They are "Carpenter's Hatchets." They are very useful tools if you learned "Old Scool Carperntry." A "Roofer's Hatchet" is completely different style which is very useful for adjust cedar shakes. "Carpenter's Hatchets are useful for trimming studs and rafters. Adjusting doors to fit etc. When I was a youngster back in the 1950's all of the "Old Carpenters carried a Hatchet in the hammer loop of their Bibs. They used them for sinking nails but also trimming wood. 2x4's were real 2"x4" in those days. Rough lumber. I vegan learning carpentry with those "old time tools."

Wow a restoration KZfaqr who doesn’t just turn their axes into mirrors, and uses them👍👍

thankfully i found this. no mirror polishing, no painting, no huge head modifications but attention to details like the wedge and all the chamfering.

This has to be the most beautiful and instructive video about a hatchet or axe restoration ! You seldom see people push the love for detail and chamfer the part of the handle that sticks out of the head. Hats off !

Bruh, turning that $15 HF grinder into a small bench grinder with a jig is pure genius

Great craftsmanship with a relaxed, non-tactical attitude. And recovering something beautiful from junk headed for a landfill is just damn cool.

Got this half hatchet, belonged to my Dad. Cut many sticks of kindling with that hatchet. Dad made a handle for it, and his Mother's double bladed axe, several years before his passing in '89. Yep! I do treasure them both.

It's pitch black outside, it's pouring down with rain and we're in lockdown. That was a very pleasant way of spending 35.18 on an otherwise boring evening. Thanks.

Another trick for marking compound (@16:35) is to hold it above a lit candle. The smoke that comes off about 4 inches above the flame works wonderfully for marking compound.

Gotta hand it to you brother. A few things I truly appreciate about your videos are that you do not need to own a machine shop to do what you are doing, you give very straightforward explanations, and you have innovative ideas that usually include something regular people have laying around their shed or garage.

I did the same with an old, rusty half-hatchet I found when I was fifteen, except I couldn't shorten the hammer head. It had the narrowed, faceted rebate seen on claw hammers, & wouldn't have worked if shortened, so I left it alone. Used it for years, until, while chopping a limb at a bankside camp & fishing spot, the handle split, the head flew off, & sailed about thirty yards out into the middle of the river. But it did great service all the time I had it.

Dude you need your own tv show along side the wood Wright shop and this old house

This may sound strange, but I'm really happy to see that a big chunk of your tools are from harbor freight. Its nice to see that someone can make/restore something really nice without 20k worth of woodworking tools

Alcohol and sharp cutting tools ,my kind of party looks like y'all had alot of fun.I really enjoy watching your videos I've learned alot from them.Please keep them coming.

Love the screwdriver chisel to remove the wedges , let's not fool each other , everyone does this . Lol Nice job dude .

What you have there is an early drywall hatchet. Roofer's hatchets have a longer axe bit. My family always bugs me about my knowledge of old tools, George it's 2022, you have to catch up to the modern times. This one time my former spouse and brother in law were garage saling and they were looking at this barrel set up on stands and they couldn't figure it out. Oh that's an old butter churn. The old guy looked at me and asked how I knew that and I told him I grew up on a farm where we use to do things with old tools and such. He was very impressed.

Shinglers hatchet. I did not modify the profile, but did add a longer handle.....20" Has been my long handled trappers hatchet for 45 years... 🤠. Nice work.

I’m enough of a craftsman to know that you’re a very talented craftsman who knows his way around the shop and you’re articulate too! Good job, man!

A beer in one hand, throwing axe in the other. What could go wrong?!? 🤣 Great video. I have an old, double edge axe, probably 50 yrs old, plus, I've wanted to refinish. Picked up some great tips from you. Thanks for sharing. Roger

I have broken more axe handles than most folks have seen. Now I know why. I've been sawing to deep. Thank you for great content. Been fixing them wrong for 50 plus years😁

Great repurpose, I've modified a few diff tools, and Come across the same type you converted frequently, probably have a couple, if not I'll be picking a couple up to convert. Thanks for the great video...

Tip: instead of using a pencil, use a candle. The soot is perfect for marking. An old gunsmithing trick. Thanks for posting.

My Father who is now 81 use to carry a Carpenters Half Hatchet when he was a boy. He made cabins in the woods, and bushcraft with one. He swears by them over a regular hatchet. I like them as well.

Have to say that I absolutely love your channel. It's the kind of vibe I never get tired of. Your projects are exactly the type I want to explore. I saw a video where you talked about trolls and I agree that you should let them roll off your back. I put your channel in the same caliber as blacktail studio, bourbon moth and Jimmy Diresta. Production value is great and the audio is very clear and subject matter is right on point. Keep up the great content and I shall continue to watch. Side note, always enjoy seeing someone from the east coast, the Pacific Northwest isn't the only place where great makers live!

Thanks for the tip about marking the depth on the wedge. Beautiful work.

