Kurt doesn't need a leather strop. He has his hands. Kurt is the Chuck Noris of the woods.

@kurts64

5 ай бұрын

Hahaha cheers Chris 💪🪓👍

your bucking has reached a new level. lovely work

@dennisobrien3618

5 ай бұрын

High praise from you, Owen.

@KevinsDisobedience

5 ай бұрын

Kurt’s the Goat

@kurts64

5 ай бұрын

Cheers Owen, always lookin forward to new vids of yours🪓🪓👍

@kurts64

5 ай бұрын

@@KevinsDisobedience 🤣

Superbowl night, I’m watching Kurt S new video 😁 I’ve been waiting for this for a long time!

@KevinsDisobedience

5 ай бұрын

Same

@kurts64

5 ай бұрын

Haha I take that as a high compliment! Cheers!🪓🪓👍

Using calluses to strop the bit - that's next level Nice work in the sunshine - it's interesting to see the longevity in the bits in different materials. Your videos give me the inspiration to carry on using my Prandi Yankee pattern instead of picking up a silky. Thank you very much for sharing

@kurts64

5 ай бұрын

Cheers mate. Yeah you can see some of the damage lines in the cut wood. All these axes are around 20° with a micro, which is a usually a reliable compromise but all copped it a bit on this wood. Stick with the Prandi! 🪓🪓👍

Excellent chopping! Really mastering the craft. Loved the scenery, Australia is an amazing place

@kurts64

5 ай бұрын

Gday mate, cheers. No better place to be than out bush! 👍👍🪓

That’s called the Aussie skin strop

@dennisobrien3618

5 ай бұрын

There is a famous US custom knife maker named Jerry Fisk who would strop his edges on his palms. One hand was finer than the other, according to him.

@emmanuel.belanger

5 ай бұрын

Yeah first time I see this! Those hands really seems to be hard as a leather belt would be ✋🏼🪢💪🏼

I’m envious of that little Brades!

@kurts64

5 ай бұрын

It's become a favourite little axe! Very distinct HCL and weighs nothing at all

Beautiful chop Mr. Kurt...the stoning started my grin, and it didn't stop...masterful video sir...congratulations on 1K...

@kurts64

5 ай бұрын

Gday mate, glad you enjoyed it, you helped in that 1k, thanks a lot! 👍👍🪓

Damn. Damage to all the bits must mean crazy hard wood. Great chopping / video as always.

@kurts64

5 ай бұрын

Cheers Joey, yeah was pretty dense stuff. It's even worse when it's seasoned! Made a few handles out of some a few years back, gotta keep the tools sharp.👍🪓

Outstanding video mate, an absolute pleasure to watch. Your chopping is next level

@kurts64

5 ай бұрын

Gday mate, cheers!👍👍🪓

That's some great bucking technique Kurt, and the green Hytest looks awesome!

@kurts64

5 ай бұрын

Thanks mate!👍👍🪓

Excellent vid.... Very inspirational and educational. Always looking forward to your next posts..... You my Friend are at the Top of your craft. Godspeed and safety to you and your family. Much Respect from St Petersburg Florida U.S.A.

@kurts64

5 ай бұрын

Thanks alot Will, much appreciated mate. Hope your all good over there👍👍🪓

@peterfletcher8411

5 ай бұрын

Nice work Kurt. Heres me layed up at home with busted ribs, watching you out swinging an axe or two in the bush. I know what I'd rather be doing.🙂

@kurts64

5 ай бұрын

@@peterfletcher8411 bugger Pete how'd you manage that? I've had a busted rib or two, I feel for ya. Hopefully they come good soon man

@peterfletcher8411

5 ай бұрын

@@kurts64 thanks mate👍

Heck yeah Kurt !!! Killer job man man, accuracy on point, perfectly clean notches… dude I aspire to chop like you every time I get out there you’re an absolute beast behind the axe !!! Great job dude beautiful axes too !! I really love the sounds they’re so crisp the quality is amazing and really dig the nature sounds too man sounds like you’re deep in there !! I’m going to watch again, once wasn’t enough !! Congrats on 1k !!

