things are innacurate, lets become more knowledgeable and not more like many people.
Got a old norlund hatchet from my dad a few months ago. I am in the process of making a new handle and refinishing and polishing the head. thanks for the great videos. Inspired me to redo this hatchet for my dad. keep up the great work man.
I love how art meets function on this channel
what makes you the best are not only your skills, but the fact that the things you make are just beautiful... a pleasure to watch you, as usual.
If you listen closely, you can hear wranglerstar developing an ulcer.
HAHA!!
Good one sir!
AH!
gimp cage creaks open
But is it worse than the fiskars axe handle? We need a wrangerstar tool head to head, old vs new, to find out.
This totally inspired me to (finally) make the handle for an M4 bayonet my grandpa gave me... I'm halfway through and am reminded of how skilled Jimmy is... Back to it...
That's an awesome project. Makes me think of an old buck knife with wooden scales.
Yes! Exactly.
I had that same thought. It would be awesome if they still made their knives this well.
Thank you Brother!
I started off with Make:.. Went on to Jimmy Diresta.. And now.. Its Jimmy -> Hammered -> Dirty Money -> Trash to Cash... Damn, I am hooked !!!
Man, that thing just looks like it would be a pleasure to hold in your hand....great looking lines, Jimmy. Cheers!
Tx bro!!
+jimmydiresta I didn't know u reply to ur viewers omg I'll become a fan boy BTW fantastic hatchet handle its perfect !
+Muhammed Ibrahim hahah thank you !!
+jimmydiresta OMG CAN I DIE I got replied😎 BTW I am from Pakistan if u don't know where it is search it
Muhammed Ibrahim Don't die, dude!
Jimmy, I love you man. Your videos never disappoint me, they inspire me, and they keep getting better and better. Long live the king.
Jimmy for president! Just give him a band saw and he will make the world a better place!
*and a dirty hatchet head
Well beats all the other candidates... thought huge ass asteroid might be tough one to beat, in more sane states...if there is any...
Damn! That looks fantastic, Jimmy! I do love that rosewood. Bet it feels nice and warm compared to that steel.
Respect, Brother!
That's a work of art Jimmy! Has to be one of my favorite videos of yours. Awesome!!
+RetroWeld thank you brother!
Dido! that was sweet!
Jimmy I'm scouring the "Island " for garage sales and old tools and stuff , as I stated in my first TH-cam video you and David have reignited the spark of creativity in me ... That is one great hatchet you have created there. And as always .....Protect Your DIGITS...............................YOBFAM..............Gregg
Whenever Jimmy feels like want to remove some of his arm hair, he just makes a new axe
lmao
szezone lol
Malthe Rask Bentsen
Malthe Rask Bentsen
Eso fail cochino
You have no idea how much inspires me, see your videos is like an injection of creativity in my life. Thanks for everything mr DiResta. ;)
Why didn't you clean up the axe head? The handle is nice and clean, but the head is a bit dirty.
Thats what she said
OWNED!!!
Possibly for the contrast. But partly because he really likes rusty tools.
I like the look, it really is a good contrast. It's really up to the maker, both provide results of being pretty.
Normally I've got no problem with using an old axe head or whatever. But this time it would have been nice to see a new or fully refurbished to like new part.
The wooden wedge was my favourite part haha! You have the market cornered on beautiful axes my friend! Great build.
last time I was this early Hillary still had those emails.
I don't know anything about blacksmithing but I really like that technique where you get the pegs red hot and then hammer them in to hold your pieces together
Awesome Original Axe Design!!
Handle looks far better than the hatchet itself...a DIRESTA made hatchet would do it justice. Great work btw...
PERFECT!
Thank you !!
Laura Kampf🔪
I love how rustic the head looks combined with the shine of the handle. It looks like it has seen work!
i can hear Wranglerstar crying from here!
Wranglerstar blocked me for asking a question about kids ??
he said kids in a video ...but he only has Jack...maybe he has a family from before. (ex wife and kids)
he is a strange man
He's weird
+Eye Toldyoosso That may have been Mrs. Wranglerstar. She is really big on privacy. In their book, she said she was reluctant to do anything on TH-cam to begin with because she thought everyone would figure out where they lived and other personal details. If you were blocked early on in the channel, it was probably because she still didn't trust/know how TH-cam works. It's still pretty extreme to block you for that though. Just a thought.
+Kevin Dumais So that's Mount Adams in the background?
I've noticed he likes to bash most anything that isn't a 200 dollar Axe , ash handled or beyond rare or old ...
