RARE 100 Year Old Antique Rusty Axe Restoration
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- čas přidán 25. 06. 2021
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This is a Rare Kelly Wood Slasher hewing axe from the 1900's. I restored this antique axe by using evaporust, sandblasting and wire wheeling. I wanted to leave the natural pitting from years upon years of rust build up. For the handle I used curly maple with a walnut stringer. Let me know what you think about this restoration.
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That curly maple is gorgeous.
The line you pointed out as a temper line is a "bit" more than that. Its where a piece of hardenable steel was inserted into the iron. It was done this way for a few reasons, to make shaping the axe head easier, and to save on materials being chief among them. So you were technically correct without defining the different materials used. The other comment below about the haft is spot on about the curve, they really try to keep you from chopping off your feet.
Thank you for the fun fact, I found it interesting and educational! I'm not a metal worker, zero knowledge actually, but I love learning random facts and that's what you gave me!
In addition the iron is a lot more flexible while the steel is brittle. If you made the entire axe out of hardened tools steal this the axe could shatter a bit like like glass if given enough stress :)
I REALLY enjoyed watching you stroke the oil into the handle 🤗
That is a hewing axe. I think you have it on the handle upside down. The previous owner would have worn the end of the axe more in use, so it has become rounded over. They may also have abused it by doing something other than hewing with it. One can only speculate. It looks like it was made to cock the blade a little so that it would land flatter when you swing from above, as you would do working. Handles would be made from green wood and they could be done to the user's liking, but always with a set away from the flat side, so you don't "bark" your knuckles during work. The head end is bent to the desired angle and fastened down, allowing it to dry in the right shape. It is important to split the handle from straight wood, ash or hickory, so that the grain doesn't run out and weaken the handle. You can also fashion a handle from a piece of wood where the grain bends at the right angle on its own, but you might have to look long and hard for that piece. Ash and hickory are tough woods, meaning that they have a degree of elasticity and can absorb the shock of constant blows and twists that is involved in hewing. The woods you have chosen are not tough in this way. They are somewhat brittle for this purpose, and you have also sawn them, so the grain may go anywhere and you may have built in an extra weakness. Be careful using this axe. A heavy piece of sharpened steel flying randomly through any space is something you most likely do not want to encounter. Your handle looks beautiful, but a hewing axe is something to be used, and should be designed with that use in mind. I also want to point out that the flat side of the axe should be perfectly flat, and carefully maintained like that. When you went over it with the grinder, you destroyed the ability of the tool to bite into wood at a shallow angle and remove thin pieces in the hewing process. This may even make it dangerous, because it will tend to bounce away from the wood with each stroke. And finally, a blacksmith might be able to weld a new edge onto this blade, but you would have to decide if the cost is worth it.
The knowledge is appreciated..but it's clear he wanted to make more of an art piece, and it looks like it's biting into the wood just find at the end.. I think it looks cool with it flipped like that. He made his own new thing, not recreated it back to its original form.
The handle is oriented correctly to the head. However your comments regarding curly maple and walnut being too brittle to safely use for an axe handle are correct. If, as others have suggested, the axe is now a display piece and not a working tool it really doesn't matter what wood was used for the handle.
How beautiful!
What a handle!
Very Nice Work. Love the Handle the Best
The banana tool gave it the final touch. Need to buy one, too!
It is an investment for sure, but if you take care of your tools they can last a long time. The banana rasp is no exception.
The making of the axe handle was fascinatingly beautiful! I love watching the carpentry involved but I also enjoy watching the chipping away of the top baked on dirt and the first layer of rust. I did not understand the various solutions used, but all in all great video showing great results!
Thank you very much!
Looks like Thor's Stormbreaker. Great job man, legendary!
That maple was absolutely beautiful.
I spent around 40 minutes sifting through all the curly maple at my local hardwood dealer to find this piece. I have about 2 more handles I can get from the leftover parts!
@@BMSculptures ...I have made a couple of muzzleloading rifles, and would have killed to get my hands on a hunk of wood like that.
