Riving and Hewing a Japanese Hatchet Handle no talking

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In this video I rive a handle blank, hew it to shape, finish the handle and then fit the handle to a beautiful Japanese Carpenters Hatchet I recently sharpened and shaved with. In the next video in this series I'll be making a cover for the blade. After that I'll do a commentary video on the make for those that would like some explanation of what I'm doing and what I'm thinking while I'm doing it.
1. Here is the link to where I sharpened the head: • Japanese Hatchet Respe...
2. Here is the link to the vid where Sarah tested how sharp the blade was:
• Cut Myself Shaving wit...
3. I think I'll also do versions of the sharpening and the helving (making and fitting the handle) of this restoration where I'm talking to explain my thinking as I go.
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@MrDesmostylus Жыл бұрын

I've never seen anyone compress the grain before hanging. I'm going to use that, makes perfect sense. Great video loved it.

@frankda4 Жыл бұрын

i finally know how to properly secure a japans axe head. Searched for sources could not find anything in english! thanks for sharing this is so amazing. I have a modern manucactured japanes hatched, head fell off after maybe 2 hours of use!!!!!

@ChestnutnagsToolsFromJapan Жыл бұрын

Glad I could help!

@frankda4 Жыл бұрын

@@ChestnutnagsToolsFromJapan i want to seconded this sentiment. I also had been looking for a long time. really love the videos.

@aussiehardwood6196 2 жыл бұрын

I love many of your old hand tools and how you use them. I am never a fan of safety police but I watched an old Caterpillar safety video the other day from the early 80's and they demonstrated the dangers of a peened over metal punch where the mushroomed metal can come flying off while striking it. It 'may' be an idea to touch up that wedge with a grinder. But hey my dad got by for decades with mushroomed over striking tools. Love the stuff your into. So soothing to the brain to watch, no talking, no tricks.... just one man doing what he likes.

@ChestnutnagsToolsFromJapan 2 жыл бұрын

You are right of course. Every time it was in frame during the edit I kept thinking about it. Planning on mentioning it in the commentary video. At least I sharpened the draw knife but I persisted with it blunt for a lot longer than this video shows.

@Party-Marty 2 жыл бұрын

Well done. Quite a process & must have been a satisfying result 👌🪓

@ChestnutnagsToolsFromJapan 2 жыл бұрын

Yes it was!

@thecurrentmoment Жыл бұрын

What sort of wood do you use for the wedge, are there particular properties you look for?

@maxiemax1130 2 жыл бұрын

What is the purpose of the copper wire and splint at the bottom?

@StuartChignell 2 жыл бұрын

There was a check developing and to prevent it from becoming a split I bound it with the wire and then made it extra tight with the wedge.

@vikingskipdotcom 2 жыл бұрын

How much stronger is a riven handle compared to a sawn one following the grain? The axe head looks quite "Viking", except for the japanese signs.

@ChestnutnagsToolsFromJapan 2 жыл бұрын

A sawn handle can be just as strong as a riven handle but often isn't. It's all to do with the grain running the length of the handle. Any run out and the handle is weaker. So by planning ahead (careful sawing) or careful selection of the right stick you can use sawn material. Yes the shape looks very like a viking axe, that's what got me into Japanese axes in the first place.

@vikingskipdotcom 2 жыл бұрын

@@ChestnutnagsToolsFromJapan Apparently, you choose to have the tensile strong sapwood on the same side as the axe edge, and the denser and brittler heartwood to the back of the axe. If one think of the forces in play on the handle during an axe stroke this can hardly be a coincidence, as it follows the same rules as in longbows for instance.

@ChestnutnagsToolsFromJapan 2 жыл бұрын

@@vikingskipdotcom that can apply but it depends. Ash doesn't really have heart wood which is why tool handles made from ash are so susceptible to insect attack. Conversely oak doesn't have much sap wood and its a wood of choice for Japanese axe handles because that's what they have. Hickory handles were sometimes made as you described but often not. I've made a handle from black wood (Acacia implexa) that way and it was brilliant. Also depends on the style of axe/hatchet. For falling axes it could make a significant difference, other axes nor so much. Hatchets probably not at all.

@vikingskipdotcom 2 жыл бұрын

The preferred tree species for bows is yew btw, since the stone age. Viking longbows (from Haithabu) had a length of about 1,9 m and required a draw force twice of an Olympic competition bow. The tension on the grain must have been very high, which is why they preferred to have sapwood on the front side of the bow and heart wood (core wood) on the inner side.

@vikingskipdotcom 2 жыл бұрын

@@ChestnutnagsToolsFromJapan Many traditional boat builders here use birch for handles, as it is tough and strong. Even better is hackberry (Prunus padus) as it is supposed to dampen internal vibrations which gives better ergonomy. I've never tried it myself though, but I will some day. Riven hackberry.

@markmaclean5297 2 жыл бұрын

I've purchased and paid for some tools on you ebay site, but you've replied with a message that you are taking a break from eBay for the time being. What happens to my purchases.

@ChestnutnagsToolsFromJapan 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Mark, the kanna went out in today's post but I your hammer order hadn't come through when I prepared the post for shipping. I don't know why you got the automated message about me taking g a break from ebay now that my store is active again.

@markmaclean5297 2 жыл бұрын

@@ChestnutnagsToolsFromJapan thanks for the update, look forward to using it, feel free to delete this message Cheers mark

@breadbaconcheese 2 жыл бұрын

what wood is that?

@ChestnutnagsToolsFromJapan 2 жыл бұрын

I believe it is Desert Ash. if it is Desert Ash and not English Ash then great for small handles, possibly not great for long handles. Desert ash is harder and stronger than English but also more brittle, hence not great for long handles.