Love how you are experimenting more with the camera angles now aswell. That above wide shot of you infront of your shop was fantastic.
That is beautiful!!
The Steel Rivets joining the Steel handle could have been better.... Countersink too deep or not swaging the rivets deep or mushroomed enough...
@@nigelbeaumont1109 don't.
After all these years, you never cease to impress Jimmy !!
I'm amazed with your work, I would like to be like you 😊😊😊
I just found you and I already watched a lot of your videos.
(Sorry, I can't speak English well)
+Karen Castañeda thank you !!!!
JD... you never cease to impress me... and/or amaze me. Great job.
question; if you made a steel handle, why not just weld the head on? i know youre not planning on using the hatchet ( which looks badass) every day but there looks like there are gaps around the wedge front and back. so it would work its way out eventually. or would it have been stronger to drill through the head and rivet it directly to the handle. seems like that would work on metal but not wood. i have a few old axe bits so i think ill try.
not an axe nerd, just an honest question.
Axe heads are a high carbon steel and can be hard to weld. Welds don't always hold up well to shocks, and can crack.
A pin through the side of the axe will loosen, because the hole in the side of the handle will oval out and become larger. Some do that with hammers and they never stay tight.
+Andre Gross thank you.
I was thinking why not press-fit the head on after heating it.
You would ruin the temper on the ax head. That and they are dissimilar metals, which don't weld together very well. You'd probably have to solder it together and that would ruin the temper as well.
Friend! DIRESTA is the best!
Amazing how you turn things around! Perfect! Thank you for being a fantastic professional!
if you were a kid who had no tools and wanted to restore old rusty ones what would you buy first>?
Some crack.
sandpaper
Soak the tools on some white vinegar for a day or so. #jimmytip
memes
Anti-rust? Sandpaper? Sandblaster?
I would use a friend's sandblaster, or buy a sandblasting nozzle for an air compressor.
Also, as a side note, you can buy tools, but you can't buy skill, so start with the small stuff.
I like that you left the head in used condition this time. nice contrast to the new handle.
wait you forgot to put your name on it!!!
Man, I love this so much! I was worried when you drew it up that the curve where your hand goes would be too much, but I love it. Also, the little angular jog at the back of the head is a nice design with the angles in the axe head. Nice job!
4:04 Is that a Rotten cheese?
all your videos make me wanna go out in garage practice making stuff the quality of your work is amazing truly inspired
How could people be commenting 2 days ago if it was released a minute ago?
Patron fans get to see early, thank you!
I like tequila, but you made ME wait?!
because math is myth
+jimmydiresta hey thats cool and all but u cant cut down a tree with that thing lol jk here that on the podcast
Aw I thought it was meant just to shave forearms...
This guy is amazing. The skills he has is out of this world.
what is the purpose of heating the pins before inserting, I would think they would shrink as they cool and not fit properly.
razdrazchelloveck it's so he can hammer them into a rivet, or 'peen' them. The shrinkage you mention is minor, and by upsetting the metal he is compressing it down its length to make a tight joint. They used to put together ships hulls in a similar fashiob
Electric welding came into use in the early to mid 1900s, before that, any time two pieces of steel had to be joined, they used rivets, sometimes bolts and nuts, but mostly rivets.
When a hot rivet cools it gets tighter, pulling the metal together.
Bucker up.th-cam.com/video/6pbYYs3P91E/w-d-xo.html
Just when I think I have a favorite Diresta build you put out a new video. Amazing as usual. Looks like it would be insanely comfortable to work with.
How much for the Steel Hatchet my friend :)
csknives2140 bold of you to make such assumptions
Your attention to detail is awesome Jimmy, loved the chamfer to the inside of the bolsters, such a nice detail. Amazing and inspiring work as always.
Did you seriously forget to put your name on the axe?
Both the tool and the video lived up to my expectations. Nice work, Jimmy.
you are grit👌👌👌👌👌👌
Mizan Haker What grit? I like finer ones bit that's my opinion
Jimmy, your videos are absolutely captivating...and I can't figure out why. Admittedly, I'm a fan of you and the work you do, but I'm talking about production quality. There's something going on here that I'm not sure can be taught. I'll keep watching and making my own and maybe it will come to me eventually. Great job and thanks!
