I realize these youtube videos probably get a minority of views compared to your shorts and tiktok, but I hope you keep making them because they're a joy to watch.

@Soundguydan

Жыл бұрын

Agreed

@Servellion

Жыл бұрын

I personally much prefer longform videos to shorts or tiktok

@simonmonto

Жыл бұрын

He obviously loves it! I did find him through the shorts, but its not enough to learn and enjoy his craft yahknow?

@sammarvin5651

Жыл бұрын

Agreed

@travisfreeman1873

Жыл бұрын

This is the ASMR we love

Feels like more modern things get, the more things of our past become obscure or lost. Your content as well as what you do for a living is amazing, its great that you're putting some of it online for us! I wish you the best and keep up the great work!

If I may offer some layman’s advice: At 5:48 you had a LOT of what we woodsmen refer to as “shelving” goin on. When the part of the haft/handle that mates up into the socket of the axe head is still too thick to properly seat, then the bottom of the socket is gonna dig into the wood of the handle. If left unchecked, it will cause this “shelving” which will render the handle much more susceptible to really bad splintering, and subsequently, eventual breakage. So you can generally see why shelving is considered by many to be a BIG no-no; because it’s *WAY MORE* than just an aesthetic or “looking clean” issue, but a structural integrity of the overall axe handle issue as well. You were right to polish that up with that sharp chisel, and it looks like you fixed the issue up pretty well. So kudos to you for that - just wanted to point out that eliminating that shelving like that fixed *WAY MORE* than just surface-level aesthetic value like you pointed out. Lol Also, when I’m seating an axe head, it usually takes me several attempts at seating. Precisely because I’m trying to avoid any and all shelving AS the top of the handle gets rasped/sanded away and the axe head is able to make its way down to where it can be properly seated, bit by bit. Doing all of this prevents any and all shelving throughout the seating process, and any subsequent splintering that may coil up *UNDER* the axe head, where you can no longer see it once you’ve got it seated all the way on there. When I’m seating, and I see shelving starting to occur, I’ll knock the head back off then take a rasp to the area of the handle that was still too fat for the socket. This goes on until I can inertia seat it to where I want it, and absolutely NO shelving occurs as I’m tappin it on. And if you do it right - don’t shave off too much or too little as you’re whittling down the top of the handle - then the axe head will seat on there *PERFECTLY,* like a glove. It’ll seat on there both super cleanly, *AND* super tightly, just like you want. One thing that also helps *TREMENDOUSLY* in the prevention of shelving as you’re seating an axe head is taking a metal file and hand-grinding in a small chamfer bevel *ALL THE WAY AROUND THE INTERIOR OF THE BOTTOM OF THE SOCKET OF THE AXE HEAD.* Doing this will ensure that the interior of the socket isn’t able to dig into the wood of the handle as you’re doing the seating process. And with this interior chamfer bevel in the bottom of the socket, even if it DOES deform the wood fibers in any way, then it’ll only press into the fibers and possibly leave a pressure impression (getting pressure impressions is *WAY BETTER* than getting cuts/shelves/splinters,) rather than cutting and/or digging into it (which you absolutely *DON’T WANT.)* In fact, once you’ve got it seated all the way down where you want it, if it’s still tight enough to make those pressure impressions, then all the better. Cause that just means its even more super tight. Hope this helps!

@Lentuttle

27 күн бұрын

Thats REALLY good shared knowledge. Got a perfect visual via your explanation

Thank you brother. Your videos are an inspiration and helping me cope with the loss of my son. I am just beginning my journey creating beautiful works of art like yours. I wish to have a piece like your hatchets. I believe it would be a challenge shipping one of your works to Canada so I will be after making my own. I am learning so much from you. Thank you again.

@EoinReardon

Жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear about your son. I’m glad my videos are inspiring you. All the best

@suicideawarenessmovement

Жыл бұрын

​@@EoinReardon Go Raibh Maith Agat, Sláinte

I can immediately say, if the cooperation with the blacksmith gets going, I'll happily buy an axe from you in a blink of an eye! You're doing a good thing, keeping an old trade alive with your wonderful enthusiasm! Honestly, you are one of the reasons I got into woodworking as well, so thank you for making me feel more creative!

selling axes is a great idea, Eoin! I think it would be a good idea for you to create a touchmark for your work... The blacksmith should have one for the axe head too.

