As someone who has never held an axe in my life, this is what I needed Nicole!

@pablocamargo8744

Ай бұрын

Never?

That "what did they do to you?" look at the axe with the nail. 😄

I love the Canadian pronunciation of “process”. Decades of working with Canadians it still makes me smile.

watching you do what you love, out in nature, and with a nice smile, makes me feel joy. Thank you for being you!

@NicoleCoenen

Ай бұрын

Thank you for your lovely comment 😊

Nothing better than watching Nicole doing what she loves. Really enjoy your vlogs, keep em' coming.

My partner and I seriously love that you chop wood for those who can't!

It makes me happy that there is space in this world for you to be you.

Love the crazy physics of hanging the axe

I used the part where you put the axe head on. I was using a pick axe and the head came off and I thought what would nicole do so I flipped that baby upside-down and got it back on and went on my way. Thank you really helped me.

me when I click on a nicole video: okidoki me when the video finishes: lovely

Love watching you work on stuff, thanks for filming what you do!

I recently re-handled an old sledge hammer my neighbor gave me. It was very gratifying once it was done

That handle burning looks sweet!

... Best axe care and maintenance ever shown .... Attitude and skills second to none .... Stay Safe ..

Thanks for the great video! One thing to keep in mind when working with linseed oil though: given a large enough surface area (like on a cloth used to apply the finish onto an axe) it can spontaneously ignite. So make sure to store those rags in an airtight container or completely dry on a non-flammable surface.

@RayvenQ

Ай бұрын

Also laying them flat to dry rather than leaving it scrunched up.

Lovely! And i love you re-used that footage right at the beginning where the handle breaks - your reaction: priceless! My favorite scene of all your videos!

Greetings from Poland from an old lumberjack.

That double-edged axe actually works? Wow!

Not everyone can make even maintenance look so easy, natural and nice, well done. Brava ✌❤

Very well done Nicole.

This is very calming to watch.

Well done Nicole!! I just did my first axe repair and new handle on a 1930’s vintage Plumb shingle hatchet. Not bad for a rookie… I tried it once about 50 years ago but this time it turned out nice! Thanks for sharing your video!!! The Old Army Scout…

Very nice. Thx Nicole!

Wonderful video! You explain things so wel!

These restorations is are works of art! It’s like watching the Mona Lisa being painted before your eyes 😁

Thank you for helping me this is very good information

I think you should make a series about how to survive in nature. That would be amazing.

My favourite buff Disney princess satisfied me yet again.

The axe has become new. Good job!🙂

Great video, that helped a lot of people. We need some more of the furry critter with the buck teeth. He was a great asset around camp. Thanks NIKKI.

Excellent advice and great video!

Great tutorial.

Oh wow, I wish KZread was around when I was a kid, eh. I used to bring home Horseshoes from the barn and they usually were really rusty

Nice job!

I loved it

a bench grinder is quite handy, especially since axe heads are a good bit more work to sharpen than a knife. Get a little practice using the grinder, and hold the ace head very securely in your hands. You don't want the metal to get too hot, so you need to set out some time and go on-and-off with the sharpening. Using the grinder, always wear eye protection. Then be careful using your sharpened axe - you don't want it going into your leg or your foot. Then when you have your campfire all ready, I would recommend cooking hot dogs.

Lovely!

It is great!😊

Awesome sauce!!!!!

Lol, this gives modernized "This Old House" vibes. I loved it.

I love how handy you are!

The most wholesome fucken content on all of KZread! ❤

Ahh, the gloves! Excellent.

THAT is some okie dokie axe restoration!

@5:10 rofl Masterfully done and informative. Top marks. Quality content

Nice !

Hey Nicole 🌷🍃Love❤the Restoration’s 🌴☀️🌊🌈🌺✌️💚😎

Only had to remove the handle of an axe once, so nothing to compare it too. But I used a drill to remove some of the wood from the eye (avoiding the metal bits). After that the leftovers came out pretty easily.

You could also use vinegar to put a forced patina on the axe head to help protect it from rusting. Keep up your ( and Savannah's ) great videos ❤

DAM IM 63 THERE WAS THINGS I DID NOT KNOW,,,,,,,DAM GOOD SHOW,,,,,,,,,

Nicole thanks to ur tips on cutting a piece of wood in half I can cut a piece in half with one swing 🪵🪓

good info. would like to share that your soft face hammer is called a "Mallet" a Rubber mallet to be more difinative. there are wood mallets, leather, aluminum, and sand filled but those are more commonly refered to as a "dead blow" mallet. where as hammers are hardened steel and come in many varieties of their own. just because you hit something with something else doesn't make it a hammer.

Coenen the Barbarian!

@euansmith3699

Ай бұрын

😆😆😆👍

Baseball bat manufacturer Louisville Slugger would call your torch work on the handle "Flame Tempered". They do it to strengthen the wood of all their baseball bats.