You've got skills... great restoration ~~so cool to watch, definitely have a new found appreciation for half hatchet

Here I am,watching you again.This whole process is relaxing me./ mental therapy?/ Don't laugh! Thanks.

Awesome work! 😃👍🏻🪓👊🏻

Love the project, explanations and videography. Thanks for sharing, what is obviously, your passion!

That grinder jig tho! Lol OSHA approved!

Found a Norland Hachette in the bottom of my fathers toobox thats been sitting in my garage for 35-40 years. You have inspired me to clean up the hachette and hang a handle. I only have hand tools so it takes me a little longer to get it in shape. But watching your video keeps me going. Thank you!

Boys, beers, and throwing axes... what could possibly be funnerer?! Well done, I learned a few things watching you fix up and mount the axe head to the haft.

Looks good! 👍 you did a great job, thanks for sharing! I think I might try to make one for myself , you made look easy.

Thanks for these 35 minutes ! It was a pleasure to watch you working on the hatchet. I have an old Klauenbeil (German, translates to Claw hatchet) and now I know what to do with it.

awesome sharing sir....... amazing work.....

Video was awesome..thanks..love the white boy aXe games at the end too btw..that was awesome.. Axe looked great..well done brother.

I've always been intimidated about the strength of metal and how to work with it, but you make it look relatively easy and achievable. Thanks for these videos. They are awesome!

I remember my Dad having that Stanley framing axe in his bags when I was a kid. It never felt right, it looks like you fixed the design.

It turned out great... Good job....

Very clean the way he does it...

As a fellow axe restorer, I see the results of experience in your work -- patience and attention to detail; not rushing the grinding; cooling the metal repeatedly so you don't ruin the temper; taking the time to size the kerf and wedge perfectly (very satisfying); marking the depth of the wedge (great tip) -- excellent work and a pleasure to watch. These kinds of videos are how I relax. Everyone is always in such a rush these days... you get criticized for long videos because people have short attention spans -- ridiculous. Mastery in any craft takes long hours and years of patient pursuit. Nothing worth knowing is learned in 60 seconds. The one piece of the handle debate I don't see mentioned is the bit about there being a necessary performance balance needed between handle shape and the weight of the head. All the best old school loggers' axes had thin handles because a certain amount of flex is crucial to the power of the swing and the resilience of the handle on impact. Wood type and grain alignment are also key. Too hard / too thick in the handle gets brittle and is actually more likely to break. That said, that'is all more important for full length felling axes than it is for hatchets and hybrids under 20". You're not going to need much flex in a tool that short. It's also a function of how big your hands are. You look like a good sized dude, so I'm sure that handle fits your hand nicely. For my own part, I hit the bare wood that's going inside the eye of the axe with a very light rub of linseed oil before I drive it home -- just on the outside, as you want the kerf cut and wedge dry so the glue takes hold. The best part by far is the beer drinkin' buddy axe tossing contest at the end. Loved it when you all threw at once and not one stuck. ;-) The process of building it is reward unto itself and you can't be afraid to risk a little damage -- USE the damn things -- that's what they're for! You got a new sub from me -- keep up the quality work.

I love that you keep in the parts where you have to troubleshoot on the fly. That’s how life happens. It’s very helpful.

Good wholesome fun. Lots of love and care went into that axe.

The mount for the angle grinder blew my fucking mind. Of all the home workshop tricks, best I’ve seen in a while.

in two minutes into your vid and I've subscribed. I love your explanations and your attitude. You have a nice and calm channel and I really appreciate that.

I just found your channel and immediately knew I was gonna love it. Love the axe!! Keep up the awesome work!!

Well done. Great work. Inspiring to watch a master at work.

Thanks... super, enjoyed watching..

Never saw such a video before ,even with my endly supply of old axes here in Norway. Have a 300 year old log house I have been rebuilding for years. Axes and me are no strangers.You did a great job. I learned a lot and got some great ideas.

those small angle grinders are one the most versatile tools you can own..i like the bench holder you made for yours

Great modification! And of course beer and hachets, what could go wrong!!

I love axes too💛💚💜❤

Excellent job! Nothing feels better in your hand than a tool you've built or customized! I really enjoyed watching and look forward to more!

This video is MINT!!! Love the restoration work. Bringing old tools back to life. Great job man. Can't wait to go through your other videos to pick up tips.

Nice to see a tool getting a second life. Well done sir! Nice hatchet!

Thanks for sharing your video.

This reminds me of This Old House, but more relatable for me personally. Subbed

I have a hatchet just like your original, I love what you did with it. Good job! 👍🏻

As a knifemaker of over 50 years I would advise getting a good respirator and wearing it whenever grinding, Too many of my friends have silicosis or COPD from grinding without them.

Well done man, good work.

Sweet axe! I'm looking for an old carpenters hatchet with the broad face and the hammer pole on the back to play around with. I'll run across one at an Antique Store sooner or later. You do great work! Thanks for sharing!

"You can always cut off more wood but you can never put it back on" this could have saved me 2 hours of searching for the board stretcher in one of my first jobs.