I know ash is the preferred wood for axe handles but I do tree work and got my hands on a really fine piece of cherry. I'm letting it cure right now but I'm bursting with excitement to make my own handle. I've actually got a 2kg axe head to set on the handle as well! This video is exactly what I was hoping to find with some nice simple hand tools. I appreciate your content and will be watching more of your stuff!

Hey Eoin i just wanted to say, it isn't a maybe, we will absolutely buy your axes I know I plan to. Also yes, you have inspired me to learn woodworking alongside smithing, so that I may create my own furniture, tools and home. Thank you for doing what you do, you truly are an inspiration

Thanks for showing me that I can indeed do this with only hand tools! I was getting a little discouraged trying to use just a planer to get the handle shape didn’t even think about cutting notches and using a chisel! Thanks for the help and hopefully I’ll have my first axe handle done soon!

Your videos bring back so many memories for me Eoin. My favorite class was woodshop and I refused to use the power tools if I could avoid it (We had literally every hand tool in the shop I could think of). Needless to say I would get made fun of for doing my projects the "hard" way instead of slapping the wood together and calling it a day. Teacher got so mad about it I couldn't help but laugh as he was reaming out the other student's for their shoddy workmanship and praising mine. I need to collect some tools of my own so I can pick it back up.

If I'm ever in need of a good tool, now I know where to buy one. Keep up the great work

I heard Lynn Coffey talk about her books today and one of the stories she shared was about a man who made axe handles. He didn't have access to sand paper for the final cleanup so he did the final smoothing with a scrap of glass. Made me think of you.

Brilliant piece of ash! Shines through with that proper linseed oil treatment. Well done, Eoin.

I love seeing your videos, I grew up in the trades industry and was around all the old generation workers, to see someone in their 20s doing this kind of work brings back so much nostalgia and pride knowing that the old ways aren't completely lost to time.

I discovered your videos on tiktok a while ago, and the videos there and here have started to make me really interested in woodworking. I have also started to do woodworking myself and I love it so far. Thank you for making these videos and introducing me to how cool woodworking is!

I love your videos. I love old school techniques it's an art and it's too bad some of it is lost. We had a covered bridge in a town near me that got destroyed in the flood. They had a group that came in and rebuilt it. It was amazing watching bring it back to life. And used a lot of the original lumber. They even built my friend a set of steps for his cabin to go to his loft. Love the videos. Keep posting

Thank you for helping to teach the old ways of doing things. We have lost touch with actually using our hands. Keep up the amazing work and let us know if you do start selling. Would love to support you in that

Here from tiktok, annoyed I didn't find it earlier, the longer form videos are much more satisfying

Your videos are all so humble, innocent and passionate. I very much enjoy watching these linger videos and hearing you talk more. Such a friendly nature to you and your videos. Cheers from Canada!

Very nicely done. Until I finish my workshop, I'll be living vicariously through you haha

I decided to make an axe handle as my first ever woodworking project, I made it using a whittling knife, axe and sandpaper. I am enjoying this a lot. I am super pleased with how it turned out as well. Thank you for the inspiration

Love your work man! 🔥💪

Its great to watch your videos, it really makes me want to make more stuff Keep up the good work

Watching from Canada. I really enjoy the videos, showing me I could do anything I set my mind to, if I drink enough tea.

@TheToolnut

Жыл бұрын

Here it's pronounced as tae, 👍😁💪🪓🔨🌲🇮🇪🇮🇪

I realize this is a year old, but I have been thinking about learning how to make Axes and Hatchets. I am inspired and plan on making my own! Thank you!

Great axe handle lad. Continue on the path of woodworking.👊👍

Excellent! Beautiful craftsmanship . You really know how to handle your tools 👏

Eoin, you seem to enjoy ash for tool handles quite a bit. Could you explain for us why that's your go-to, and maybe touch on a few other common varieties and their pros and cons for different applications?

@TheToolnut

Жыл бұрын

Hickory is the best timber for tool handles, specifically hammers and axes. It's not native to Ireland but we do have lots of Ash, 👍💪🪓🔨🌲🇮🇪🇮🇪

Beautiful work!!!