@@pikeevans8559 That is awesome! I have never seen a rifle made of lighter wood like maple. Would be really cool and unique.
@@BMSculptures ....Curly maple was a favorite back in the day of the Kentucky Long Rifle makers. If you google it you can see a picture of Davy Crockett's rifle Ol' Betsy. It has curly Maple.
@@pikeevans8559 amazing!
The banana! I like looking for the banana in your episodes. Good video.
Respekt from Poland😎
Отличная работа. И очень практичный топор. Уважение мастеру.👍👍👍
Super professional. Congratulations my friend.
Thanks!
5:34 truly the most efficient tool
That handle is gorgeous
Thanks Katie, I love some curly maple
That is pretty cool wood you chose. It reminds me of tiger stripes. Subtle tiger stripes.
Its called Curly Maple. Really cool looking wood!
Great work and I like the no talking and “my mechanic” style messages.
Glad you enjoyed it
5:44 the way he peeled the banana 😮
Wonderful craftsmanship! Well done!
Thank you very much!
What a beautiful hard rock frame maple
If I were myself, it would be so beautiful that I would like to use it on the top of my guitar!
Thanks! That would be cool!
I love the handles on your hand files!
Hahaha!!! I love the banana file
Love the handle, wish you could have done more on the blade, but it is an axe after all.
I appreciate it! I do a lot with the blades on many other restorations. This one I made it a point to keep it simple and not change anything to much.
Curly maple is a great choice! My favorite finish in metal is if it is blued after sandblasting. You should give it a shot and see what you think!
This was my first time using curly maple. I loved it! I actually did Blue this one after sandblasting. You gotta watch the whole video!
@@BMSculptures Haha I got ahead of myself! Turns out fantastic another awesome video and project
good job
More a piece of jewellery than a useable tool doubt it could now do the job it was made for
I don't quite follow. The blade is strong, sharp, the handle is made of hardwood. Why wouldn't it work?
@@BMSculptures some people just have to be negative. Ignore them. They are sad individuals.
@@BMSculptures I think he is referring to the grain orientation of the handle, the rest of the restoration was great though
Ficou dez, como se diz aqui no Brasil para afirmar que ficou muito bom! Parabéns.
Thank you!
Every restoration artists shares no commentary.
Sometimes its better just to watch vs explain
What a piece! 👍🏻👏👏🙏🙏
That's a big axe and nicely done!
Thank you!
What a master piece love the handle 👏
Thank you very much!
Thats a big axe!
Oh its big
Excelente trabajo 👍 y el mango muy bonito. Saludos desde Venezuela Ciudad de Maracaibo. Suscrito y like.
Thank you Roberto!
You really put a spin on that axe mate, all jokes a side I look forward to your videos not only for the Quality and craftsmanship of your work, but the humour you add makes it fun to watch . CHEERS . PS . What's with that bloody banana.HA . HA. :)
haha Thanks Doug... Hey question for you, since I know you have been watching my videos for a while now... What do you think about the no commentary like this video vs the voiceover ones? Im experimenting to see what people like most... For me its way easier to do it no commentary, but I will end up doing what people like more. haha The banana is just my gimmick and ties in all of my videos.
@@BMSculptures mate I like the no commentary , I seem to concentrate Moore on what your doing but that's just me. But every now and then throw in a couple of wards . Cheers mate .
@@douglasfathers4848 Good to know! I know when I watch videos I also like no commentary unless it is something that needs explaining. Maybe I should practice my own viewing habits.
@@BMSculptures I know I want asked, but I like both because it keeps things fresh. I always liked those clever shows that would release a well made no-word musical episode where what they were doing explained everything. This video was no exception. However, if they are done too often, it'll take away the magic. My 2 cents.
Good to know Walt... You are also a long time viewer so It's great I have your input as well on this. Thank you!
Fine looking art piece. The handle shape is luscious...but is it on upside down? Drooled over your clamps.
Great! Very well👍
Thank you!
Мда... ручным рубанком он конечно показал высший класс мастерства 😁
Like others have said, the handle is great!
I really like how you finished the axe head🙂
Thank you very much, Glad you like it!
