Axe Restoration and Customization

Axe Restoration and Customization | Dr Restoration

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6 ай бұрын

In this video I restore customize an antique hewing axe. I start by removing the handle and then dipping the axe head into an electrolysis bath to remove the rust. Next I sandblast the axe head. I found the shape to be a bit boring so I decided to shape the axe head into a small battle axe shape with a spike on the back. Once the axe head was complete i carved a handle out of purple heart and then craft a matching sheath.
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@davidmorris4353 5 ай бұрын

Somewhere in heaven, the old blacksmith that made that old hewing axe BACK IN THE 1850'S, is smiling from ear to ear! When I forge an axe I always hope that it will be used, appreciated and cared for, for decades if not centuries! GREAT JOB SIR!😁

@lameesahmad9166 28 күн бұрын

Stunning. The shape may have changed but that as you have called her Old Girl is once again ready to be used to undertake many an excellent job. Thanks for sharing this with us. Awesome

@ivanstiles7030 6 ай бұрын

Very nice! The sheath compliments the purple heart handle nicely. Great job bringing that old axe back to life.

@DrRestoration 6 ай бұрын

Thank you

@RestorationVideo 6 ай бұрын

You did a great job!! .So beautiful! It's great to bring that old ax back to life. Thank you. Be safe👍 😊

@DrRestoration 6 ай бұрын

Thank you :)

@genehead9380 Ай бұрын

WOW! When you started with it I was wondering why you would have gotten it in such a shape but after you were complete I was amazed. Very Nice indeed. I am impressed. Thank you. Watching this has given me a creative mind for a few projects.

@DrRestoration Ай бұрын

Thank you!

@mathuraprasadkumauni7542 Ай бұрын

2zeeeEz@@DrRestoration

@GT_Racer347 5 ай бұрын

I did NOT see that coming!!! Way cool 👍 😍

@sethyo66 5 ай бұрын

Sad to see it reshaped but thank you for saving it

@vasily4748 3 ай бұрын

The freak destroyed the axe.

@joaofilho9968 3 ай бұрын

Verdadeira obra de arte,perfeito!Amor no que faz o resultado excelente!

@johnshell6572 3 ай бұрын

That is an axe of beauty.

@deighve8311 4 ай бұрын

Tis a fine axe! Turned out absolutely lovely! Nice work 👏

@Austeration 6 ай бұрын

Incredibly work 👍 such a transformation from what it was. I love the design and the shape of the handle. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

@DrRestoration 6 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@luisarmandopaz2724 4 ай бұрын

Maestro quedo de lujo el acha.volvio a vivir y esta en su mejor momento .felicitaciones 💯👍👏👏👏🇦🇷

@lindsaythompson726 6 ай бұрын

The sheath is beautiful

@DrRestoration 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much

@janetwarfield4709 3 ай бұрын

I absolutely love watching your videos!! If you lived close by I would bring something extremely awesome for restoration I found during my metal detecting!!

@jananderson9546 6 ай бұрын

That's just gorgeous! ❤

@DrRestoration 6 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@bubbarox1071 4 ай бұрын

Didn't expect THAT lol so many hacks out there. Beautiful job !

@jabrielyazzie4379 3 ай бұрын

The blade shape is awesome

@dejavu666wampas9 27 күн бұрын

Very nice attention to detail on both the axe and the sheath. Also, awesome videography. Thanks for sharing.👏👏👏👏

@geraldstamour1312 4 ай бұрын

Axe & sheath both lookin' hella dope, @DrRestoration!

@user-nh7es8wy6y 4 ай бұрын

Wow! you did an excellent job.

@hanksadventures4132 5 ай бұрын

Thats a knife edged broad axe mate. Similar to a hewing axe, but it doesn't have the offset blade head like a hewing axe does. A hewing axe will have a |\ | \ Profile while a knife edged braod axe has a profile of /\ / \ More or less (harf without pictures, lol)

@davesmith5656 3 ай бұрын

Tempering? The problem with the ax was brittleness, it would seem, cracks everywhere. I saw normalization in the restoration/ transformation, but no tempering.

@hanksadventures4132 3 ай бұрын

@@davesmith5656 ?

@davesmith5656 3 ай бұрын

@@hanksadventures4132 ?

@mjgholfza 4 ай бұрын

Absolutely stunning!