You don't know axe- Nicole knows axe! Bow!!

❤❤❤❤❤❤ MY FAVOURITE TEACHER ❤❤❤❤❤❤

People think Lucy McLean started 'okkie dokey', but chads remember you made it popular first.

Easiest way to get an old handle out of the eye…cut off the broken handle close to the eye, drill as many random holes (preferably 1/8” or so) as you can fit in the wood that’s stuck in the eye, and then easily pound out the remaining wood with a punch or old screwdriver. Without drilling holes to relieve some of the pressure, a well-hung handle will be super frustrating (or impossible) to try to remove.

Love you ❤

Hey. Welcome back.

Nice

I come from China and I like you very much

you tickle me with every video; i always smile at how much that you enjoy what you do

I can't wait for the day I'll be able to put all this knowledge into practice. Right now I can only watch it from the boredom of my stupid city apartment.

The other day I was at my local hardware store getting some chicken-wire to prevent my cat from too much mingling with my neighbors', when I spotted an axe I thought looked pretty neat, perfect size for my hands, and not even too expensive. Actually took me a while to notice my mother laughing hysterically as she stared at her 38yo lawyer son, who lives an hour's drive away from any trees, has been raised on strict a regimen of videogames and old books, and whom she was literally instructing on which kind of chicken-wire to buy for cat-containment purposes. I'm gonna have to go back to the store without her soon.

I thought you couldn't get more interesting Damn you come up with a double bit ax

Very good instructions. Would love to this but I’m a bit of a whimp and use a electric/ hydraulic splitter!

What a good video?!!

Nicole Coenen the axe wielding barbarian

Now if you want to go all froo-froo, wire brush the wood to hollow down the grain a bit, then wax it with white or black wax. Or heat-gun some crayons onto the wood and wipe off the excess. You got yourself a Rainbow Axe! 🌈

Lovely :)

Молодец. Купи ещё болгарку с лепестковым кругом, лезвия полировать, вообще конфетка будет 👍

Naval jelly works lickety-split! 1:42

I own a small modern hand axe (It's been sharpened in Sheffield by a skilled friend). I also own three coppicing knives (basically reverse curved heavy blades for trimming and pollarding branches. One is new, two are very old, thick and heavy. I made new handle for them and tried to regrind & sharpen them (not very well done). I'd like to find a splitting axe, not too large.

Я не знаю, зачем это смотрю... У меня и топора-то нет... Но это прекрасно!😍😍

I once restored a small handaxe with my father. Well, we also destroyed it by throwing it against wooden lamp posts. Fun times! Decades later, the little axe is still fine and well and from time to time serving as a hammer. Unfortunately, I can't really find any wooden lamp posts anywhere, though...

This is very helpful now I know how to repair my axe what about pickaxes can you do a video about gardening tools like hoses and pickaxes how to replace those also and sledgehammers

I give this video a big “okey dokey”.

A nail wedge is the "*explative* Good enough to get done choppin'" of repairs.

Hello,you can use a driller to put out the handle, much more efficient.

I just wish (for you) that the little cute helper is still around you...

This the best video I've seen on fitting a handle and sharpening an axe. I learned to use a file and stone to sharpen axes and was horrified when I got to college and the forestry professor was using a belt sander.

@SteampunkSteve

Ай бұрын

I shared this video on FB and recommended that my friends in Scouting show it to the youth so they can learn the right way

Very important: always burn linseed oil rags, they can self-ignite!

Can you use a bit of fire to somewhat clear out the eye wood?

Any chance you can show us your ax collection and tell us the stories behind as many as possible?

Nice Labrys! Do you actually chop wood with it?

Молодец.🎉🎉🎉

What sharpening stone grit strength do you recommend for sharpening? Ive been looking at many stones with different grit and I can't make up my mind ahaha

Do you sand or file within the eye once the old handle material is removed?

Would using a large drill bit make clearing the eye of the axe easier? I mean, I wouldn't expect it to totally clear the eye, but I'd think making a large hole would release wood pressure/provide something more to grab onto.

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Hello Nicole, as a blacksmith I ran even into an axe that had a quartz wedge... Now that was strartling. Have you ran into other weird wedges?

A long handled punch works better for removing wood from the axe eye, a chisel is likely to get stuck in the wood.

Nicole, намаскар. а что ты скажешь про финские топоры Fiskars?

Would it ruin the temper of the head to just burn the old handle out of the eye?

Do you have an axe museum? That seems like a lot of axes

Step 4 is soo counter intuitive. Makes my brain hurt xD

@NicoleCoenen

Ай бұрын

It feels weird, but It's so satisfying when it works!

I've seen Baseball Bats with nails hammered in to them (like in "Escape from New York"); but an axe with nails hammered in to it seems a bit redundant.

Is the fun hat optional? Cause i misplaced my fun hat.

"Nice Labrys." - Jennifer Tilly, 1996