Thank you sir

good luck!

What´s the problem ? If you break it my mechanics V will make you a new one:-) But seriously where is the problem with carving an axe handle yourself? By the way -you have the best axe handle materials available on this planet in the US : Black locust, hickory, orange osage. The more expensive Ochsenkof handles are made of hickory, the regular one from european ash (the excelsior variety).

thanks for saying so

cheers mate

Look closely he did used a steel wedges.

@the viking oli I saw only wooden wedge which can shrink.

про это я вообще молчу, лет 50 назад не было клея двух компонентного, а ведь они старються высстанавливать аутентичность!

great tip, thanks!

Why do something to save work? I thought that was the whole point, ie. to work at it. If you are wanting to save work, just go buy a new ax.

thanks mate

I also wonder why so many do that first step with electrolyse, vinegar or rust removal? Seems unnecessarily.

The only way to learn is to try. Pick one you don't love and get to work on it. You can do it with hand tools just takes longer. The old saying "The master has failed more times than the student has tried" applies.

im sitting here like what in the hell is he doing

Epoxy did it for you? What about tools and chemicals for axe itself? Practical stuff here although title is a bit misleading.

Why is that?

Not only does it make it harder to re-haft in the event of the handle breaking, few modern adhesives available wholesale are able to withstand the shock of heavy use (like with an axe) for very long, unless they are purpose-designed.

@Don T. Werry The handle has to fit perfectly. That´s all.

Ony

Don T. Werry it could crack out and get loose and fly off

Dan Huff yes I don’t like the aluminum handle ether.

LOL this comment made my day 😂

who

I happen to be the 'aluminum handle freak', and am somewhat hurt by this comment. However, I have to admit that it really does look a bit shite now, especially as I had to use it on a rather chunky carcass recently which left it badly stained.. Coincidentally my fat pig of a wife was 'up on blocks' the week I made the video (ie she 'had the painters in', or 'was in a 'blobstrop'), and was nagging at me non-stop to the point where I lost it and dealt with her, then threw her in the cellar. Judging by the unpleasant atmosphere seeping up into the kitchen from down there, and the serious fly infestation as well, the warm weather is having an unfortunate effect on her.

I don't mind the aluminum handle video. I recall the guy stated it was not intended to be used for actual work. It is for decoration and a novelty item. The question is where the hell do you put it?

dont be a fool

fair enough, thanks for commenting

@carlrogers but i really like the general idea you have... and as said... a huntsman wouldnt have done it differently... so you can be proud of it... as long as it holds up :D then you get another chance to go at it :D

@carlrogers and at least you didnt take off too much :D so your safe to have another go another time when/if it needs it

that's a perspective which i hadn't thought of! thanks for saying, i'll bear it in mind in the future

Great advice - thanks!

But it is possible to temper it again right

Hmm... very unlikely the temper would be affected with an angle grinder, unless it was getting excessively hot. Hence why axe makers grind the finished bevel and edge after hardening and tempering.

Probably did not get hot enough lose temper. Can grind axe with angle grinder fine if not get too hot.

@Oscar Rush You are correct sir.

respectfully, i disagree

In my experience it depends on what kind. I find the 5min ones break like glass but the longer it takes to dry the more resistant it is to breaking

I guess softer ones work better? Since the impact wont shatter it?

@immasurvivor they way I look at it is because it takes longer it leaves it more flexible then the quick drying epoxies. And it will also fill any gap or crevice as it has more time making a better bond

Doesn't matter he has it wedged