@DrRestoration 4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

@terryrogers1025 5 ай бұрын

When you first showed that axe, I was thinking “seriously, you’re going to restore that”, at the end I am thinking”sweet, beautiful job”. Enjoyed watching the process, the axe handle is impressive,thanks for sharing.

@DrRestoration 5 ай бұрын

Thank you :)

@nickjanssens 4 ай бұрын

That was a really good watch, which it’s what it’s all about.

@LuisCisnerosAguila 3 ай бұрын

Excepcional restauracion.👍

@LittleRestorers 6 ай бұрын

Great job bring it back to life and cool new shape. Love the sheath 👍

@DrRestoration 6 ай бұрын

Thank you friend!

@wesleyguseman1468 Ай бұрын

Nice, i have my grandpa's hueing ax. It's 13 in from tip to tip. I've kept it oiled but having trouble finding a new handle mine is offset but cracked. Thank you for your hard work.

@pauldockins9635 5 ай бұрын

Beautiful ❤

@bradroehl7 6 ай бұрын

Great job!! Taking a candidate for the soup can factory and making a piece of art. Your chisel got a workout on the handle. Thanks. Be safe

@DrRestoration 5 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

@jodydille8612 5 ай бұрын

I always wondered about using purple heat for an axe handle, I would love to know how it holds up. I'm curious about your wedge wood choice. It looks like pine. I figured a hard wood would have been best? excellent video.

@dewaynesmith1718 5 ай бұрын

I agree. Should have used a piece from the other part of the purple heart

@jamescook5738 3 ай бұрын

OMG!!!!!! You Destroyed that axe. Now it’s Worthless.

@signorsiluro145 2 ай бұрын

Good job

@SHOINOFF 6 ай бұрын

It looked like you wire feed may have been a bit slow at first cause of all the spatter going on.

@DrRestoration 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the tip

@jrand2631 6 ай бұрын

Dang it turned out great, considering it was on it's last leg, and then some! 👍😊

@DrRestoration 6 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@johnvetere 18 күн бұрын

Great job

@DrRestoration 17 күн бұрын

Thanks mate!

@rikmoore622 5 ай бұрын

Wow!

@EverydayInUa 6 ай бұрын

Viking would love it! Very cool work!

@DrRestoration 6 ай бұрын

Thanks! 🪓

@rons.971 3 ай бұрын

I have a hatchet similar to that axe. Handed down from my grandfather. I used it for years to remove heads of chickens. Worked great. Handing down to my children.

@JASantiago5 5 ай бұрын

Beautiful work! Some cracks are still visible at the end!

@Jroctpl 5 ай бұрын

With all those cracks id be afraid to swing it but it looks fantastic mate.

@ellismusser4326 5 ай бұрын

Awesome work !! 👍

@rafaelfres8745 3 ай бұрын

Good job!!!❤

@chadking3922 5 ай бұрын

You need some refresher courses in welding technique my friend.

@DrRestoration 5 ай бұрын

I agree 😅🤣

@davesmith5656 3 ай бұрын

@@DrRestoration --- I know it's a video, and it is entertaining, and there's careful and successful work in the customization/ transformation, and I imagine that a tempering oven is a relatively high cost item, not to mention the electric bill, but my guess is that the ax had so many cracks because it was never properly tempered. (I did not see that you tempered it after quenching. I don't do any of that kind of work, but I have seen demonstrations. As one commenter put it: don't use that ax for anything denser than a pumpkin. Brittle (untempered) steel can send a shard of metal into you, and of course you get a big chip in the edge easily.)

@djevo3441 6 ай бұрын

Amazing and detailing job my friend congratulations 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

@DrRestoration 5 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

@nthabisenglouw5809 Ай бұрын

This is beautiful I like it

@serialkiller7354 6 ай бұрын

Coool ❤😮

@dethiouxjean-pierre1818 4 ай бұрын

Well done the axe looks absolutely stunning

@DrRestoration 4 ай бұрын

Thank you

@vasily4748 3 ай бұрын

@@DrRestoration The freak destroyed the axe.

@DrRestoration 3 ай бұрын

@@vasily4748 I’m not a freak…. Just freaky

@DrRestoration 3 ай бұрын

@@vasily4748 stick around for the hatchet restoration

@roycampos3195 2 ай бұрын

That is beautiful😮

@rosellabill Ай бұрын

I actually wasn't gona coment on your post. But nice work and more importantly. Tnks for the grit chart. I have never seen anyone else do this. But to be fair. Most people that watch a resteration are already knowlegeable about all that and more.

