Restoring Pulaski Tools That Were Left To Rust

I keep my eye out for old rust tools that can be restored and put back to work and have been collecting these Pulaskis for a little while. Some of these had been forgotten behind sheds or left in a bucket of scrap metal, one had been painted and used as garden decoration for who knows how many years. Decent handles have been hard to get recently, at least locally, but I found a couple, and decided to at least put a few of these tools back to work. The Pulaski is an iconic tool, especially out here in the Pacific Northwest, and these tools deserve better than a rusty fate in a garden or a scrap pile.
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[@ToolsandTime]

Nice job on the Pulaskis. Love the sheaths you made for them!

[@Factor85Labs]

Thanks!

[@TexasFire_Cross]

Love the video. I’ll be replacing a broken handle soon on a pulaski I’ve had for years. We are taught in wildland fire academy to use boiled linseed oil on the handle to maintain it; it’s the least flammable thing we carry around! Love that the kiddos “helped”.

[@_BigLife_]

Nicely done. I like the mask you made. Just got my first Pulaski and doing research. New subscriber.

[@paulhare662]

Just got one, a Council Railsplitter. The grubbing end is crooked on it and I wonder if I should try straightening it. It's not much but bent things bother me. Your thoughts on torch heating and bending the narrow twisted area just behind the poll? Heat should not get to the cutting edges.

[@Factor85Labs]

I have no knowledge of blacksmithing or metalworking other than watching CZcams videos, but I think you are correct, if you avoid heating the cutting edge, it should be ok.

[@paulhare662]

@@Factor85Labs Thanks for the reply.