@@BMSculptures
You are welcome
The job you did on the handle is fantastic. 😃
Thanks!
... отличная работа, рукоятка понравилась, непонятная форма самого топора, для каких целей он нужен?!!
Топор палача.
Superb!
Thanks a lot!
Keren amazing from indonesia🇲🇨
Thanks Gani!
As always, beautiful work! My father made a sandblaster hood to capture all the sand. I think I have it in storage….time to go get it out!
Thank you. That sounds amazing. I currently have to dig sand out of my ears for weeks after doing it this way. I should probably just get the hood.
@@BMSculpturesor build one. You have the tools and material.
They have thus stuff like Bondo. Why didn't you fill in the bad pitted area's. Great Job. Loved the handle
I dont think bondo would do very well on an axe handle. It would shatter off when used.
Dude!!! Your handles are one a kind. Great work !
Thank you! Handles are something I see a lot of other people overlook. I feel like they are just as important as the blade
I love ❤️ this video
I appreciate it!
Hey that came out bad ass.
I have a axe head just like that - that i want to restore .
You did an amazing job on that an the handle i like how you did it. Bad ass
Thanks kenneth. I appreciate it!
Cool now its left handed beam hewing axe. Very nicely done handle that's awesome had to make mine once but nothing near as nicely made as that one
Thanks Shane!
Hi buddy, interesting ax, great job 👍
I appreciate it! Its a hewing axe, made for flattening logs not chopping. Pretty cool how it works differently actually.
@@BMSculptures Apparently it is really rare, I have not seen this before.
yup not too many hewing axes these days!
Using the glue gun to hold epoxy was a nice trick. Quick question- Why do you use evapo-rust if you sandblast after anyway?
you know.... I dont really know... I suppose I didn't have to evaporust it at all? I was finishing up a project and knew I wouldn't start this one for a couple days so I thought "lets just soak it in evaporust for a couple days" without giving it much thought.
That’s a lot of clamps you got there!
You can never have enough clamps!
cool.
Thanks!
it looks so dope man! idk in the end it kinda made me feel like i was watching one of those gore movies haha
haha Thanks Jade! I plan on testing all my new restoration projects. I will have to find some good things besides wood to chop!
Well, it's not a restoration channel after all... The handle looks great tho!
Awww! no "Here's Johnny" moment? Or at the very least a Slasher movie moment (the axe is called Wood Slasher!)?
P.S. Great video though! I've found you fairly recently and I am going through your back catalogue like crazy!!
Zata soda blaster?
Handle's a work of art.
No just a little sandblaster. I use kiln dried sand in it.
cant u just directly go to the sandblasting without using the rust remover?
Где само восстановление топора?!?!?!
I have a draw in my book of a tree 🌲… and represent the Adam and Eva thing when she eat the apple 🍏 with the snake 🐍 … the mouth the apple and the snake are in different branch of the tree… I don’t know but if you figure it out how to make it on epoxy is gonna be beautiful
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and I love your way of banana eating...
Me: No way he can restore this
BM: Hold my beer
😂😂😂
More like “Hold My Banana”
What type of table and clamps are those
This is a welding table and they are bessey dog hole clamps. All the holes in the table allow me to quickly clamp anything anywhere. You can do it on a woodworking table as well the same way. It is an extremely efficient table.
My Man you are doing nice things
Only if you change this odd music in the end of all your videos you will do great 👍
Good luck with that handle 😬
Thanks.
Awesome handle , keep up the monkee diet and stay with the wood love two tone ,, hatchet needed similar diet as to the wood for it had bad case of scar face
are you on shrooms?
👍🏻👍🏻
Thanks Martin!
The axe head got an exfoliating scrub, tan, and a jojoba oil treatment. That would be like a $500 spa visit.
😂😂😂 It just got pampered.
Why did you pick that peice of walnut with knots in it for the center?
I was really counting on the Brazilian Rosewood but once I messed that up by planing it too thin I had to scramble with some scraps I had laying around.
@@BMSculptures wish I could send you some good wood. I have lots of nice lumber and slabs from my tree service that I have no time for.