@tipuarif7155 5 ай бұрын

Waooo what a finishing

@youssefmalaeb 6 ай бұрын

Beautiful

@DrRestoration 6 ай бұрын

Thank you

@patrickmorrissey2271 6 ай бұрын

Very nice. Great job. Camp Crystal Lake.... Heh heh heh!!!! So sick.... I love it... Feels a little funny that you had $60 worth of wood in the handle of a $10 axe head, but hey, whatever...... The finished product was very nice....

@kimderrick7796 3 ай бұрын

Nice work but a little disappointed that you didn't keep the original shape. I see so many artists use the shape ypu use. Hopingfor more original ideas.

@DrRestoration 3 ай бұрын

Thank you, maybe the next one I’ll keep it original shape so it’s an original idea 🙂

@CrazyMooseManor 6 ай бұрын

Awesome work.

@DrRestoration 6 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@MASI_forging 6 ай бұрын

Brilliant 😘😘 You did a great work, such a beautiful restoration 😊😊

@DrRestoration 6 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@vasily4748 3 ай бұрын

The freak destroyed the axe.

@odedmeerovich1088 6 ай бұрын

Very cool

@Boobyslap 2 ай бұрын

That look so cool 💛🙌

@Miricrafts 5 ай бұрын

Nice work 👍

@shaunkolly7113 2 ай бұрын

The olden days of battles blacksmiths weapons

@willmartin- 5 ай бұрын

That handle color is incredible

@peteroth7511 6 ай бұрын

Since you were quenching anyhow, why not blue it via oil quench instead of cold blueing it? Far from an expert on metallurgy here so genuinely asking. Thanks and nice restoration.

@DrRestoration 5 ай бұрын

Didn’t have any oil 😅

@666toysoldier 4 ай бұрын

Nice wallhanger. Just don't try chopping anything more substantial than a pumpkin.

@vasily4748 3 ай бұрын

The freak destroyed the axe.

@danielbarrett1368 5 ай бұрын

Nice job

@Logan.62854 Ай бұрын

Hi I'm 13 and I've been finding inspiration of watching these kind of videos and I have found a knife and I restored it I am just wondering for beginner what should I start on

@rvsbladesnthangs 6 ай бұрын

Love that anvil, what brand is it? Edit... I love a lot of your tools, especially all of the different angle grinder attachments. Would you consider doing a video on all of the tools that you use?

@DrRestoration 5 ай бұрын

It’s honestly the Doyle one from harbor freight. I redressed the top and repainted it a different color. 😊

@pietrorosato4852 2 ай бұрын

What a worker

@richardweilandt3315 6 ай бұрын

Nice transition from a work hatchet to a battle axe

@DrRestoration 6 ай бұрын

Thank you

@JoeBlow-el8wu 22 күн бұрын

He turned it into my exwife?

@richardweilandt3315 22 күн бұрын

@@JoeBlow-el8wu 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👍

@juliamason8393 5 ай бұрын

Hello from Lakeland Florida USA

@DrRestoration 5 ай бұрын

Hi there neighbor 😊

@garrychang3022 5 ай бұрын

Bravo🎉🎉🎉👍👏❤️👍👏

@thesquirrelchroniclesakare7808 6 ай бұрын

Nice job 👍🏻

@DrRestoration 6 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@amgadnagib7194 5 ай бұрын

It was much nicer befor

@annettemalaski1967 Ай бұрын

Dr. Restoration, water quenching is not used because it can cause brittleness. Why do you not use oil?

@stanleycarlock5624 5 ай бұрын

Peter Peter pumpkin slicer...this axe and sheath couldn't be nicer!

@amasolero3973 5 ай бұрын

Internamente ese hacha no está bien forjada y tiene grietas por todos los sitios

@207slowbro5 3 ай бұрын

Personally I would've gouged the cracks and made sure you wouldn't have any air pockets underneath before welding, it's time consuming but will give it better longevity and make it more sturdy. Try more heat on your welder and drag at a bit of an angle to help with the porosity and better penetration, it might work better for you. All in all decent work and the handle was gorgeous, I also enjoyed the overall design of the axe head

@lindawallace6750 5 ай бұрын

LOOKS GOOD....But is it SAFE ??

