Its beautiful, and it broke my heart a little for you to spray it with acrylic

@lassei4659

4 жыл бұрын

Yep , that coat is gonna give you blisters when working with it.

@TheWtfnonamez

4 жыл бұрын

One coat of boiled linseed oil would protect it for 200 years if its sitting on a wall ....spraying it with some kind of acrylic product is fucking assfoolery

@gioscervelo

3 жыл бұрын

Next video on how to remove acrylic and finish with oil

@ethon6088

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I usually take of the varnish, burn it with a propane torch, then use some polyurethane

@ilyaneidir722

3 жыл бұрын

@Winston Jagger how much money did they make yesterday evening... when the house got built?

FRS...spoke shave. After graduating a vocational school on the East Coast in the early 1960's, I went to work with a man who came from Germany. Learned how to use spoke shaves, draw knives and wooden hand planes that he brought with him from "old country". After 7 years, I went out and opened my own furniture making business. Made table and chair legs sitting at my bench, with the spoke shave in my hand. Could do that for hours and hours. It was a meditation! Still got my hand tools at the age of almost 70. It's great to see someone who still uses hand tools. Merci beaucoup!

@frenchriversprings

6 жыл бұрын

It's meditation for me too!!

@lxkhn

5 жыл бұрын

Just getting into it right now I'm 34

@BOHANTHEFLESHGOD

4 жыл бұрын

Got any advice for someone just learning to use them?

@joaquintall5180

4 жыл бұрын

@Jeremy what I would do, if you are truly interested in making cabinet-making or furniture making a lifetime career, or at least, a weekend hobby would be to seek out someone who can guide you. There are night school classes is some cities that have basic woodworking venues where you can learn the basics of hand tools and power machines. Yo can look in the phone book for cabinetmakers who make pieces exclusively---one at a time. You may have to become his/her "trainee" until such time as you can become fluent in working with wood and tools. I loved going to work because every day [unless it was a large job] things were different. Keep us informed on how you get along!

@bradygalati8394

4 жыл бұрын

Hey Joaquin tall any chance you could list the tools used in this video? I would like to get into this but don't know all the tools needed

Beautiful job! I was given an old hatchet from the 80's that has been sitting in a garden for far too long that i'm refurbishing and this video helped me a lot. I'm broke and have next too no power tools so this gave me some great ideas!

@arctichare8185

3 жыл бұрын

Old from the 80s. (How time flies!)

I'm glad you decided to use this as a show piece. I'm sure you spend a whole lotta hours getting that head to shine with such brilliance. I would cry big lumberjack tears to have to sink that head into a gnarly chunk of Osage Orange or any wood...Nicely done! Thank you for sharing your skills;

The tools reflect the craftsman. In this case, literally.

It always amazes me to witness how differently we all think. In his mind he put all that effort into making a tool and thinks the right thing to do with it is to hang it in the shop and my thought is to use it everyday of the rest of my life and be proud of it as my own creation.

Very nice. I just completed my first axe handle. Very rewarding.

Great job mate. I really enjoyed watching the build. Normally I would fast forward through builds. However I found myself watching intently. Greetings from Australia

it would be a waste NOT to use an axe you put so much work into, a fine axe like this deserves to be used.

I'd like to make a dugout canoe using only power tools

Impressive use of hand tools! Your videos are great!

Beautiful piece of art! And again you show a lot perseverance!

That really looks good. It sounds kinda funny but watching this reminded me of going to work with my dad, I really enjoyed remembering those years. Thank you.

“Another half an inch and I’ll be happy” same brother

Beautifully crafted. Perfectly polished head and awesome handcrafted handle. Great video. Just subscribed!

I watched this video back to back with the head polishing with no power tools video. Then i hit the subscribe button, great channel mate. Greeting from the UK.

Beautiful work!

Really impressive demonstration and good explanation, many thanks

i remember making a wooden saya for my wusthof classic knife out of raw materials available in the house , i used to cut a piece of medium roots from mahogany tree and i cut it into half and carve it using the tip of my old knife , then i forming the entire shape of the saya using one knife after that i glue then together and sand it all the way ,, the process was to long and it cost me 3 days finishing the entire one saya but the result was very satisfying because it brings to you more valuable and joy ,, and this video reminds me a lot

Beautiful job! What talent you have!

great stuff! Thanks for that! Haven't thought of using a plane for making handles but should try that next time

you put too many hours into the axe to not use it!