Good video. Good skills, good information. Thanks

You are a true craftsman. Most folks have lost these skills. It ain't easy. Half hatchet, never heard them called that. Thank you for a great video. You seem to have a bunch of nice tools. I can build a 31" airboat propeller with a jigsaw and a wood rasp. Don't need all that fancy stuff. Nice axe. Proper.

We used rig axes framing back in 70s early 80s. Main use for chopping out door plates and bent nail. Waffle the head you'll hqve a good nail driver.

I appreciate your use of Harbor Freight tools. Proves that you don't have to be a tool snob to get wonderful results. Love your videos!

That's an awesome grinder

Nice job, mate!

You have a good eye for angles! I can see you have had a lot of time on a bastard to a key file. keep showing us cool stuff please!

Great job. I just did the same thing with a new "carpenter's hatchet". I chose to make my "camp hatchet" more of a bearded style so I can use it more easily for carving and "hanging on a limb". You lost the heat treatment on the hammer side when you cut if off. I am not saying that is wrong, it is just a choice. The pattern of heat treatment became obvious on mine when I "antiqued" it with a mustard treatment (three times, thin, and fully dry between treatments). The antiquing on the heat treated steel is different on the front heat treated edge (about an inch) and on the hammer side (about 5/8 of an inch). The entire hatchet is not heat treated the same, it is softer. You did great. I like mine of course.

Thanks for the inspiration. Just finished mine this evening.

Time to look for a yardsale ax. Very satisfying watching this. Well done!

The nails in the handle where to measure from the top of the eye down to each nail that measures different size logs most of the time for fireplaces in woodstoves

Great to watch your very accomplished work. It is great to see your generation celebrate the practice of repairing and rebuilding vs.a throw-away mentality. Loved the video. Subbed.

The "Best" channel I've found so far. Really informative.

Nice hatchet, I'm going to have to make one

Great level of attention to detail. Professional editing and commentary, what more could you ask for? So satisfying

I've seen a lot of axe hanging videos. This is the best. Thanks! OBTW: I like what you did with the head too.

This was a very good you tube!

love a good axe tossing

Very very nice video. The only bad part is seeing the beautiful art you've created getting smudged in the dirt and that gnarly bullseye. Your great presentation has inspired me to go right into my workshop and work on some axes I've scrounged over the years. Thanks a million and carry on.

I have been looking for this exact restore/mod. I haven’t watched it all yet but thank you for this!!!!! Liked and subbed off your first video!

Very nice work. Greetings from germany. 🤗

Just a couple of men hanging out, drinking beer and throwing axes. Seems to be a nice world.

I have been watching you-tubes for months as I get into tool referb and knife making. Yours is the first I have written to. Your work is beautiful and seems to be achievable. I see many of the tools I've been collecting in your shop. The techniques you use seem to be things I can develop with practice. Thank you for your work I will be watching. 62 and starting!!

Beautiful job. Broke my heart to see you throwing it though!

Appreciate your video - great to see old tools brought back to life

BEAUTIFUL !!

Just found your Art!.... Thank you for a super video AND the peace of mind to know there are other TAS-maniac (tool acquisition syndrome) craftsmen ! this Re-purpose will be great for a Carving Hatchet that works well as a throwing axe (if evildoers steal my carved Spoons!) Look forward to discovering all your Videos!...Thank you Again. Brian

Beer and Tomahawk throwing..my kind of party !

Did the same exact thing with my hatchet, and now its an awesome carver

I like the modification to the angle Grinder jig so you can access the switch.

Kudos to the person running the camera

A knifemaking friend made me two little hatchets dang near identical to yours for wood bowmaking. Wonderful little tools, they're easy to control for fine wood removal but can really hog off the excess wood on a stave.

Beautiful job, beautiful work!! So nice to see a craftsman at work. Thanks for sharing and letting us watch. Beautiful!!

Excellent workmanship. Thoroughly enjoyed the transformation. Love from London. UK

I had a new hatchet that the wood dryed out and everything became loose. I used a good epoxy instead of wood glue. It has not come lose in 35 years.

Love it. I do the same with old axes and hatchets. Usually pick them up at flea markets. My favorite is a old plumb boys axe.

This is the 5th or 6th time to watch this video ! I also love and redo axes,hatches,knives! I went to a big box lumber store spent $20 for a 2X4 3ft. long! Then found a mill and bought a 2X10 10 feet long for $20! Hickory with great grain orientation! Winner ! Took back the 2X4X 3ft. Good info for newbies!

I enjoyed your video. I watched you take a Roofers Axe and make some modifications to it. To make a Bushcraft Axe. I picked up Roofers Axe made by Craftsman. I decided to keep it just the way it is. It clean up nice. It came with an Aluminum handle making it light. I like it compared to the one that I had which was a Stainless Steel. This one has a High Carbon Content. Once it was sharpened, cutting a log branch 7" dia. Chips were flying.