@DrRestoration 5 ай бұрын

As long as you’re not on the business end… but considering no one will use it but me.. only I should be concerned with the safeness 😂

@scottwilcox4400 3 ай бұрын

very nice forge

@ThomaskellySr. 3 ай бұрын

Everything looks great, but I’m really into Antiques and I have an appreciation for the original design, that being said I love the piece but I still think it would look better with the original design.

@AlexandrVaganov-zk1lk 3 ай бұрын

Да, это не реставрация, это перековка во что то другое. Я не занимаюсь хейтом, любая работа это труд, просто не понятно зачем брать старый потресканный кусок железа если делаешь из него что то абсолютно другое, проще же взять нормальный "свежий" топор.

@vasily4748 3 ай бұрын

The freak destroyed the axe.

@blazeatrex1121 5 ай бұрын

You will have less perocity in your welds if you keep your tip closer to the weld.

@rodneymcdermott5303 4 ай бұрын

I’m actually kinda wondering how much of the porosity was from impurities where the metal was delaminating.

@user-kn7lw7ts7v 18 күн бұрын

Hello everyone frome Possja

@norman9076 Ай бұрын

Hey, from Canada. Never heard of purplr heart wood but have to say its very beautiful. Will try to find some at the shops here. Great video. Fantastic job.

@freedomfighter3405 2 күн бұрын

You ever heard of purple fart

@AlwaysBolttheBird 5 ай бұрын

So I know that to hew means to shape but what is this axe used for. Like to shape what mainly

@DrRestoration 5 ай бұрын

The original design has one flat edge so it was used to square up planks and smooth beams

@AlwaysBolttheBird 5 ай бұрын

@@DrRestoration ahh thanks

@gersonromano2612 3 ай бұрын

Profissional é outra coisa..

@vasily4748 3 ай бұрын

The freak destroyed the axe.

@user-gp2px8kr5d 4 ай бұрын

From nothing to something pretty cool. Excellent results. Well done Sir 👏

@anycaliber9086 3 ай бұрын

Sir I love your Channel but you a very skilled craftsman can you please make a templete and fix your toolbox Brother the lettering on it is horrible please it looks terrible my friend. Great job on the axe by the way. keep the great videos coming.

@DrRestoration 3 ай бұрын

Gives it character, check out Adam Savages lettering 😉

@Anthony.409 5 ай бұрын

😮👏🏼

@toumicarlos4037 18 күн бұрын

👍👍👍

@user-if6tx3iy1p 6 ай бұрын

Very good! I ' m from Americana SP - Brasil.

@DrRestoration 6 ай бұрын

Greetings!

@Michael-ul8bv 4 ай бұрын

Hey what kind of wood did u use for the handle on the axe? Was it red heart?

@DrRestoration 4 ай бұрын

Purple Heart

@shenkker1 6 ай бұрын

❤

@katarzynaurbanik3744 5 ай бұрын

Za dużo zachodu dla tak zniszczonego toporka, aczkolwiek dobra robota

@leroysalas4142 5 ай бұрын

when was the first you did this

@DrRestoration 5 ай бұрын

This was the first

@josephheffle601 5 ай бұрын

Still gonna have cold shuts and even though you filled it with weld it's gonna rust below that weld making it structurally unsound and weak

@theabsentmindedprofessor8357 2 ай бұрын

What was in the bottle, I am assuming salt.

@DrRestoration 2 ай бұрын

You are correct 👍

@theabsentmindedprofessor8357 2 ай бұрын

@@DrRestoration Thank you Very much for the reply! As a former metal Smith for the navy, I truly enjoyed your video, in fact I have the vert same ax I was looking at just tonight putting together a plan for refurbishment. Thank you!

@user-rs5mw8yv5r 5 ай бұрын

Yeah, I’ve got my Dad’s original old hammer. It’s only had two new heads and three new handles!!!!😂

@hippiemiller 5 ай бұрын

Invest in a gas mig welder

@user-oo1qp4yi7p 5 ай бұрын

Дрянь получилась Железо слоистое..Не проковано, видно, что со свременем снова расслоится. Надо было полностью перековывать с бурой для сварки в один массив. Заточка тоже любительская. Вроде много сделано, только такая работа хуже воровства.

@vasily4748 3 ай бұрын

Изменил форму, структуру. Похоже, что это -кричное железо, возможно, что ему более 1000 лет. Пришёл урод и всё переговнякал.