@kurts64

5 ай бұрын

Gday Joey, thanks a lot mate! Cheers!👍👍🪓🪓

@gumboot65

5 ай бұрын

Joey ;I'm gonna watch it a few more times too !! You really do Need a full Tassie BTW 😁👍

A real treat of a video mate! Congratulations on 1k subscribers! I like the patina on the camp axe much better that the original bright polished look.

@kurts64

5 ай бұрын

Gday Brett, cheers mate. Same, I think the patina looks cool. She's done a fair bit of work now the ol camp axe 🪓 👍

Great video! Love the beautiful scenery

@kurts64

5 ай бұрын

Gday, thanks a lot! 👍👍🪓

Nicely done as always mate, the filming too. Looks like it's nice and warm down there!😀

@kurts64

5 ай бұрын

Gday mate, cheers! Yep she's pretty warm down here at the moment. I shot this two months ago at the start of summer , was about 33°C, it's still the same now but with extra humidity🥵🤣

Great video!

@kurts64

5 ай бұрын

Cheers Matt! 👍👍🪓

Very nice

@kurts64

4 ай бұрын

Thanks mate!👍👍🪓

Very nice work. Like that you had more than one see to you only had to sharpen when you started, then just switch them out when you dulled them up from all that work. Be blessed.

@kurts64

5 ай бұрын

Cheers Joe, thanks for watching mate👍🪓🪓

Nice clip, as always. Love all the cut aways 👍🏻). Good to see that little Brades Criterion boys axe in action. I think I’ve got the same one (365?), but it’s got a very squared off profile (classic Dayton) and never seems to bite well in harder timber. Maybe I need to give it more of a curve. Not giving up on it!

@kurts64

5 ай бұрын

Thanks mate. This one's a 363 2.25lb, and I've got a 365 in 2.75lb. This smaller ones had a little bit of toe wear so is fairly rounded off, more so than my 365. Great steel in these Brades, well worth the effort to tune up!🪓🪓👍

Looks like there's a range of swells there. A quick look I think the green tassie might have my favorite handle swell. Crazy that they all got edge damage. Just shows this ain't Basswood lol.

@kurts64

5 ай бұрын

Yeah the Green Tassie and the Lamaca are fairly similar, as is the tui camp axe. Handle familiarity definitely goes a long way towards repeatable accuracy 👍👍🪓

Yeah good job. Interesting log of wood. Straight, long and no branches. Respect to the little grubs that bored a few holes here and there. Wonder what a white mahogany ax handle would be like.

@kurts64

5 ай бұрын

Cheers mate. I've made a 50cm camp axe and a hatchet out of Mahogany. Close to 8 years on they're still tight and held up well! 🪓🪓👍

He's back!!🤙🤙 sweet video as always bro that white mahogany looked like some hard wood that's for sure awesome grain though. Nice to see the Lamaca performed well. Keep them coming mate👍👍

@kurts64

5 ай бұрын

Cheers mate! I fell behind a bit but hoping to get some more vids up soon (ish 🤣). Loving the Swiss Champ review, did you end up grabbing the fixed blade?

@aussieaxedude154

5 ай бұрын

@@kurts64 Good to hear dude🤙 cheers mate I haven't yet waiting for them to stock up🤣

Scary good👍

@kurts64

3 ай бұрын

Cheers Adam 👍👍🪓

Great work Kurt! Great channel. Cheers.

@kurts64

5 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot mate!👍👍🪓

@marksmith9295

5 ай бұрын

Finally got my Agdor 2.5lb Montreal Pattern reprofiled and its a chopper. Took me 3.5 hours to hand file to 20 degrees but worth it. HB is definitely hard metal.