God that looks so satisfying with the spoke shave

Great video! I really like ash axe handles, they are so much lighter than hickory you really feel the balance of the tool change with a different wood.

I've got a couple old, small ball peen hammers that need new handles. As soon as i dig through my scrap piles & find some suitable wood, I'll give it a go.

Well done, you made that nice and simple. Much better than a previous one I watched where he used a container load of power tools. Interesting remarks about the wooden and metal spokeshaves also. 👍

Very good job Eoin you work is excellent. 😊

Im working on making my very own axe, I’m having a wood splitting axe head custom made, and I’ll be making the handle itself, your video will help me make it happen thank you.

I absolutely would buy this! But I doubt you'd do shipping to America, also keep up the great work this is a lost art! I'll probably get into wood working as well because of you sir!

Awesome video, just starting to get into handle making/ wood working. Definitely learned a lot from this video

Thank you ,you inspired me to start wood working i love your youtube channel

Hey man, we have a similar style and philosophy of woodworking, and I really enjoy watching your videos. For all of my tool handles I sand to 220 and then coat with linseed oil but after that I take sand and red clay and rub it all over the handle l. after it drys I wipe it all off and it is artificially aged. Because that is how it would age, oil from your hands and dirt. Anyway man just wanted to share how I finish all of my tool handles. Personally I’d give it a try. Happy woodworking.

Your woodworking skills are wonderful however my eye is drawn to your style of dress as much as your craft 🤩

If I had money I’d pay this guy to personally teach me everything he knows 👍

I envy you being able to work with your shop door wide open. There's too much snow here for that, haha. The axe handle looks great, i'll have to find myself some ash and do the same. 👍

Looking forward to crafting my first axe handle thank you

Good stuff, nicely done mate. Gunna have a go at making one myself after seeing that

Looks great good job

Great video. Recently complete an adze handle for old carpenters adze I found. Have no use for an adze but is very satisfying to restore the head and make my own handle

Found this a day late, after I've butchered my first blank. A spoke shave would make this easier for sure.

@Baz09

2 ай бұрын

Whats a blank?

@nathanielluke2084

2 ай бұрын

​@@Baz09 a piece of wood, in this case, a 2x2x4 (maybe)

@Baz09

2 ай бұрын

@@nathanielluke2084 oh sound

@luckyjeb9511

2 ай бұрын

Was hoping I wouldn't need more tools but that is definitely neeeded

As someone with an actual attention span im loving the longer videos

Oh Eoin, my son! Please 🙏 take it from an old Canadian 🇨🇦 Bushman. You never let the axe head curl the fibres at the end of the handle like that. You keep shaving a little at a time till the head gets down to where you want it. Where the head has bitten down and curled the wood, is where rot and splitting will start. I would hate to see such a lovely handle go before it’s time. And you make such lovely handles! Take care and keep up the excellent work! Cheers 🍻!

@babotond

4 ай бұрын

what if i cut a ledge onto the handle for the head to sit on before i put it on so it wouldn't curl flakes up like that?

@justanothercaptain6566

4 ай бұрын

@@babotond Good Day to you. My honest opinion is to just sand it down till the head fits. Easier on the wood fibres. Cheers 🍻

@babotond

4 ай бұрын

@@justanothercaptain6566 so it's better if there's no ledge at all?

@justanothercaptain6566

4 ай бұрын

@@babotond Good morning to you. I was taught to always sand down and round out the handle for the axe head to fit. Keeps the wood fibres tighter. Also I would assume it keeps water and debris from building up. But that’s just how I was taught/shown and do my axe heads. But that’s just my opinion and I guess tradition. Cheers 🍻 😀

@babotond

4 ай бұрын

@@justanothercaptain6566 thank you! i don't have experience with them, i only saw other people's axes, some with big chunky ledges, some made smooth. so thank you for replying, now i have some idea how to fix my axe. cheers🤛

This just reminded me about the mattock in the shed that I was meant to fix months ago but is still sitting there with a massive split down the handle 😂

Great video!❤

People have done testing and it turns out it doesn't really matter what direction the wood grain goes, if it's facing the edge of the axe or face of the hammer, or across it. The thing that really matters that the grain goes all the way from one end of the handle to the other and doesn't go out the side.