I think you did a fine job some people never appreciate hard work haters will hate me myself i love to work with metal and bring it to mirror dont mater what kind of metal aluminum steel i have made a few knives and even made a stock for my rifle and polished out the whole gun to mirror finish great job man

Nice job ,looks really cool!!

It looks amazing!

You did an insane job man! You put so much effort into everything you build i'm speechless, keep up the good work !! :)

@frenchriversprings

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the compliment. I will always remember docteur correcteur but forgot your real name. Is it john?

@devili7y585

6 жыл бұрын

Oh no, i'm Bryan! ( 22yo, i'm from France ) oh and no problem, you deserve the compliment !

@frenchriversprings

6 жыл бұрын

Ok Bryan,will try to remember

Such a clean workshop

Awed & inspired! Hope to apply much of what I am learning here...

Really nice work

You did an excellent job with this axe. To save work and time I use a type of tool called a shinto rasp. It almost replaces my draw knife and planer tool.

@frenchriversprings

Жыл бұрын

I never heard of a Shinto rasp before. I looked it up on KZread and I was so impressed that I ordered one right away. Thank You 🙏

I love those results.

Well done 👍. Beautiful axe !!!

This is an amazing video. Thank you!

For everything being done by hand, that is very impressive work i enjoyed the video's.

Beautiful outcome on all of your effort. I would hang that on a wall too. Thanks again for sharing your video with us. This is the 3rd one I have watched on this axe. Now I want to try one I have laying around I have been wanting to fix up. Thanks again, I very much enjoyed your videos.

@frenchriversprings

5 жыл бұрын

Your welcome and good luck!

Nice job bro Bert here ,just restoring double headed axe make a handle thanks for your knowledge

Great craftsmanship

Nice work Sir

Beautiful job !!

@frenchriversprings

Жыл бұрын

Thank You 😊

very nice work sir.

Thank you so much man I learned something new

Wow beautiful work and I want that chisel....

Really tuff wood great job that looks amazing something to be proud of 👍👍

Great video, mesmerized by your Canadian accent - very cool. You have got some impressive tools and skill set. Thanks for the video

@frenchriversprings

3 жыл бұрын

Thank You. I appreciate your comment!

Because of all the work BY HAND I agree to keep it as a wall piece. With that said you should add a beautiful leather hand tied gaurd at the top of the handle under the axe head. I don't know what it's called but its to protect the handle if you miss the wood your chopping. ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL AXE!!!

Absolutely beautiful.

Great video

Your good at that

Best job on the internet...

What a clean shop it is. It may take more time to clean than working on it. Great!

Stunning.

@frenchriversprings

5 жыл бұрын

Thank You!

This guy knows how to polish an axe!

You do Excellent work..Bravo.....Encore....

@frenchriversprings

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Sir!

A beautiful job, very well done. Out of curiosity, did the micro crack you found when polishing the head influence your decision not to use it as a tool?

Very well done

@erickkiessling5570

3 жыл бұрын

good to see you using all hand tools and the difference ones used.

Nice work, what dimensions is the plank of wood that you used?

I always like axe heads like that. So shiny it looks plastic, but really it's pure metal.

Amazing restoration. Just wondering after all that work why did you not put metal wedges in after the wooden one?

Awesome video! What were the tools you used?

What size of piece Hickory should I start with? Awesome work thanks!??

One of the best axe hangs I’ve seen on KZread. Way better then wranglerstar. But no boiled linseed oil on the wedge? And what about the two gaps where the wedge wasn’t long enough? Would be easy to fill. 👍

@calebzehr9963

4 жыл бұрын

You think this is better than wranglerstars handles you’ve obviously never used and axe in ur life

@lrayvick

Жыл бұрын

Had one with gaps like that. Filled the holes with 2 part epoxy.

any recommendations on good course woodworking rasps, course metal working resps, spokeshave, Pullsaw or good woodworking saw, chisels, planes and a anything else?

That is Some Beautiful Craftsmanship!!! You did an amazing Job. Is that also the axe head you did by hand as well??? It really Came out Great! I mean its Beautiful! It really is. Have a great day bro.

@frenchriversprings

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for the nice compliment!!!! Yes it is the same axe head that I polished by hand.

Красиво сработано. Лайк!

“THE MOST EPIC AXE!”

A brilliant job but there is one little quibble. The wedge does not cover the whole kerf as there is a little space at the top and bottom of the eye. Otherwise a big thumbs up!

What did you do to round the head wear the wedge goes?

I have an old axe out in the shed, this tutorial will help me make a new handle for it, going to stop by the lumber store and get a long piece of hickory.

@frenchriversprings

5 жыл бұрын

Awesome!!!