اذ في اسعودي لايك خان نشوف كم واحد
خلواد للعطوي مرحبا مليون ببني عطية
خلواد للعطوي ممكن مصرى سعودى
خلواد للعطوي عراقي
إذا في بنقالي لايك 😘😘😛😛😛😛😛😛😛😛😛
That turned out exceptional. I like how seamless the wood inserts look!
cadê os Br nessa porra
don4doni nato Aki krl
It is so cool to see this come to life after seeing you brainstorm and sketch ideas
Jimmy...you never cease to amaze me!! I love watching you make this stuff!! Keep these cool videos coming buddy!! Awesome job!
Diresta, you make it look so easy! Thank you for sharing your talent for us to enjoy.
Always amazed at how quick the hair grows back on your arm! And at your skills of course!
Your not a maker, your an ARTIST!! Fantastic Work!! Beautiful time lapse shots aswell!! MUCH RESPECT!!!!
Simply amazing, both skill to build, and the eye for design on this one is top notch.
Hey Jimmy, I always accompany your work and I like the originality . I think you should keep putting your name in the videos . I know people complain much of that feeling that you want to "appear" . But the quality of his work , I think an excellent measure of protection. Congratulations for the work !.
Beautiful handle. I really like the look of that wood when it's lighter and has a more walnut appearance to it. The real dark stain still looks quite good.
WOW Jimmy, that thing is just BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!
Peps if you do attempt to build it, keep it for the display as it will ruin your wrist joints. The handle have to be made of material with anti-vibration properties. Looks Amazing!
A thing of beauty! I love the wedge material reversal for keeping the head on. Awesome work as always Jimmy!
I see so many people complaining about the noise in the video... Welcome to Diresta's world! To us, it IS music!
WATCHED HIM MAKE THE FIREMAN'S AXE,NO DOUBT N THE WORLD!!! AWESOME CRAFTSMANSHIP!!
I HAVE 6 RELATIVES THAT R SMOKE EATERS ,2 OF THEM RETIRED, ON THEIR RETIREMENT, THEY RECEIVED A AXE ,JUST THE SAME AS HE MADE ,WOULD HAVE BEEN HONORED TO JUST HOLD IT 4 A MINUTE, AWESOME WORK
The wood inserts really send this thing over the top. Really cool.
Gorgeous work! I especially enjoyed the shots of your property. It's a beautiful place
I just keep watching your vids and pick up tips along the way that help in other projects. Awesome.
The only thing I love more than these are tool restoration vids, love all of your vids though!
that's one sweet small Axe, awesome work and one terrific work of art. Very old time "Bucks" wooden inlays looks sweet.
That is gorgeous.... I would be honored to have something like that... You are truly an amazing artist... Wow.
Love the walnut handle.. Really makes it pop!
4:06 Use the ceramic part of a catalyst is its good idea! Great Jimmy
Beautiful functional work of art. I could watch your videos all day long!
WOW !!! didn't think you could top the aluminium handle, but you have, that's stunning
Jimmy, do you knowhow much i learned from your vids? Thanks man for everything you do, Its been a pleasure watching true wizard at work :)
Perfeito que belo trabalho foi feito nesse machado !!
You are one-of-a-kind Craftsman, Thank you.
Beautiful, Jimmy! Could watch it all day!!!
unbelievable piece of art and craftsmanship
Jimmy DiResta you get me into woodworking thank you soooo much
A Diresta classic (and a masterpiece of course)
That's the sweetest piece of axe I've ever seen!
I'm enjoying the fact that this piece of work will have axe-nerds heads exploding.
I like it.
Thanks for the video Jimmy
Absolutely beautiful! Love your videos. Always learn something on each new project. I love the dark wood over the steel.
Thoroughly enjoyable. Jimmy, that is some excellent work.
sos un maestro jimmy te felicito por tus trabajos te saludo atentamente desde BUENOS AIRES (ARGENTINA)
Jimmy, I admire your work enough! It was very good!
Love the integration of the wood, beautiful piece!
never stop uploading jimmy
man I like this guy cause he does the things I dream of. since I'm only 14 the only tools in my house is hammer and a screw driver. I mostly just look for junk I CAN scrap to make something.
Ambitious, Beautiful, So cool ! ! Great job Jimmy ..
Wow that shape and the contrast of the metal and the wood! You always amaze me!
Which I had the skill but especially the patience and time to do it :o
Bad Axe! That handle is curvalicious. Nice work!
Aweosome one +diresta .. i see all of your videos in one day.. that impression makes you to your viewers.
Beautiful...just Beautiful. Keep up the amazing work!
So well done! Beautiful design, I'm always learning something from watching your work.
Wow Jimmy, that was a sweet hatchet handle. I am going to have to jump in and make a handle one day. Very inspiring.
-Jonathan
Great build, one of the best axes ive seen. Awesome work.