Looks good keep up the good work

You are an inspiration mate thanks to yeah!

love this, would've been fun to see you using it to chop some wood, maybe next time

I would totally buy a handforged/handmade axe from you! I have absolutely nothing I could do with it, but I'd still buy one. Perhaps I could buy a wee one to cut my crochet and weaving yarns with. 😉

Awesome video! Thanks

Some day I'll try this out. My great grandpa only got as far as make bird houses. 😂

You are the best

Thank you. Hope you keep making content😌👍🏼

Love the long form videosa

Lets goooo new video hell yeah!

Love it

i'd love to buy one hand made, that would be awesome!

Thank you. I will now go make an axe

I would love to buy one tbh

Una chulada!!!!!

You have nice content

I would be very interested in an axe just like the one you've just made if you could let me know when you have one for sale 👍

Eoin is just so damn talented, and handsome

I have an amazing old axe probably 1930s which has split. Would love got you to restore it for me! And see it in one of your videos

I made a pickaxe handle last week and although I knew how to do it already, I had recently watched this video when you posted it, which had brought back the knowledge and inspired me to make the habdle when at my friends (when I noticed they had a broken handle on it). Unfortunately I had no glue, and it was very dry wood, with no sandpaper and just a hatchet... but it turned out good all things considered. Thank you for making awesome videos!

I have a Kent Axe heads that's a 2 1/2 lb Elwell, I have no idea what kind of handle I need, I haven't gone about making handles myself as I'm mostly just refurbing the axe heads. If you have any idea what size I would need, please let me know! Great video!

Can you make some hurls with only hand tools ?? Maybe make some of different woods to see if they split. We don't have a lot of ash in my part of the states and so it would be nice to know if I can use something else.

Hello from the US! Just curious, do you prefer to use the raw linseed oil or boiled linseed oil for these axe handles? Loved the video by the way keep up the good work!

MM77 Approved 👍🏼👍🏼

How can I buy one ? Love your videos mate !

I put a handle on a hammer yesterday

I would like to try to make some ash handles but here in the u.s ash is really expensive, hickory isn't that bad so I've used hickory and oak

I fully thought you were the scout from team fortress 2 in the thumbnail XD

I would buy a hatchet!

Please can you show us your tools collection

This is the Irish version of primitive technology

Can we get more info on your wooden spokeshave? I don’t know that I’ve seen anything like that.

I’ll would love to buy one. Would you be able to ship to the US?

Erin, I'd like to start out by saying I love your videos. I have a questions. can a hand Plaine be used instead of a spokesman? I'm going to school to become a carpentry and I'd like to try and make my own axe handle.

👍👍👍

Do you have any advice on acquiring wood? I really want to start doing some woodworking and especially axe handles, but i have no idea where i can get some decent wood for it.

I made a bow once and now I'm addicted to Osage orange. I have axe handles I've made knife handles and I even have a mallet made completely from Osage. Think it's good for things like that? I've never had one break and I'm pretty rough on them

For starters, would you recommend a flat or a concave spokeshave? or maybe both?

Would you ever use red oak? I have a piece sitting around and am thinking about trying it for a boys axe just to see if I can do it

bummer cant get a drawknife here, im about to use just a sharp knife, xtra careful it doesnt bite too deep, but i got an extra bit of wood in case of screwup, thanks

What brand of linseed oil do you use? I’ve tried finding some but can’t find anything that doesn’t require being mixed first

What is your favorite axe? I'm partial to Gransfors Bruks.

I use a hatchet to remove the bulk waste

Nice design but how hard is that wood

Have you ever used a double bit ax and I did make a handle for a ball peen hammer after I cut the old one off as it was loose I made it out of ash that I got off Amazon because I am in North America United States and we got lots of pine around where I am I’m not that good at selling trees apart but I got 18 inch ash two by twos I got four of those I got two left and I also have four white Ash two by twos. There are 12 inches long.

How do we buy them?! I would love one of your axes, the handle at least, lol

How can I buy an axe just like the one you made in this video? Would like to have one of those for the homestead. Do you ship to the U.S.?

Any word on where to buy these? Id be interested, depending on price of course.