@randywoodworth5990

5 жыл бұрын

@@frenchriversprings picked up a piece of hickory...traced the outline of the previous handle onto it...will begin carving and shaping it hopefully tonight.

@frenchriversprings

5 жыл бұрын

Randy, that is cool!!! Good luck!

stunner

What is the name of the tool you are using to get the main shape scraped out, it's like a scraper with two handles im wanting to purchase such a tool for my first axe handle project, thanks in advance

That grain direction is indrustial axe handle makers thing, its the vay how you can make meny as bosible axe handles for thin board, i have meny axe hadles whits are make comblety "wrong" vay, belive or not it's same strong or even stronger if axe handle is more stright...

You did a great job but I would’ve love to see a more rounded and flared out palm is well and for the wedge to be a little longer to fill up the entire arm and I would’ve love to see you doing Baldwin seen it all coat instead of spraying it with acrylic

Surprise you went with final spray coat instead of boiled linseed. Still amazing job!

When putting a wedge in, do you have to cut a slit at the top of the handle? Or do you just force the wedge in between?

Howdy I think you used the saw wrong but I'm not sure the Japanese saw has a small tooth side for cutting cross grain and a big tooth or ripping saw for cutting end grain but it still works either way. Nice job thanks for sharing.

2:37 Louisiana Saturday night

Do you have a site where I can purchase one of your axes?

awesome

...what do you call that club-like "hammer"?..and where do you get them?...I see people using them on videos for driving wood chisels, but I have never seen one for sale anywhere in any store...even the ones that sell wood chisels...most people I know use a regular claw hammer or maybe a ball pein, but I know those are not the best choice given you are hammering on plastic handles...I wonder how a plastic or wooden mallet would work? (wooden mallets are hard to find, too)...

An excercise in manliness

Great if you’re a purist.I watched my dad and grandfather make handles for everything.we even made our own oars and paddles.in this day and age a band saw or jig saw works wonders

You should post amazon links to the tools you use. Make it easy for us to find the exact same ones and you get paid a bit for the effort to make these videos we all enjoy.

@frenchriversprings

5 жыл бұрын

Good idea!

Wonderful Video!! ... In any of your guys opinion is Oak acceptable to use as a handle as well?

@2294cb

4 жыл бұрын

Jordan S White oaks can and have been used for tool handles. In one of his works, Henry David Thoreau even mentions a man making a white oak handle in the american south where hickory grows.

Cool! I love Axes 😁🇵🇭

nice work, which wood you have used in making the handle

@frenchriversprings

5 жыл бұрын

Hickory

I have an axe that has a bigger eye in length at the top than the bottom so the handle has a big gap at the front and back on top but none on the bottom. Is there a solution for that?

@DaleDix

6 жыл бұрын

festUs019 left-handed axe

@crackers_are_great_with_am9572

5 жыл бұрын

Cross wegeing

the ending was epic like it was some bloodborne axe lol i like it

What are the dimensions of the wood before you cut it

Stupenda👍

Beautiful !can i have it one?

Is that a chisel or a sharp boat paddle? lol. Nice work man.

What is the saw you use In the video called. Its shape looks similar to some sort of a butcher knife or kleaver

@frenchriversprings

Жыл бұрын

Japanese pull saw

@jaredernst501

Жыл бұрын

@@frenchriversprings thank you

Question Why didn’t you sole the head in some oil or water to swell the wood and make a better fit? Nice work btw

kinda missing the point when you look at the video title "No power tools" just half of a carpenters toolset

how do you keep the axe out of oxide???

Im not as picky with my axe handles. I've had handles with "bad grain orientation" and they have yet to break on me and I've put it through the ringer many times. Perhaps it matters more if you're a novice and over strike alot. I really dont think it makes that big of a difference. Although i do understand the physics of good vs bad grain orientation. It makes sense to me. But in my years of using axes. I haven't had any problems with handles with horizontal grain.

@polarlab113

Жыл бұрын

I’ve broken a few with flat grain especially shovel handles.growing up on the farm it was a sin to break a handle on any tool.I won’t touch a flat grain handle if I’m looking to buy one.something else is when you hang an axe handle is to make sure it fits the axe head.I wonder if many people know the term.to hang a handle?

@hellomate639

6 ай бұрын

It shouldn't be hard to get the grain properly aligned though, so why not just do it with aligned grain?

Looking for a double edge axe made of old-fashioned way material.

After seeing so many tools now i think i should use power machine only.

"Hey Paul"

And now I have to go buy more hand tools