Have you ever wondered how to repair and restore a vintage, antique broken axe tool? Have you ever wondered how to build a homemade forge? In this video I show how to repair a cracked axe head by cutting open the crack, welding it, grinding it clean, cutting and sharpening a new edge, and heat treating using a homemade forge. I also of course added a new handle to make a renewed usable restored tool.
Here is a timeline of what you will see in this video:
00:00 Presentation and examination of the "before" piece
00:30 Removal of loose debris and rust
01:00 Soaking in rust remover
01:46 Scrubbing remaining corrosion off
02:29 Examining the clean part
02:40 Prepping the damaged areas for welding
03:36 Eloise sighting!
03:43 Reshaping the damaged part
03:53 Welding the crack
04:46 Grinding the weld
05:39 Restoring the cutting edge
06:39 Building a homemade forge
07:22 Prepping the handle
07:46 Heat treating the steel in the forge
08:53 Tempering the steel
09:24 Finishing the cutting edge
10:19 Fitting the handle to the axe
11:19 Testing
11:26 Final reveal
11:50 Eloise!
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