@kurts64

5 ай бұрын

@@marksmith9295 awesome mate, good stuff! They're a great axe🪓🪓👍

Next level paw strop there chief! Damn that’s cool, a little dirt and spent grit from the stone probably bring it right up, if your coconuts hang that low! Top of your craft mate, truly inspiring chopping and cinema. I’ve got a good size gum (euc we call em in Nor Cal) removal job on the roster coming up soon, gonna be a handful of cords and a couple nice 30” dbh pipes I’ll mill on site. Supa stoked to practice some chopping, just got my first couple decent tassie heads in the mail. Gotta get ‘em strung up on some tasty hafts, nobody sells those style handles here, and I’m not much one for ordering wood online. Hafta see what I can slowly whittle up. Hope da ert sky and tree be treating you well amigo. Big up

@kurts64

5 ай бұрын

Gday Ian, cheers for watchin mate. Good luck with the eucs! As for handles, I know a couple mates in the States have used House Handles on tassies. I love the US hickory, Aussie made EFA handles but I'd say they'd be pricey to get over there. There's some other Aussie makers that would ship to the US if your interested. Same to you mate, cheers👍👍🪓

It would be interesting to see how the Mustad Norway would hold up on that tree. May not pop chips very well tho.

You seem most comfortable with the Lamaca. It seems to work well in most of your wood.

@kurts64

5 ай бұрын

I love the handle on it. Regardless how long between uses it always feels familiar. It spins me out for such a skinny axe, really does well on sub-10inch stuff👍🪓

I hadn't ever seen mahogany in raw form, only in boards or finished bowls. Interesting to see how it bucks up.

@kurts64

5 ай бұрын

Cheers for watching mate, it's a nice tree and timber👍👍🪓

Your practise pays out very well! Greetings to the other side!

@kurts64

5 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot mate! 🇩🇪 👍👍🪓

Three minutes ago. Wow.

تحياتي الك 🌹🍒🙋💪💪👍😔😥

Just Perfect Kurt !!!! I really needed that ! 33 + a buck off .THATS A LOT OF WORK !!! Is your Plumb tassie fairly flat bladed? My 2 are. The CRAFTSMAN really showed off what a good tassie does. Thinking about using one of my CRAFTSMANs in the morning. What grit is the stone you used on the Brades Half axe. Looks like it puts up a really nice edge !

@kurts64

5 ай бұрын

Gday Glen, cheers mate. The Plumb is fairly flat. It does have a centreline but not as distinct as the Craftsman. That little stone is just an old one found at an antique store. I'd guess it's about 400/1000. 👍👍🪓

i'm a bit late on the scene but i have a keech Timberman 23 axe head, would you know what they are worth? it still has the silver patina, not sure if its been used, i've had it for about 10years wrapped up.

@kurts64

Күн бұрын

@@SteveSmith-zz4ih gday mate, wow that's a nice find! Great axe, I love mine but to buy another is getting pretty exxy. They're a pretty sought after head these days, if your keen on selling I'd suggest the Australian Axe Forum group on Facebook, but if your after a user axe for yourself, then there's not many better than a KC23! Great score. Cheers mate! 👍🪓🇦🇺

@SteveSmith-zz4ih

16 сағат бұрын

@@kurts64 Thanks Kurt, i will check out the FB forum.i have too many axes about 35, usual suspects and a few broad, double headers, a couple of blacksmith (unbranded) axes and a "True Temper Bell" which was used by Linesman putting through Power in the USA. It has a long longer handle.

So which axe is your favorite

@kurts64

8 күн бұрын

@@devinmoran59 gday mate, the green hytest, the lamaca and the tui see the most use out of this lot. The lamaca is nice for processing smaller trees but lacks in splitting, the tui swings nice and spits chips well but can be a bit thick, the Hytest is a happy medium between the two. Cheers for watching! 👍 🪓🪓

cunhard wood where is this at pls vic nsw QLD

@kurts64

5 ай бұрын

Gday mate, im in northern NSW. Cheers👍👍🪓

Damn, not first

Well done. ASMR??

@kurts64

5 ай бұрын

Thanks mate! Yeah might not be true ASMR stuff, we'll call it bushmans asmr🤣🤣