@@nelsonstree436 Where are you located?
@@BMSculptures northwest Illinois
@@BMSculptures Mississippi River valley
100 yil önce tunç çagiydi 😀
Thanks!
Pretty sure that originally the handle would have been off-set to the side so that one could stand both feet on the ground next to the log and still hew a flat side onto a log with the flat edge of the ax.
Since your handle is not off-set, you would have to stand with one foot on the log and one foot off and swing between your legs to cut a flat side on the log.
Thanks for the info James. Very interesting. I wish I could have seen what the handle looked like! The axe head itself is actually off centered quite a bit. At first I thought it was bent out of shape, but after research I realized it was meant to be off-set. This may also mean that the handle does not get in the way while hewing. (I am no expert on axe history and using hewing axes, so I just create what I know at the time.) I think the axe head is off-set enough that the handle is out of the way.
@@BMSculptures These show the off-set handle.
czcams.com/video/VelMDXf-Qy0/video.html
czcams.com/video/EBTqUBUbYlY/video.html
@@JAdams-jx5ek Oh wow! It has a nice curve on the handle to offset that. I was expecting a small offset. Those are much more than I anticipated.
Good point James and great links, but they both fail to mention one typical point about broadaxes. In addition to the handle being off-set, the handles were often not fixed firmly so that one could take the axehead off the handle and switch the off-set the other way. This would enable one to use the axe either left or right handed. That's why the eye of the axe is symmetrical both ways. This is especially useful if one is doing the final hew on a finished wall of a log house and getting into the corner is an issue. I'm not 100% sure if this was done in the US, but in Scandinavia and Finland that was the way it was done.
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hahaha right!?
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Thank you!
9:34
Топорище бобовое
2:28 So THAT's why I couldn't find any clamps at Home Depot! 😡
😂😂😂
your music at the end is very similar to the music the people of North Korea wake up to and have to listen to every day of their lives.
The "B" in "BM Sculptures": Does it stand for Blake or for Banana? 🤔
This video was BanananananaZ!
😂 Maybeeeeeeeeee
Banana Man Sculptures
OK..AND NOW YOU CAN START THE RESTORATION....
restoration on the restoration
@@BMSculptures YES.........
its upside down buddy !!
If you look close at the very beginning it says wood slasher near the eye. Someone Google that I'm at work.
It was the model of axe made by Kelly.
I didnt know Novak Djokovic had these skills.... Maybe he is Banana Joe
hahaha. I used to get that a lot when I was thinner.
oh god...you eat bananas just like i do
😂😂
And that’s crazy you know my gfs nickname, the super suc… nvm
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Banan
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That seems more an executioner's axe...
haha right! its HUGE
@@BMSculptures I am not kidding...
Sure hope you obtained that wood before the pandemic. If you didn't, you're paying more for it now that you're likely making on a video. Lol
oh for sure! I paid about $80 for 6 ft of curly maple (1x6"). I used the walnut that was leftover from a previous project but all in all I would say this is about $50 in wood ( I used about 1/3 of the curly maple). Wood is outrageous.
Ok I will be your critic for today. You see channels like my mechanic are for people with OCD, people obsessed with perfection. What you have done here is good but annoying for some to watch. For example the gap where the handle and the metal is not addressed. The axe surface is not treated, its still bumpy. You didnt really sharpen it properly. You didn't make the curve of the axe right. The darker walnut should have sandwiched the other timber.. I could go on.
Yes I am in no way a professional nor do I claim to be. I just like to do this for myself. I could have easily grinded all the bumps away but I wanted to leave it looking as if it were still 100 years old and rough.
This is an interesting comment. It requires a very specific point of view. What I mean is, art is subjective. The axe grinding part, I liked what he did. To me it was obvious that he did that as a stylistic choice.
The handle/axe head imperfections, as the person doing it, would have driven me insane until I got it perfect, but I'm a recovering perfectionist who frequently relapses.
All in all, I thought the project "felt" like a major success. It was an art project and in art perfect is subjective.
Your comment is something, definitely, to be appreciated, and makes for great discussion.
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